Senior Mission Integration, Change Advisory Consultant

Role Overview

• Conduct organizational operations and culture assessments focused on leadership behaviors, decision-making patterns, coordination mechanisms, and execution friction points.
• Advise customer leadership on what to do, what to avoid, and where to preserve legacy strengths during organizational transition.
• Assess how PMW 160’s current ways of working align with the expectations of a faster, more integrated, digital-first acquisition environment.
• Provide subtle, practical, and politically aware recommendations that can be implemented without unnecessary disruption to ongoing mission delivery.
• Facilitate senior-level discussions on organizational alignment, stakeholder engagement, communication rhythms, governance, and change adoption.
• Identify cultural strengths that should be retained, informal practices that are enabling performance, and legacy behaviors that may impede adaptation.
• Advise on organizational operating norms that support speed, accountability, data-informed decision-making, and effective collaboration across portfolio and program boundaries.
• Support development of executive readouts, assessment findings, implementation roadmaps, and change recommendations tailored to the customer environment.
• Engage with senior government stakeholders in a manner that builds trust, preserves discretion, and translates sensitive observations into usable action.
• Provide independent judgment on transition risk, leadership blind spots, and organizational behaviors that may affect execution, morale, or customer alignment.

Requirements

• 20+ years of experience supporting Navy, DoD, IC, or related national security organizations.
• Demonstrated experience advising senior leaders in complex organizations undergoing operational, structural, or cultural change.
• Strong understanding of defense acquisition, mission support, program management, or operational environments.
• Demonstrated ability to assess organizational behavior, identify execution friction, and recommend practical improvements.
• Experience briefing senior leaders and building trust in sensitive environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level presentation and advisory products.
• Ability to operate with discretion, judgment, and political awareness.
• Active Top Secret, or ability to satisfy customer clearance requirements.

Benefits

• healthcare
• wellness
• financial
• retirement
• family support
• continuing education
• time off benefits