Head of Law (Planning)

The Director, Strategic Analysis and Analytic Innovation Division serves as the senior expert for analytic methodology, responsible for developing and providing the advanced analytic methods, decision‑support frameworks, and tooling that enable rigorous, data‑driven analysis across the entire analytic enterprise.

The incumbent leads the development and application of innovative methods to transform complex strategic and resource allocation challenges into tractable analytical problems.

Candidates are expected to be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and dedicated to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. This includes mastery of techniques such as decision analysis under deep uncertainty, machine learning, advanced statistical modeling, operations research, scenario discovery analytics, or other related quantitative fields.

TQ 2: Experience leading the development, validation, and implementation of analytic frameworks, models, or decision‑support tools used to inform senior‑level policy, resource allocation, or strategic planning decisions.

Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) ECQ 1: Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding Knowledge of the American System of Government: Commitment to the Rule of Law: Upholds the principles of the American founding, including equality under the law and democratic self‑government. Ensures the law is applied fairly and consistently.

Demonstrates a commitment to serve the American people.

Strategically manages, allocates and monitors financial resources. Monitors expenditures, cuts unnecessary costs, and uses cost‑benefit analysis to set priorities.

Manages resources efficiently and effectively based on current and projected organizational goals, skills, budget considerations, and staffing needs.

Leveraging Technology: Explores emerging technology and potential applications. Possesses the requisite technical knowledge and subject matter expertise to consistently produce timely, high‑quality work. Engages in critical and data‑driven thinking when diagnosing root causes and evaluating options. Is committed to continuous improvement. Takes swift action to address performance‑or conduct‑based deficiencies in employees supervised. Holds self and others accountable for measurable high‑quality, timely, and cost‑effective results.

Makes well‑reasoned, timely, and effective decisions and considers short‑and long‑term implications. Partners effectively with stakeholders to drive adoption and addresses blockers to ensure successful implementation.

Innovation: Applies creativity to improving products and processes, challenges convention, takes measured risks, and considers ways to simplify and remove unnecessary requirements.

See the Required Documents section for additional information.

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