Senior Director Analytics & Apps Practice (5733)
SMX
$191,700 - $280,800 / year
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Description
The Analytics & Applications Practice Leader builds the ESS capability that turns agency data into decisions and modernizes the applications mission users rely on. The leader must pick where SMX will be distinctive rather than cover every tool. This leader owns the offering, the talent bench, and the financial results of all analytics and application work across ESS Business Unit and connects the ERP practices to the data and AI layer above them.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Determines strategic vision, operational execution and key performance metrics of the Analytics & Apps line of business for market analysis, input for product development, methodology and quality of project delivery, skills and resources demand planning and deployment to projects, etc.
- Responsible for hiring, development, capacity management, career and succession for the resources supporting Analytics & Apps services and projects.
- Own the P&L and delivery quality for the practice, leading the practice directors who run those projects and setting the methodology, governance, quality assurance, and executive escalation standards that protect margin and client outcomes.
- Setting metrics and managing revenue, margin, utilization, forecasting, budget and pricing approval of all projects within the Analytics and Apps line of business.
- Define market positioning, offerings, pipeline in conjunction with growth and product engineering divisions.
- Define ESS Business Unit offering portfolio across data engineering and platforms, enterprise analytics and BI, applied AI/ML and generative AI, custom and low-code application development, and customer experience (CX) and digital services.
- Provides leadership in ESS Business Unit cross-functional teams and stakeholder management with other business units and executive leadership staff.
- Build cross-practice offerings with the SAP and Oracle portfolios, such as ERP analytics, AI on financial and supply chain data, and modern front ends on ERP back ends.
- Coordinate with Solutions & Innovations to build and package repeatable assets: data platform reference architectures, reusable AI patterns, CX research and design methods, and application modernization playbooks.
- Focus employee development on data engineers, data scientists, full-stack and low-code developers, and CX/UX designers, with a path to cleared staff.
Required Skills & Experience:
• 15+ years in data, analytics, or application development, including 7+ years leading programs or a practice of 50+ people.
• Delivered enterprise data platforms, analytics, or AI solutions in production for large organizations.
• Track record of winning and growing federal analytics, AI, or application modernization work.
• Working knowledge of federal data and AI policy, security (FedRAMP, ATO), and agile/DevSecOps delivery.
• Experience owning revenue and margin for a business line.
• Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain.
Desired Skills & Experience
• Experience building a CX or digital service practice under federal CX priorities.
• Experience productizing services into reusable solutions or accelerators.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field required; graduate degree preferred.
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The SMX salary determination process takes into account a number of factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories, relevant prior work experience, specific skills, education and certifications. At SMX, one of our Core Values is to Invest in Our People so we offer a competitive mix of compensation, learning & development opportunities, and benefits. Some key components of our robust benefits include health insurance, paid leave, and retirement.
At SMX®, we are a team of technical and domain experts dedicated to enabling your mission. From priority national security initiatives for the DoD to highly assured and compliant solutions for healthcare, we understand that digital transformation is key to your future success.
We share your vision for the future and strive to accelerate your impact on the world. We bring both cutting edge technology and an expansive view of what’s possible to every engagement. Our delivery model and unique approaches harness our deep technical and domain knowledge, providing forward-looking insights and practical solutions to power secure mission acceleration.
SMX is an Equal Opportunity employer including disabilities and veterans.
Selected applicant may be subject to a background investigation and/or education verification.
SMX does not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization or immigration related support for this position (i.e. H1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN, E-2, E-3, L-1 and O-1, or any EADs or other forms of work authorization that require immigration support from an employer).
Benefits
- health insurance
About this role
This role leads SMX's analytics and applications practice within the Enterprise Solutions & Services business unit, owning both strategic direction and financial performance for a portfolio spanning data engineering, enterprise analytics, AI/ML, application development, and digital services. You would set the vision for where the practice competes distinctively, build and manage the talent bench (including data engineers, scientists, developers, and UX designers), and establish the governance, methodology, and quality standards that protect margins and client outcomes across federal engagements.
The position demands 15+ years in data, analytics, or application development with at least seven years leading programs or practices of 50+ people, plus a proven track record winning and growing federal analytics and modernization work. You need hands-on experience delivering enterprise data platforms and AI solutions in production, working knowledge of federal security frameworks (FedRAMP, ATO) and agile delivery, and direct experience owning revenue and margin for a business line. An active Secret clearance or ability to obtain one is required.
This is a contract role based in Herndon, Virginia, requiring in-office presence. The salary range is $191,700–$280,800. The role suits someone ready to shape a federal consulting practice at scale, balancing technical credibility with P&L accountability and the ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments across business units and executive leadership.
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