About Valens Global 

Valens Global provides analyses, strategies, and innovative solutions that anticipate and address critical threats to people, businesses, and governments. Our goal, simply put, is to empower clients with essential knowledge as they navigate complex security challenges rooted in a changing global society. We believe these twenty-first century challenges require analysts who are fiercely independent, forward thinking, and unafraid to challenge received wisdom.  

Valens fosters an intellectually vibrant climate. We emphasize teamwork, transparency, meritocracy, accountability, and empowerment at junior levels. We are proud of our track record. Our products exceed our clients’ expectations and stand the test of time. At Valens, you would be part of a smart, talented, and confident team of people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and outlooks. We think Valens is a great place to work, and we think you’ll agree. 

Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Summary: Valens is looking to hire a mission-oriented manager for teams supporting clients in the national security space. As a vital partner, Valens serves a wide range of private and public sector clients with strategic and operational deliverables on a variety of complex issues. Managers deliver high-quality, client-focused work during all phases of analytical production. They demonstrate a strong command of analytical methods and substantive issues, deliver insightful products that require minimal editing, and generate innovative solutions to analytic challenges. They also oversee the success of the projects and teams they manage. Through logistical and analytical oversight, they skillfully balance risks and opportunities based on guidance from leadership, including financial objectives, client and stakeholder relationships, analytical quality standards, and team performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and lead an analytical unit such as a practice group or large project.
• Oversee the performance and workflow of subordinates including analysts, experts, and other support personnel.
• Monitor and assess project resources, risks, and opportunities related to financial objectives, client relationships, and analytical quality delivery.
• Build and maintain relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and clients.
• Develop and employ advanced research methods and analytic tradecraft to deliver impactful and original insights on complex topics.  
• Produce sharply focused and well-framed written analytic products and oral briefings tailored to the unique interests and mission of the client.
• Model high standards and attention to detail in every aspect of production, including administrative work. 
• Balance command and humility in front of clients and external partners to drive collaborative discussions.
• Employ collaboration and draw on the skills and experience of other analysts to enhance product quality.  
• Review products to provide key insight and feedback that improves the product and helps fellow analysts develop their skills.  
• Serve as a resource for the analysis department in areas of specialty. 

Minimum Qualifications:

• U.S. citizenship
• Bachelor’s degree + 4 years of work experience in the national security field  
• Experience managing, leading, or mentoring teams  
• Proven track record of consistently providing exceptional analytic work to clients 
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills and attention to detail 
• Demonstrated organizational skills and systems thinking capability 
• Proven track record of maintaining command of many details and logistics at once 
• Eligibility for security clearance 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working as an intelligence analyst within the U.S. government, special operations, or supporting U.S. government contracts.
• Experience supporting strategic level, all source predictive intelligence.
• Experience applying new technologies to analytical and administrative workflow.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Top Secret (TS) Security Clearance  

Candidates must complete the Predictive Index Assessments.

Please click on this link to be redirected to the behavioral assessment, a free-choice, untimed test that helps us comprehend how you view your personal work ethic and how you view the workplace:

 https://assessment.predictiveindex.com/bo/0oh/SeniorAnalystProjectManager 

After completion, you will receive an email to complete the cognitive assessment, a 12-minute timed assessment consisting of 50 questions. 

PLEASE READ THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE BEGINNING. The results are based on the number of correct answers within the 12-minute time frame, so try to answer as many questions correctly as possible. You will not be penalized for incorrect answers, but random guessing is not recommended.