Strategic Operations Analyst - Industry

Strategic Insight, Ltd. is seeking a Strategic Operations Analyst

• Industry to serve as the principal analyst responsible for arming senior DON leadership, including the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition (ASN RD&A), and Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) with the critical intelligence and risk profiles needed for strategic industry engagements. This individual synthesizes complex financial, market, and reputational data into concise, actionable insights, ensuring leadership can engage with industry partners from a position of maximum strength and awareness. Founded in 1985, Strategic Insight, Ltd. is committed to excellence, professional growth, and delivering superior services to our government clients. Employees enjoy competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package including healthcare, 401(k), and merit-based bonuses. Mandatory Security Requirement Applicants selected for this position must meet eligibility requirements for access to Secret-level classified information.

Key Responsibilities

Conducts comprehensive corporate due diligence on key industry partners. This involves leveraging financial data platforms (e.g., Bloomberg, Fact. Set) to analyze financial health, profitability, and debt, while also investigating adverse media and public records to generate a holistic, non-financial risk profile. Synthesizes all findings into a succinct assessment of a company's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT), with a specific focus on its relationship with the DON.

Monitors and analyzes key economic indicators and broad industry trends to provide the strategic context for individual company assessments, answering the question, "How is this company performing relative to its peers and the market? Strategic Engagement Package Development: Prepares the official "Industry Engagement Package" for SECNAV and other senior leaders ahead of meetings with corporate executives.

Data Visualization & Executive Reporting: Designs and delivers high-impact briefings and presentations using PowerPoint that visually communicate the narrative behind the data for senior management. Maintains dynamic dashboards (e.g., in Smartsheet, Excel, or other BI tools) to provide an at-a-glance view of key industry partner financials and risk metrics for internal team use.

Minimum/General/Experience: Bachelor's degree required (accredited institution) in business administration, operations research, economics, engineering, public policy, or a related quantitative/technical discipline; a Master's degree (MBA, MPP, MS in Operations Research/Systems Engineering) is strongly preferred to support executive-level analytic rigor.

Minimum 7–10 years evaluating business operations and processes for effectiveness, applying data analysis, project management methodologies, and industry best practices to develop, implement, and monitor process-improvement initiatives. Team Culture: Diversity All staff members are expected to accomplish their work in a businesslike manner and always be courteous toward all other staff members, clients, business associates, guests, and visitors.

All staff members should be treated in a manner free from bias, favoritism, and any form of illegal discrimination. Ethics All members of Strategic Insight should be marked by a commitment to excellence, professional integrity, self-discipline, and wise judgment. Our employees reflect this through attention to detail, comprehensive staff work, and honorable behavior.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of the employee assigned to this job. Strategic Insight, Ltd.

is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, age, gender, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other class protected by applicable state or federal law.