Senior Acquisition Manager

• Collaborate with technical and operational stakeholders to develop comprehensive Concepts of Operations (CONOPS) that translate mission needs into functional capabilities.
• Draft, refine, and maintain core lifecycle artifacts, including Acquisition Plans (AP) and Acquisition Program Baselines (APB), ensuring alignment with federal procurement regulations.
• Author and review Capability/Operational Requirements Documents (CORD/ORD) to establish clear performance metrics, thresholds, and objectives.
• Lead the preparation, assembly, and quality assurance of Acquisition Decision Event (ADE) artifacts to secure formal approval at critical program gateways.
• Build, monitor, and update detailed Plans of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms) to track programmatic dependencies and recovery paths for slipping schedules.
• Compile, verify, and format high-visibility deliverables for the Component Acquisition Executive (CAE), ensuring absolute accuracy in data and narrative.
• Analyze program metrics against established baselines to identify variances in cost, schedule, or technical performance.
• Facilitate risk identification sessions, maintain the program risk register, and develop actionable risk mitigation strategies.
• Monitor updates to federal acquisition directives and ensure program documentation adapts dynamically to changing mandates.

• 10+ years of acquisition program management and master scheduling for large government programs in support of large IT/complex government programs.
• Master’s degree in business, finance, accounting, economics, or related field is preferred.
• Excellent communication, business development and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross functional environment.
• Be a U.S. citizen able to pass a background investigation by the client agency. DHS clearance with CBP, or DoD Top-Secret preferred.

Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: Hybrid

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) contribution
• Dental insurance
• Medical insurance
• Life & Disability insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Flexible schedule
• Professional development 
• Work-life balance