Job Description:

Associate Manager

Job Locations

US-VA-Sterling

Job ID

2021-2200

Overview

Employees voted REI Systems a Washington Post Top Workplace in 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2021!

At REI Systems, our work makes a difference in the lives of millions of people every day. We are looking to hire leaders who can support and focus their talent in the pursuit of impactful solutions. If you are a solution-oriented thought leader, have an entrepreneurial mindset, and thrive in a fast paced, agile environment then we want you! We have an opening for an Associate Manager role within our Advisory Services Practice with 5-7 years experience in the federal government or federal consulting.

The Associate Manager will support REI Systems advisory services by managing select projects/workstreams for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Program Office. Qualified candidates will have demonstrable experience developing and implementing strategy, organizational change management (OCM), and Business Process Reengineering (BPR) initiatives at federal agencies.

If you are solution oriented, thrive in a fast paced, agile environment then come work for a company that was ranked 7th in the 2016 Washington Post Top Workplaces.

"REI Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer (Minority/Female/Disability/Vet)"

Responsibilities

An Associate Manager:

Is the owner of customer-facing project delivery for advisory services and IT solutions aimed at government - Federal, State, and Local.
• Work with and through both functional and technical project team members to deliver solutions in an agile manner.


• Understands project requirements from both a business and a technical stand point and serves as the liaison between business users and the project team.


• Demonstrate leadership skills to manage project resources and cultivate strong customer relationships.


• Able to manage contractual, financial, and personnel related issues associated with project delivery.


• People-centric leadership. Assist in recruitment, mentoring team members, and training.


• Growth DNA. Support proposal development, new customer demos, and other pre-sales activities.


• Develop knowledge articles and other pieces of thought leadership to advance REI's positioning.


• Work in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment with limited process and procedure.

Required Experience/Skills

• Candidate should have at least 3-5 years of professional project management experience to include team building and managing projects.


• Familiarity and experience with strategy and organizational change management (OCM) best practices.


• Experience developing and implementing process improvement and business process reengineering (BPR) initiatives on an enterprise scale.


• Prior experience advising federal government customers and/or working in the federal government.


• Excellent written and oral communication skills.


• Must have Public Trust Clearance

Desired Attributes

• Curiosity and motivation to learn.


• Ambition and inner drive to take on more responsibility and ownership quickly.


• Passion for delivering real solutions to real customers.


• Pride in quality of work.


• Tenacity to win.

Other similar professional duties maybe assigned as needed.

Qualifications

Education/Training

A bachelor's degree in economics, business, marketing, statistics, mathematics, or related field.

A master's degree in a related field is preferred but not required.

Prior employment at a management / strategy consulting firm (e.g., McKinsey & Company, BCG, Bain, etc.) is strongly preferred.

Employer will accept a suitable combination of education, training, or experience.