Strategic Planning Analyst

Job Description: Company Overview: Eager to join a team where your skills are valued, your growth is nurtured, and your impact is profound? Look no further than Markon, a premier consulting firm deeply dedicated to advancing our nation's most critical missions. At Markon, we don't just offer jobs – we offer opportunities for personal and professional transformation. Empowering our employees to lead, innovate, and excel, we foster an environment where new ideas are not just welcomed but celebrated. As a perennial Washington Post Top Workplace, we prioritize the well-being and success of our team members, ensuring they can bring their best selves to work. Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, Markon has garnered national recognition for our unwavering dedication to excellence in serving the intelligence community, as well as federal civilian and defense agencies. Our growing reach extends across 17 states, 116 countries, and 5 continents, where our team of dynamic professionals collaborates to deliver unparalleled program and project management services. Markon values people and the tremendous impact each individual can make – which is why we’re consistently recognized as one of the best places to work in federal government consulting. Here, you can help solve the nation’s most important challenges, surrounded by colleagues who help you grow, advance, and succeed. We are deeply dedicated to what matters – bringing out the best in each other to advance our clients’ missions. Join us and make a meaningful impact. Markon is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. Description: Markon’s partner company is seeking a Strategic Planning Analyst to assist an Intelligence Customer with implementing Data Strategy, to include defining corresponding implementation plans and making resource-allocation decisions to pursue said strategy. Responsibilities may include: Assist with strategy development, implementation planning, and prioritization. Inform Data Strategy implementation based on industry and Government best practices for Data Strategy and Strategic Data Management. Provide analysis of the sponsor’s Data Strategy and implementation progress to identify gaps, overlaps, redundancies, and dependencies. Define and implement approach to capture metrics needed to assess progress against sponsor strategic data goals. Engage across sponsor strategic initiatives to align Data Strategy implementation with related IT, AI, and corporate strategies. Support the incorporation of the Sponsor’s Data Strategy throughout the sponsor’s portfolio while ensuring the application of consistent logical and repeatable data for strategy execution and reporting. Engage and work with Sponsor components and stakeholders to execute implementation plans at the component level aligned to achieving strategic goals. Facilitate integration and adoption of the Sponsor’s Data Strategy by creating communication roadmaps and socializing significant activities within the sponsor. Assist in monitoring and maintaining the Sponsor’s Data Strategy using best practices and benchmark to ensure alignment with Agency and Sponsor mission, policies, directives, business goals, and performance targets. Requirements: A bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in quantitative analysis, financial analysis, social sciences, or a closely related field Minimum 16 years’ experience Knowledge of strategic planning and resource management processes Knowledge of program planning and execution processes Knowledge of business resource planning practices and cost analysis methodologies Knowledge of quality assurance procedures to ensure data integrity and timeliness of the data Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices Knowledge of program risk assessment principles and processes Ability to apply analytic and diagnostic techniques and quantitative techniques sufficient to identify, evaluate, and recommend to managers substantive solutions to resolve interrelated quantitative analytical problems and issues TS/SCI with a Polygraph Desired: Doctorate (or equivalent experience) in a field related to the position 20 years’ experience 5 years’ experience in the Intelligence Community Knowledge of IC strategic planning and resource management processes Expertise in data management, data governance, and data strategy Ability to work in a dynamic and challenging environment Strong oral and written communications and interpersonal skills