Business Analytics Director jobs in Colorado Springs, CO

Job Title: Lead Management & Program Analyst

JOA: CDAO-2024-000221

Pay Scale: $147,317-$191,508

Open Date: 18 April 2024

Close Date: 23 April 2024

About the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office 

The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) is a Principal Staff Assistant (PSA) responsible for the acceleration of the adoption of data, analytics, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to generate decision advantage across the Department of Defense (DoD). The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), Defense Digital Services (DDS), Chief Data Office (CDO), and forward-leaning programs of record including Advana have officially joined together to form one organization – the CDAO! The CDAO is established to enable the Military Departments and Services, Joint Staff, Combatant Commands (CCMDs), Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and other DoD Components, to swiftly introduce new capabilities and effectively experiment with new operational concepts in support of DoD's warfighting missions.

The Business Analytics Directorate is responsible for enterprise capabilities and services to support data management, analytics, artificial intelligence/machine learning, and ultimately data-driven decision advantage to DoD. The Lead Management & Program Analyst will be responsible for overseeing an operational data team within a command structure, ensuring their activities align with strategic objectives and facilitating efficient project management. The incumbent will act as a liaison between various stakeholders and leadership, ensuring smooth coordination and integration of data-enabled capabilities within the command structure.

This position is a DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 U.S.C. 1599f and does not convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service. This position sits onsite in Colorado Springs, CO. The pay grade for this role is GG-0343-15.

This role will close for submissions on April 23rd, 2024.

• One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or above in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private sector) that demonstrates your ability leading efforts to strengthen data management and analytics, providing oversight over the opportunities, threats, capabilities, and gaps related to managing data as a strategic asset; developing and presenting materials explaining data capabilities.

• Manages an operational data team embedded in an operational command, ensuring an integrated, rapid, and impactful approach to capability delivery. Ensures contract support activities are aligned to CDAO and AI and Data Accelerator (ADA) objectives.  Manages special projects as assigned by leadership.
• Develops and executes plans of action and milestones for ADA data team activities, including associated engagements, manning, and product delivery at the Combatant Command.  
• Implements a product-management approach that enables agile development and rapid delivery of data-enabled capabilities.  This will include alignment of development activities across ADA components, ensuring appropriate CDAO oversight and integration. 
• Serves as liaison between ADA effort and combatant command leaders and provides coordination among all stakeholders within the combatant command.
• Coordinates with ADA data teams at other locations. Ensure relevant stakeholders are informed and engaged in the driving successful outcomes, sharing lessons learned, and shaping future requirements.  
•  Working with the Combatant Command CDO, educates and leads efforts to strengthen data management, improve data fluency, and drive a data-centric culture across the organization.  
•  Works with Command leadership to drive understanding and implementation of good data stewardship policy along with CDO to work toward establishing an enduring foundation of personnel and command support, for continued sustainment of the digital capabilities developed.   
•  Develop and present materials to explain enterprise data capabilities and ADA activities to leaders across both the CDAO and combatant command echelons.  
•  Engagement in relevant governance bodies for ADA, Joint All Domain operations, enterprise data management, and other venues to endure ADA insights are disseminated rapidly to appropriate responsible organizations within the supporting COCOM.
• Performs other duties as assigned.  

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Candidate is encouraged to provide e-portfolio, project samples, Github, etc. to their submission package.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see https://www.sss.gov/Home/Registration)
• This position is subject to provisions of the WHS/OSD Priority Placement Program (please see details below).
• Applicants for employment are covered by federal laws and Presidential Executive Orders designed to safeguard federal employees and job applicants from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.
• A three-year trial period is required if not previously completed a trial or probationary period in the excepted or competitive service.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Required to participate in the direct deposit program.
• This position is subject to pre-employment and random drug testing.
• We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the closing date.
• Recruitment, relocation, or retention incentives may be authorized based on the availability of funds. 
• This position is being recruited under 10 USC 1599f into the Cyber Excepted Service and does NOT convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service.
• For more information on the Cyber Excepted Service Personnel System, click here https://public.cyber.mil/cw/dod-cyber-excepted-service-ces/
• This position requires a Top Secret/ Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance.
• Because this position is in the Cyber Excepted Service, Veterans' Preference will be applied to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of the Title 5 U.S.C. in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement." If you are a veteran claiming veteran's preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package.
• This position may require work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays and/or mandatory overtime.
• This position may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station via military or commercial aircraft.

• Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible: Military Spouse Preference applicants, must be selected and placed at the highest grade level for which they have applied and been determined best qualified up to and including the full performance level. You must include a completed copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist dated within 30 days along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Spouse Preference. Click here to obtain a copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist.
• Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technicians PPP Eligible: MR and NG technicians PPP applicants must be selected and placed at the full performance level if determined well qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician PPP Self-Certification Checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Reserve and National Guard Technician preference. Click here to obtain a copy of the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician PPP Self-Certification Checklist.6.
• Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technicians Receiving Disability Retirement PPP Eligible: MR and NG technicians receiving disability retirement PPP applicants must be selected and placed at the full performance level if determined well qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician Disability PPP Self-Certification Checklist to verify your eligibility for Military Reserve and National Guard Technician Disability preference. Click here to obtain a copy of the Military Reserve and National Guard Technician Disability PPP Self-Certification Checklist.7.
• Retained Grade PPP Eligible: Retained Grade PPP applicants, must be selected and placed at the full performance level if determined well qualified. You must include a completed copy of the Retained Grade PPP Self-Certification Checklist to verify your eligibility for Retained Grade preference. Click here to obtain a copy of the Retained Grade PPP Self-Certification Checklist