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Koniag Government Services

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1975

🏛️ Government

🎖️ Defense

💼 Consulting

Government • Defense • Consulting

Koniag Government Services is an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) that provides technical, professional, and operational expertise to the U. S. public sector. KGS supports Defense & Intelligence, Federal Civilian, and Health customers with enterprise solutions, professional services, and operations management, and emphasizes mission-focused outcomes, contracting speed (ANC direct awards), and strategic/technology partnerships. The company positions itself as a mission partner delivering people, technology, and program management to government customers.

📋 Description

• Provide executive oversight for a portfolio of programs and strategic initiatives, establishing priorities, operating rhythms, governance structures, and measurable performance objectives. • Lead and develop program managers and cross-functional teams; establish clear accountability, strengthen succession planning, and promote a high-performance, inclusive culture. • Serve as a senior customer and stakeholder interface, building trusted relationships with government leaders, mission partners, subcontractors, and internal corporate functions. • Monitor program execution across scope, schedule, cost, quality, staffing, risk, and customer satisfaction; intervene early to resolve complex operational issues. • Direct financial planning and performance management, including budgets, forecasts, labor and vendor costs, margin improvement, and investment decisions. • Establish scalable management processes, dashboards, and executive reporting that enable data-driven decisions and transparent performance reviews. • Lead operational transformation initiatives that improve quality, speed, efficiency, and mission outcomes, including appropriate use of automation, analytics, and artificial intelligence. • Oversee subcontractor and vendor performance through structured governance, service-level management, capacity planning, quality controls, and corrective-action processes. • Ensure programs operate in accordance with contractual requirements, corporate policies, security obligations, records requirements, and applicable federal laws and regulations. • Partner with Business Development, Capture, Contracts, Finance, Human Resources, Security, and technical leadership to shape opportunities, support proposals, and transition new awards into execution. • Contribute to strategic planning, organizational design, workforce planning, and development of repeatable capabilities that can be applied across customers and programs. • Represent KGS in customer meetings, industry engagements, executive reviews, and other forums requiring sound judgment and effective communication.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, public administration, national security, intelligence studies, technology or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered. • 10 or more years of progressively responsible experience in program management, operations, consulting, national security, intelligence, defense, technology, or a closely related environment. • 5 or more years leading managers, multidisciplinary teams, or complex cross-functional programs. • Demonstrated experience managing significant budgets, operational resources, vendors or subcontractors, and measurable performance commitments. • Experience supporting U.S. Government customers, preferably within the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, homeland security, or other national security organizations. • Demonstrated ability to convert complex policy, regulatory, mission, or technical requirements into executable operating processes. • Experience leading organizational change, process improvement, digital transformation, automation, analytics, or AI-enabled operational initiatives. • Strong executive presence and the ability to communicate clearly with senior government officials, corporate executives, technical teams, and operational personnel. • Ability to manage competing priorities, exercise independent judgment, and lead effectively in a fast-paced, matrixed organization. • Active Secret security clearance and ability to maintain required eligibility.

🏖️ Benefits

• health, dental and vision insurance • 401K with company matching • flexible spending accounts • paid holidays • three weeks paid time off