Federal Civilian Agencies Director

Job Family: Management Consulting

Travel Required: Up to 25%

Clearance Required: Ability to Obtain Public Trust

• Provide executive oversight of a portfolio of complex, high-visibility client engagements, ensuring all contractual, financial, and delivery commitments are met or exceeded.
• Set strategic direction for client engagements, guiding teams on overall approach, risk posture, and long-term delivery sustainability.
• Establish and enforce firm-wide quality standards, ensuring consistently exceptional work products across engagements.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives across federal civilian agencies — specifically the General Services Administration, Office of Personnel Management, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Labor, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Universal Service Administrative Company — at the bureau, program, and enterprise levels.
• Define, scale, and institutionalize best practices across accounts, teams, and offerings.
• Ensure enterprise-level compliance with contractual, regulatory, and internal policy requirements.
• Own overall portfolio financial performance, including margin management, revenue growth, and long-term account health.

• Set and execute account growth strategies leveraging deep executive relationships and firm-wide capabilities.
• Lead and oversee priority new business pursuits across the full federal sales lifecycle, serving as executive sponsor for major opportunities.
• Own senior-level client engagement, including executive check ins, long-range account visioning, and alignment to agency strategic priorities.
• Drive sustained growth across accounts by shaping demand, influencing client strategy, and aligning Guidehouse investments to agency missions.
• Establish and govern portfolio-wide pipeline health, forecasting accuracy, and growth planning discipline.
• Orchestrate cross functional leadership (delivery, BD, partners, and SMEs) to execute account strategies and win new work.
• Anticipate market, policy, and funding shifts to proactively position offerings and solutions.
• Provide oversight and execute capture strategy, including competitor positioning, win themes, teaming decisions, and solution architecture.
• Be personally accountable for driving at $7-10M+ in annual new business growth for the firm.

• Provide senior leadership and mentorship to Associate Directors and engagement leads across the portfolio.
• Champion leadership development, succession planning, recruitment, and long-term talent retention.
• Set expectations for onboarding, training, and performance management across teams.
• Shape and model a high-performance, inclusive, and collaborative culture across the practice.

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, economics, engineering, communications, technology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of total professional experience (industry, research, or consulting), excluding internships, part time roles, co‑ops, fellowships, and academic research.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience leading large‑scale or multi‑engagement consulting portfolios with federal agencies or similar organizations.
• Established executive‑level relationships across federal civilian agencies (e.g., USDA, GSA, Department of Labor, HUD, OPM, USAC, Commerce).
• Demonstrated success owning and scaling federal government business development portfolios with sustained revenue growth.
• Proven ability to lead large, multidisciplinary teams across complex programs and accounts.
• Advanced data literacy and comfort using analytics to drive portfolio strategy, investment decisions, and performance management.
• Experience leading strategic partnerships with technology providers, cloud platforms, or system integrators.
• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal "PUBLIC TRUST"; US Citizenship restrictions apply.
• This hybrid position role may require up to 3-5 days at the Guidehouse Tysons or Arlington, VA Office.

• Recognized thought leadership (e.g., published articles, speaking engagements, industry panels).
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