Senior Consultant SME (DOC)

Savvee Inc. is seeking a strategic Senior Consultant SME to support our federal client onsite in Washington, D.C. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in export controls, national interest reviews, corporate governance, and ownership and control analysis to evaluate complex AI technology export proposals and provide senior Government leaders with decision-ready recommendations, memoranda, white papers, and analytical frameworks.

This individual will excel at leading and mentoring a team of analysts, serving as the primary Government point of contact, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, objective assessments that support the client’s program.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Advising ITA senior management on national interest, export-control (EAR/ITAR), corporate governance, and ownership and control questions raised by consortium proposals.
• Leading and quality-controlling the analysis of complex or sensitive proposals and deliver clear, traceable designation recommendations.
• Identifying and documenting potential EAR/ITAR issues for Government consideration or referral (advisory only; no legal determinations).
• Producing decision memoranda, white papers, options analyses, and analytical frameworks that strengthen Program decision-making.
• Recommending refinements to review criteria, procedures, and governance practices as the Program matures.
• Supporting interagency consultation with State, War, Energy, and OSTP by organizing issues, synthesizing positions, and preparing decision-support materials.
• Ensuring Completeness Review Memoranda and Substantive Review Summary Reports meet the Program's 14-business-day and 60-calendar-day review windows.
• Overseeing tracking records and Government tracking systems for accuracy and timeliness.
• Reviewing the team’s work products for quality, consistency, and compliance and challenging conclusions where warranted.
• Drafting applicant-facing correspondence at Government direction but never communicating Government determinations independently.
• Leading a four-person analyst team: assign work, balance workload as proposal volume shifts, and manage onboarding, security processing, training, and retention.
• Managing schedule, risk, labor hours, and all contract deliverables, including transition plans, the Quality Control Plan, OCI Risk Mitigation Plan, and bi-weekly and monthly status/cost reports.
• Serving as Savvee's primary point of contact with the Government COR and Task Manager and identifying and correcting performance issues before they affect delivery.
• Protect proprietary and Controlled Unclassified Information and comply with all nondisclosure and OCI requirements.
• Performing additional duties as assigned in support of evolving contract requirements and client needs.
• Understanding the organizational policies and procedures for accuracy of solutions and deliverables to the client.
• Demonstrating a commitment to quality and customer support. REQUIRED EDUCATION AND TRAINING
• Bachelor’s degree MINIMUM EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED
• Ten or more years of professional experience providing executive-level management
• Demonstrated professional experience in at least one of the following substantive areas, reflected in positions held and work products produced: trade policy; technology policy; national security policy; U.S. export controls (EAR/ITAR); or corporate governance, ownership and control, or foreign ownership/control/influence (FOCI) analysis.
• Demonstrated experience advising senior Government or executive stakeholders on substantive, consequential matters, framing findings, options, risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations for decision
• Demonstrated experience leading or quality-controlling complex analytical reviews, assessments, or due-diligence processes and producing written analytical products (decision memoranda, options analyses, risk assessments, white papers, or equivalent) for senior decision makers
• Experience coordinating or consulting with interagency stakeholders on policy, review, or regulatory matters
• Experience managing a federal contract team or program, including workload, schedule, risk, deliverables, and labor-hour/cost reporting
• Executive-level writing and briefing skills
• Ability to produce concise, decision-ready products for senior officials
• Must be able to work full-time onsite at the client’s work location, located in Washington, D.C., and adhere to the client’s working hours
• Must have the ability to obtain the client’s Public Trust clearance DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Deep familiarity with the U.S. AI, technology export, and national security policy landscape
• Substantive experience in two or more of the required subject-matter areas, particularly U.S. export controls (EAR/ITAR; BIS or DDTC licensing and classification processes) or technology export policy
• Experience standing up or maturing a new federal review, licensing, or designation program, including review criteria, frameworks, SOPs, checklists, decision-support tools, and governance practices
• Experience with structured due diligence, research security, FOCI, or supply chain risk management reviews
• Prior experience as a contractor Program Manager or senior advisor to a Federal Government client
• An existing favorable federal background investigation (NACI or higher) for reciprocity
• Proven familiarity with Artificial Intelligence (AI) concepts and responsible use of AI-assisted tools
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Exceptional organization skills
• A highly motivated self-starter
• Must be motivated and have excellent customer service skills EOE Statement: Savvee Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. EEOC- Eligibility to Work: In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.