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Montana State University MilTech Team Lead - Partner Engagement in Bozeman, Montana
Position Details
Position Information
Announcement Number STAFF - VA - 24337
For questions regarding this position, please contact:
Teri Nightingale
teri.nightingale@montana.edu
Classification Title Program/Project Lead
Working Title MilTech Team Lead - Partner Engagement
Brief Position Overview
The MilTech Team Lead – Partner Engagement role requires adept management of crucial customer relationships, encompassing the development of strategies for cultivating new connections, and nurturing existing ones. This position oversees the scoping, execution, and quality assurance of customer projects, utilizing a team to ensure successful outcomes. While the primary focus initially centers on the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ), flexibility to engage with other federal programs such as the Department of Defense ( DOD ) is necessary as well.
The Team Lead – Partner Engagement will lead MilTech team(s) that vary in scope of programs and customers supported. The positions vary in scope, number, and size of government program(s) supported by the team, overall portfolio size, and funding level the Lead is responsible to manage and execute on.
Position Number 4C5554
Department MilTech
Division Office of Research and Economic Development
Appointment Type Professional
Contract Term Fiscal Year
Semester
If other, specify From date
If other, specify End date
FLSA Exempt
Union Affiliation Exempt from Collective Bargaining
FTE 1.0
Benefits Eligible Eligible
Salary Salary commensurate with size and complexity of portfolio, as well as candidate experience, education, and qualifications.
Contract Type LOA
If other, please specify
Recruitment Type Open
Position Details
General Statement
MilTech is a DOD and DHS Partnership Intermediary with the mission to accelerate the transition of new technology to the U.S. government. See http://www.montana.edu/miltech for further information.
Duties and Responsibilities
The MilTech Team Lead – Partner Engagement role requires adept management of crucial customer relationships, encompassing the development of strategies for cultivating new connections, and nurturing existing ones. This position oversees the scoping, execution, and quality assurance of customer projects, utilizing a team to ensure successful outcomes. While the primary focus initially centers on the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ), flexibility to engage with other federal programs such as the Department of Defense ( DOD ) is necessary as well.
Duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:
Work with business development activities within MilTech and the Associate Director to focus on crafting strategies and approaches to showcase MilTech’s capabilities to prospective clients. The aim is to secure work that not only aligns with program objectives, metrics, and funding, but also ensures the continuity of staff.
Manage MilTech’s ongoing collaboration with DHS , utilizing prior experience with customers to enhance support for both current and prospective clients.
Develop and manage statements of work (SoWs), proposals, budgets, and project plans, and oversee the coordination of financial reporting with MilTech’s Operations Team and the customer.
Lead, develop, manage, and train a project delivery team and support staff to ensure project support and financial performance meets or exceeds program expectations.
Create and implement strategies to expand and develop a project delivery team and support staff capacity in order to support impactful projects that provide significant benefits to MilTech’s customers.
Work with MilTech’s Operations Team to ensure that program budgets are established and spent according to the project plan; assist with resource and funding allocation processes for team’s salary allocation.
Approve monthly project reports to the customer, manage project schedules, and coordinate with the MilTech Operations Team, MilTech staff and support, and other government and civilian partners to ensure project is meeting the customer’s cost, schedule, and performance expectations. Ensure all internal MilTech project closeout actions, reports, metrics, etc. are completed.
Coordinate with MilTech Operations, MSU , and others to procure necessary supplies, goods, and services in accordance with applicable State and Federal guidelines.
Coordinate with MSU Facility Security Officer ( FSO ) to ensure MilTech personnel adhere to Department of Defense ( DOD ), Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ), and other security guidelines, including receiving DHS , DOD , and other guests. Follow Government policy to ensure project and customer information is shared appropriately.
Travel as required to support customers and MilTech team.
This position is covered by the Montana State University telework policy; the ability to work effectively and efficiently from an alternative worksite is a required qualification of this position. Please see the full policy at https://www.montana.edu/policy/hr_policies/telework_policy.html
Comply at all times with the MilTech Confidentiality Agreement governing non-disclosure of information encountered in the course of your duties, and the MilTech Technology Control Plan governing security and work controls.
Required Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills
Demonstrated progressive and extensive experience working with a variety of diverse stakeholder groups to understand and translate project needs and requirements into clear objectives and tasks
Demonstrated progressive and extensive experience with overall management of a program or team that executes a wide variety and volume of customer driven projects, including the management of all resources, tools, and processes.
Demonstrated progressive and extensive experience managing and developing a team of internal and external professionals to execute on a variety of diverse projects.
Demonstrated experience generating and providing customer-required project metrics, reports, and financial information to internal and external project stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills
Experience working within a federal program like DOD or DHS in a role similar to this position.
Project Management Professional ( PMP ) certification.
Demonstrated experience in market research, manufacturing, or design engineering.
Active, or previously held, security clearance.
The Successful Candidate Will
Represent MilTech in a professional manner when interacting with all stakeholders and personnel.
Possess excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with the entire range of stakeholders, both orally and in writing. Exhibit effective communication skills including problem solving, conflict resolution, collaboration, and adaptability to facilitate enduring relationships both internal to the organization, as well as with customers.
Work collaboratively and effectively with all MilTech teams.
Be highly detail-oriented and organized, and rapidly learn and accurately incorporate relevant MilTech and MSU policies and procedures into all work efforts.
Be a self-starter able to work independently to identify, plan, organize, manage and execute projects and tasks, actively seeking out information to enhance understanding of MilTech projects and initiatives.
Positively impact MilTech’s funding resources for future projects and personnel.
Understand and translate complex ideas or situations quickly. Quickly identify problems and formulate possible solutions, exhibiting good judgment, flexibility and innovation to respond to the needs of a wide variety of clients.
Position Special Requirements/Additional Information
This position is contingent upon continued grant funding. A remote work location may be agreed upon, depending on experience, facility (such as office location), location suitability to meet mission requirements, and other factors.
This position may require the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD National Security Clearance and Common Access Card ( CAC ), and/or meet other government-defined restrictions appropriate for work level and access. Other security-related requirements will include receiving favorable background checks by state and federal agencies pursuant to federal law and regulations.
Successful candidate must be able to comply with the federally mandated requirements of U.S. export control laws, which may require proof that candidate is a U.S. person. Per 22 CFR §120.15, U.S. person means a person who is a lawful permanent resident as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).
This position requires ability to travel via all modes of transport when necessary to interact with DOD and/or DHS customers, including travel throughout the Continental U.S. as well as Alaska, Hawaii, U.S territories and possessions, and possibly other worldwide locations.
This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts Montana State University’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Physical Demands
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
This position has supervisory duties? Yes
Posting Detail Information
Number of Vacancies 1
Desired Start Date Upon completion of a successful search.
Position End Date (if temporary)
Open Date
Close Date
Applications will be:
Screening of applications will begin on May 17, 2024; however, applications will continue to be accepted until an adequate applicant pool has been established.
Special Instructions
This position is contingent upon continued grant funding. A remote work location may be agreed upon, depending on experience, facility (such as office location), location suitability to meet mission requirements, and other factors.
This position may require the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD National Security Clearance and Common Access Card ( CAC ), and/or meet other government-defined restrictions appropriate for work level and access. Other security-related requirements will include receiving favorable background checks by state and federal agencies pursuant to federal law and regulations.
Successful candidate must be able to comply with the federally mandated requirements of U.S. export control laws, which may require proof that candidate is a U.S. person. Per 22 CFR §120.15, U.S. person means a person who is a lawful permanent resident as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) or who is a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).
Diversity Statement
Montana State University values diverse perspectives and is committed to continually supporting, promoting and building an inclusive and culturally diverse campus environment. MSU recognizes the importance of work-life integration and strives to be responsive to the needs of dual career couples.
In compliance with the Montana Veteran’s Employment Preference Act, MSU provides preference in employment to veterans, disabled veterans, and certain eligible relatives of veterans. To claim veteran’s preference please complete the veteran’s preference information located in the Demographics section of your profile.
MSU’s Non-Discrimination Policy and Discrimination Grievance Procedures can be located on the MSU Website: https://www.montana.edu/hr/recruitment/dualcareer.html