RQS Chief of Operations

Job Overview

Supports the Division Chief by managing, optimizing, and overseeing the day-to-day operations and integration of different branches/groups internally and across the organization for the Strategic Planning and Analysis Division. Provides leadership support to a +50-person multidisciplinary team within the Aerospace Systems Directorate (RQ). This position demands a dynamic leader with experience in operational management, strategic planning, and a profound understanding of research and development in a defense context. The Chief of Operations will work closely with senior leadership, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to ensure the efficient planning and execution of research initiatives and alignment with the Aerospace Systems Directorate mission and strategic goals. This job announcement will be accepting candidate submissions until 22 Jul 2024. Resumes must be in DD/MM/YYYY format.

Other duties include:

• Contributes to and assists in the development and execution of near and long-term strategic planning for the division, ensuring alignment with RQ's mission, and strategic goals, objectives, and priorities.
• Develops, plans, implements, and directs those actions required to ensure the division's business, management, and operational activities are in sync with the mission, vision, and strategy.
• Supports the development of an analytically informed and integrated cross-divisional/directorate investment portfolio that is data-driven, prioritized, and focused while adapting to change to address priority DAF aerospace systems capability needs by ensuring operational resources and processes are in place.
• Collaborates, builds, and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, researchers, scientist, and engineers to facilitate smooth execution of projects.
• Implement and monitor performance metrics to ensure the division meets its goals and objectives.
• Identifies areas for improvement and utilizes data-driven approaches to optimize operational performance and drive continuous process enhancement.
• Leads and mentors a diverse team of professionals, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.
• Supports leading the team to: analytically identify and champion integrated multidisciplinary capability concepts for cross-division/directorate consideration; develop new, novel analysis methodologies and conduct mission effectiveness analysis (MEA) and related analytics on select technology and capability concepts (cross division and cross directorate) up through the campaign level.
• Supports leading the team planning, budgeting, resourcing, manning, prioritization and execution of capability multi-divisional integrated programs, Modeling, Simulation and Analysis (MS&A) activities, and digital transformation.
• Manages division manpower: tracks civilian manning vacancies, assists with hiring actions and other requests for personnel actions.
• Coordinates military manning and military requirements with the Deputy Director and other division deputies; provides mentorship to division members.
• Manages quarterly, annual and external awards for division: develops nomination packages for award nominations, participates in directorate awards board, generates monetary and time-off awards and military day passes as needed for award nominees/winners.
• Manages division taskers workflow: delegates or completes taskers, then generates responses and closes taskers.
• Represents Division Chief as necessary in meetings at all levels to include branch, division, and directorate.
• Promotes a culture of respect and diversity and inclusion, while also proactively promoting career development, training and recognition for each employee.
• Serves as Unit Self-Assessment Program (USAP) Manager

Telework

Yes, this position is eligible for telework opportunities; as determined by agency policy
Remote Work (CONUS)

No, this position is not approved for remote work.
Required Qualifications

• US Citizenship
• Applicants must currently hold, or have the ability to obtain, a DOD TS/SCI clearance
• Applicant must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, i.e. strong ability to identify and resolve issues or inefficiencies.

Desired Qualifications

• Desired Education, Skills, and Certifications: Advanced degree in Operations Research, Statistics, or other related field
• Tier/Level II Practitioner, APDP certification in Engineering & Technical Management (N)
• Experience with large scale digital transformation projects
• Proven project management or group leadership experience
• Proven ability to identify and resolve issues or inefficiencies
• Proven willingness to tackle new challenges and assignments
• Proven effective communication skills
• Modeling, Simulation and Analysis experience
• Prior military experience or experience leading the military

(Req No. 13082)

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