Total 84 Business Management / Project / Planning job vacancies in 1775 Leidos Franklin Ctr Columbia MD

• Programs that fall under the authority of the role include Women Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB), Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), Historically Underutilized Small Business Program (HUBZone), 8(a) Business Development program (8(a)), and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB).
• Maintains extensive knowledge and expertise in the certification and compliance processes for all certification programs within GCBD that help firms engage and expand in the federal marketplace.
• Directs the management of the assigned programs to include planning, development, coordination and evaluation of the entirety of the program.
• Serves as manager of all senior management personnel assigned to the programs listed above. This position has supervision, direction oversight, and authority over all processes and programs within these areas. Serves as an alternate subject matter expert assisting the Associate Administrator with all issues relative to the WOSB, VetCert, 8(a) Business Development and HUBZone certification programs.
• Reviews and compares the adequacy of centralized policies and procedures to determine suitability on the changing situations encountered and initiates center policy changes to and coordinates with other appropriate Agency officials, as necessary.

• Direction and oversight of all aspects of small business development and certification programs supporting government contractors to include 8(a) Business Development (8(a)), Women Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB), Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), and Historically Underutilized Business Zone concerns (HUBZone).
• Identifies and implements opportunities for continual process improvement to harmonize programs, streamline and reduce burdensome requirements, and communication effectively across all SBA certification programs.
• Ensures the coordination and development of policies, plans, operating procedures, and standards for effective implementation, administration and promotion of the Agency's certification and government contracting business development programs.
• Leads all efforts and maintains extensive knowledge and expertise in the certification and compliance processes for certification programs and all business development programs to include the 7j funded training programs and the Mentor Protégé Programs that help firms engage and expand in the federal marketplace.

OII's flagship investment and innovation programs deliver billions in funding to many thousands of U.S. Small Businesses and startups each year. The Financial Policy Specialist (Director of Policy) leads and coordinates all aspects of OII's policies, regulations, rules, and legislation for the SBIC and SBIR/STTR programs.

• Develops, recommends, and interprets the national policies, objectives, and priorities of OII's funding programs consistent with the intent of national legislation and SBA's authorities.
• Develops, recommends, analyzes, and interprets national policies, objectives and priorities relating to the financial needs of high-growth, innovation, technology, and R&D-focused small businesses and designs solutions to meet these business capital needs through access to investment, federal grants and contracts, advisory services, and public-private partnerships.
• Develops materials and position papers on OII's programs and the investment and innovation support needs of the small business community for use in Congressional hearings and/or briefings.
• Provides technical and administrative supervision to subordinates.
• Supervises staff 20% of one's time.

The Director, Business Management Office performs the following duties:

• This supervisory position provides leadership and managerial direction for effective, uniform, and economical accomplishments of management and administrative functions and responsibilities.
• Directs the formulation and dissemination of business transformation management policies and provides direction, coordination, review and analysis of transformation initiatives.
• Provides day-to-day leadership and guidance, both technical and administrative to assigned staff.
• Provides authoritative advice and recommendations to Office of Acquisition (OA) staff in establishing financial priorities in the areas of travel and training and human resources, as well as setting priorities tasking management and establishing internal and external communication channels for the OA executives.
• Provides expert analysis and evaluation of work processes and policies, management practices and work operations taking into full consideration complex programmatic and management issues and problems.
• Analyzes and evaluates the management practices and methods, as well as administrative operations of OA Divisions.

As an IT Specialist (Policy/Planning) (Division Director Capital Planning and Investment Control), you will:

• Have the primary leading role in the management of the Capital Planning and investment Control (CPIC) program, guiding and overseeing the selection, control, and evaluation of IT investments through the Agency's CPIC process.
• Act as the expert IT administrative subject matter expert and demonstrates proficiency in the areas of program establishment and implementation.
• Serve as the OCIO spokesperson regarding IT administrative issues to external interest groups, media, contracting officials, vendor, and high-level technical staff.
• Produce decision-oriented work products that are often findings and recommendations that may be of major significance to senior management.

In this position, you will:

• Develop and execute loan and grant management strategies and provide guidance to ensure the compliance and success of transactions in semiconductor manufacturing.
• Develop recommendations on risk, financial metrics, transaction terms, and funding requests.
• Use experience and knowledge of portfolio management, federal credit, and direct funding to support CPO and collaborate with stakeholders including funding recipients, the leadership of CPO, NIST, the Department of Commerce, and other federal agencies, as well as state and local officials.
• Manage internal controls and risk management processes to maintain the integrity, accountability, and transparency of CHIPS programs.
• Conduct regular performance reviews and provide feedback to ensure continuous improvement and adherence to project goals.
• Interpret ambiguous guidelines and procedures to make or escalate decisions related to loan and grant compliance and remediation.
• Lead program working groups to develop semiconductor industry investment theses and support program policy development.
• Engage with semiconductor company executives to gather information and provide feedback on CHIPS program project progress.
• Project manage the core CHIPS post-award processes including supporting the planning, direction, and execution of the CHIPS project execution process.

As an Information Technology Specialist (Information Technology Project Manager), you will:

1. Has primary responsibility for the planning, management, solicitation, evaluation, and negotiation of information technology acquisitions and contracts to meet current and long-range PSA technology requirements. Work with PSA program offices to define requirements and to establish priorities. Ensure that IT goals and objectives support Agency plans. Assess alternatives in terms of cost/benefit, return on investment, compatibility with the Agency enterprise system, and recommends strategies and investments that advance PSA objectives.
2. Develop and manage the IT budget for PSA; develop budget data and justifications; recommend allocation of fiscal resources and manage expenditures. Maintain, analyze and provide information to demonstrate total costs of IT investments.
3. Prepare contract specifications and request and perform pre-award technical functions for acquisition of products and services necessary for delivery of IT services. Serve as the Contract Officer's Representative (COR), monitoring contractor performance against established requirements. Coordinate with SME (Subject Matter Experts) and customers to identify and specify requirements, work with SMEs to provide technical guidance on requirements, conduct technical reviews, and identify risks and mitigation plans.
4. Oversee software licensing, asset management and the procurement of information technology goods and services. Ensure that software licenses are distributed in accordance with what has been purchased, tracks usage, and work within the budget process to addresses additional requirements. Provide guidance in IT asset management to ensure accountability and determine replacement or upgrade cycles for changing IT needs. Identify changes in organization priorities and take action to implement/support those changes.
5. Advise the Office of Technology management team on policies and procedures related to making decisions on obtaining contractual support. Maintain current awareness of emerging trends and identify those with potential for application to PSA.

This position is with SBA's Office of Investment and Innovation (OII) Investment and Innovation Ecosystem Development (IIED) Division. OII leads programs that provide the U.S. growth-oriented small business and startup community with access to financial capital, networks, assistance, and research and development (R&D) funds to build and grow small businesses and innovative startups. IIED is responsible for engaging with ecosystem stakeholders and managing the SBA Regional Innovation Cluster Initiative and the Growth Accelerator Fund Competition.


Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Managing a portfolio of SBA's development initiatives, providing oversight, and evaluation of program milestones; reviewing quarterly reports to identify problems and issues, providing training and resolving problems.
• Resourcing management process for greater program management; facilitates the programming and efficient use of funding to support requirements.
• Developing specific program planning data that incorporates cost, scheduling, forecasting, and evaluating.
• Developing an understanding of the role and the authority and exercises persuasion and professionalism to assure compliance with best program practices, methods, and management policies.
• Contacting public and private sector resources to determine scope of their programs and initiatives for small business owners; identifies key metrics for management consideration.

At the full performance level, major duties include:

• Serves as an expert at the FDIC responsible for conducting and managing mandated FDIC-sponsored research initiatives that regularly recur with strict deadlines and are of the highest importance to the Corporation.
• Represents the FDIC at academic conferences, government convenings, and public forums in presenting, interpreting, and disseminating findings from mandated research initiatives that inform stakeholder actions that have major impacts on economic inclusion efforts in the United States.
• Collaborate with other researchers at federal agencies, regulatory bodies, and non-governmental organizations to share insights and to promote the pursuit of research questions that produce complementary findings to that of mandated FDIC-sponsored research initiatives and that contribute to a comprehensive body of knowledge to inform economic inclusion efforts.
• Conducts and provides leadership on research, analyses, and evaluation of various Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation internal operations, to help address challenges facing the Corporation and to provide economic advice and counsel used to plan and change internal programs of the Corporation.
• Using appropriate state-of-the-art analytical techniques, develops models and leads development teams in support of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation internal operations.
• Publishes studies in external publications including Working Papers, FDIC Staff Studies, and other FDIC publications, as well as peer-reviewed journals.
• Presents academic-style economic research at seminars and conferences. Provides constructive feedback on the research of colleagues by participating in seminars, discussing papers at conferences, and refereeing for peer-reviewed journals.

As a Human Resources Specialist, GS-0201-11/12, you will be responsible for:

• Provides oversight of staffing and recruitment activities to ensure Delegated Examining and Human Resource Operations are conducted in a manner consistent with SBA strategic goals and policies, and governmentwide laws, rules, and regulations.
• Provides advice and guidance to the servicing HR offices and OHRS divisions in development of their corrective action plan to address the required and recommended actions.
• Collaborates with other staff in the development of new or revised policy guidance for review by the Strategy Director and other HR managers, staff and serves as the point-of-contact for the division during the review and concurrence process, prior to finalizing the policy.
• Develops written training materials and reference guides for complex training programs. Assists in the development of training plans for other facets of HR training, as appropriate to ensure the content is compliant with laws, regulation, and policies.

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-12. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.

As an Executive Assistant, you will:

• Perform specialized duties with continuing responsibility for processes, projects, questions and problems within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development.
• Develop, analyze, and make recommendations to improve the effectiveness of administrative work methods and procedures, including distribution of work assignments, delegations of authority, management controls, information and documentation systems, and similar functions of management within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for CPD.
• Gather data, identify discrepancies or omissions, prepares reports, and takes actions or make recommendations to resolve discrepancies consistent with normal practice, based on interpretation and adaptation of application guidelines, or selection and or development of alternative approaches to satisfy desired outcomes.

As a Business and Industry Specialist, you will perform the following duties:

• Perform complex business and industry program management regulatory functions.
• Plan and manage delivery of major, high-priority products and services which are central to agency objectives.
• Develop and implement new program strategies.
• Analyze business/industry policy questions and contribute to agency decisions, policy recommendations and positions.
• Represent the agency authoritatively to key government and business officials and organizations.

This opportunity is also open to Status Candidates under Announcement 24-DO-80. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

As an Operations Business Director, you will:

• Develop and implement long-range strategies, plans of actions and milestones, and contingency plans, to enable mission success to include complex movement of tenant locations within the Treasury footprint.
• Support and enable the development of a robust business information system and facilitates data-based decision-making and customer service excellence including space management and real property tracking.
• Closely collaborate with all internal and external stakeholders to develop proposals and options to make sound business recommendations to the DAS for Treasury Operations, for improving customer service, cost-efficiency, and mission effectiveness.
• Compute and study life cycle costs, transaction costs, as well as the opportunity costs associated with delivery of portfolio services.
• Develop innovative and out-of-the-box proposals and policy options that enable Treasury Operations to make measurable progress quantum leaps towards achieving operational sustainability and climate resiliency.

This opportunity is also open to any US citizen to apply under Announcement 24-DO-50-P. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

As an Operations Business Director, you will:

• Develop and implement long-range strategies, plans of actions and milestones, and contingency plans, to enable mission success to include complex movement of tenant locations within the Treasury footprint.
• Support and enable the development of a robust business information system and facilitates data-based decision-making and customer service excellence including space management and real property tracking.
• Closely collaborate with all internal and external stakeholders to develop proposals and options to make sound business recommendations to the DAS for Treasury Operations, for improving customer service, cost-efficiency, and mission effectiveness.
• Compute and study life cycle costs, transaction costs, as well as the opportunity costs associated with delivery of portfolio services.
• Develop innovative and out-of-the-box proposals and policy options that enable Treasury Operations to make measurable progress quantum leaps towards achieving operational sustainability and climate resiliency.

As a Program Analyst, you will perform the following duties:

• Develops, analyzes, and evaluates new or modified program/management policies, regulations, goals, or objectives. Develops procedures and systems for assessing the effectiveness of programs/ management processes.
• Analyzes and evaluates on a quantitative/qualitative basis the effectiveness of line program operations in meeting established goals and objectives. Evaluates and advises on organization, methods, and procedures.
• Directs and develops plans for project teams or other groups in accomplishing/producing projects/studies. Influences managers or other officials to accept and implement findings and recommendations on organizational improvement or program effectiveness organizational conflict.
• Interacts with persons outside the bureau and with high level program officials in a moderately structured setting to identify and develop ways to resolve problems directly related to program goals and objectives.