Senior, Business Operations and Program Administration

Roles & Responsibilities

• Support department business operations, including staffing coordination, resource planning and allocation, financial tracking, and operational reporting.
• Monitor project funding, contract actions, invoices, expenditures, and other financial and administrative activities; support business planning, forecasting, and reporting.
• Coordinate contractual and procurement actions in collaboration with relevant MITRE business functions.
• Support coordination of engagements with government sponsors, industry partners, internal leadership, and other stakeholders.
• Support the development, editing, and coordination of communications materials, including presentations, executive briefings, talking points, and stakeholder-facing materials.
• Support business development activities, including opportunity identification and tracking, market and sponsor research, capture planning, and coordination of responses to RFIs and RFPs.
• Support the development of capability statements, strategic presentations, white papers, and other business development materials.

Basic Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Management, Communications, Public Administration, Project Management, Organization Development or a related field; or 3 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with relevant experience.
• Demonstrated experience supporting business operations, project or program coordination, resource management, business development, communications, or related organizational activities.
• Experience coordinating multiple concurrent priorities, stakeholders, and deliverables in a dynamic professional environment.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with demonstrated attention to detail and ability to exercise independent judgment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience supporting business processes involving budgets, financial tracking, contracts, procurement, staffing, or resource coordination.
• Ability to synthesize complex information, identify key issues, and communicate actionable recommendations to leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with technical professionals, business functions, leadership, and external stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Ability to work independently, adapt to changing priorities, and proactively identify and address organizational needs.
• This position requires a minimum of 3 days a week on-site.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting business operations or program management within a research, engineering, technology, transportation, or federally funded environment.
• Experience coordinating government sponsor engagements, technical workshops, executive briefings, or external stakeholder activities.
• Experience supporting federal business development activities, including RFP/RFI responses, proposal coordination, opportunity tracking, or capture support.
• Experience developing communications materials that translate technical or mission-oriented information for executive and nontechnical audiences.
• Experience developing dashboards, operational metrics, resource reports, or management decision-support tools.
• Experience using Workday, Clarity, Salesforce, Power BI, or comparable business management platforms.
• Experience applying approved AI tools, automation, or other emerging technologies to improve business workflows and communications.
• Familiarity with surface transportation, transportation systems, infrastructure, or related federal, state, and local government missions.
• Experience supporting strategic planning, stakeholder analysis, organizational improvement, or business process modernization.