Remote Senior Director

Summary

DCG is seeking a Senior Director to manage DOS contracts and task orders, oversee project managers, and expand the agency footprint. The role involves ensuring quality results, interacting with clients, and managing budgets. The position requires a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in federal contract management.

Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience as a project or program manager supporting marketing, research, and/or communications campaigns, preferably in an agency setting, including managing a portfolio of mid-to-large federal contracts and teams
• Demonstrated success managing a portfolio of federal contracts, preferably including DOS or other agency with an international focus

Responsibilities

• Oversee project managers and their teams across the agency, ensuring the delivery of high-quality results and strategic and innovative solutions
• Interact directly with project managers, clients, partners, and employees to ensure smooth project operations
• Oversee the timely delivery of deliverables, ensuring adequate staffing across programs, maintaining employee engagement, achieving client satisfaction, executing contract modifications, and managing subcontracts effectively
• Budget management, including monitoring resource utilization, expenditures, and ensuring financial compliance
• Provide thought leadership and valuable insights that position our company as a trusted advisor and solutions provider
• Create white papers to deliver comprehensive insights, innovative solutions, and actionable recommendations that directly address DOS’s unique challenges and strategic priorities
• Partner with project managers to monitor project performance and review deliverables to ensure technical, programmatic, and financial goals and objectives are met
• Engage in staff development, recruitment, and team-building activities to foster growth and create effective, cohesive teams
• Identify possible areas for growth or improvement and address areas of concern, while mitigating risk
• Serve as a leader and trusted advisor, mentoring and directly overseeing at least three project managers and their growing team
• Responsible for end-to-end performance of all contracts in the portfolio
• Scope, price and produce technical proposals in response to RFPs, sole source and partnership opportunities
• Interact with and earn the trust of senior-level clients and DCG executives and board of directors

Benefits

• A range of comprehensive healthcare plans, encompassing medical, dental, and vision insurance, along with group life coverage. The firm covers 60% of the premium cost for employees and all dependents
• 401(k) retirement plan with a generous 4% corporate match with immediate vesting upon enrollment
• Annual monetary supplement toward mental and physical wellbeing, and pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 100% Paid Family Bonding for all new parents (including adoption), short-term, and long-term disability
• $1000 family expansion benefit to offset costs often uncovered with medical plans: fertility treatment, adoption, and surrogacy
• Generous paid time off including 11 paid federal holidays annually
• Annual $1600 professional development stipend