[Hiring] Senior Advisory Board Member @JCTM

Role Description

What if your military, federal, or technical leadership experience could help shape the future of the United States Coast Guard? As the Coast Guard advances Force Design 2028, the Service is preparing for a rapidly evolving operational environment shaped by emerging technologies, changing national security priorities, and increasingly complex mission requirements.

Meeting these challenges requires more than understanding today's Coast Guard. It requires anticipating tomorrow's operational environment, identifying emerging mission challenges, and translating those challenges into actionable capability requirements.

JCTM is assembling a Senior Advisory Board of accomplished military leaders, federal executives, mission engineering professionals, and technical experts who can bring diverse perspectives to the Coast Guard's future development.

We are seeking forward-thinking professionals who can challenge conventional assumptions, evaluate emerging mission concepts, and help connect strategic vision with operational capabilities. This opportunity provides a flexible way to apply your experience to consequential national security challenges through part-time, project-based advisory engagements.

As a Senior Advisory Board Member, you will contribute specialized expertise and executive-level perspective to JCTM's proposed strategic advisory capabilities supporting the U.S. Coast Guard's Futures Development and Integration (FD&I) Directorate and associated organizations.

• Collaborate with experienced military leaders, federal professionals, mission engineers, program managers, and technical specialists.
• Evaluate future operational challenges, assess capability gaps, and develop actionable recommendations supporting Coast Guard modernization initiatives.
• Advisory engagements may focus on enterprise strategy, mission engineering, future force design, operational readiness, emerging technologies, acquisition strategy, organizational transformation, and capability development.

Qualifications

• Significant senior-level leadership, mission engineering, strategic planning, technical advisory, or subject-matter expertise within the U.S. Coast Guard, another U.S. military service, federal government, defense industry, or related national security field.
• Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas:
  • Enterprise strategy, force development, or long-term operational planning.
  • Mission engineering, mission analysis, operational requirements development, or capability gap assessment.
  • Military command leadership or senior federal program leadership.
  • Organizational transformation, change management, or workforce modernization.
  • Capability development, major systems acquisition, or program portfolio management.
  • Maritime operations, joint military operations, operational readiness, homeland security, or defense missions.
  • Emerging technologies, innovation, systems engineering, or future capability assessment.
  • Wargaming, modeling and simulation, operational experimentation, or future operating concept development.
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and contribute independent professional judgment.
• Availability for intermittent, part-time, remote, or in-person advisory engagements as requirements arise.
• Ability to comply with applicable ethics, confidentiality, security, and conflict-of-interest requirements.
• Ability to satisfy Government personnel security and access requirements applicable to assigned work.

Requirements

• Retired U.S. Coast Guard flag officer, senior captain (O-6), or senior federal civilian executive with significant operational or Headquarters experience.
• Former senior military officer, federal executive, or defense leader with extensive experience in force design, organizational transformation, strategic planning, or capability development.
• Prior service within Coast Guard Headquarters, military operational commands, acquisition organizations, capability-development offices, or major program executive offices.
• Experience advising senior military or federal civilian leaders on enterprise-wide organizational or strategic decisions.
• Direct involvement in major military modernization, force restructuring, joint capability development, or mission engineering initiatives.
• Experience translating future mission scenarios or capability gaps into operational concepts, requirements, and acquisition or development recommendations.
• Experience supporting DHS, Department of Defense, intelligence community, or interagency planning and coordination activities.
• Experience in cross-domain operations, including maritime, air, land, cyber, space, or other mission environments.
• Background in operational analysis, strategic assessments, wargaming, modeling and simulation, or long-range capability planning.
• Experience with emerging technologies, including autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, advanced sensing, space-enabled systems, or digital engineering.
• Experience overseeing major acquisition portfolios, resource allocation, or complex federal investment decisions.
• Familiarity with Coast Guard missions involving maritime security, search and rescue, defense readiness, intelligence, or operational support.
• Previous consulting, advisory board, think-tank, federally funded research and development center, or defense research experience.
• Advanced degree in Strategic Studies, National Security, Systems Engineering, Operations Research, Public Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
• Current or previously held Government security clearance, subject to verification of eligibility and applicable access requirements.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements, including remote advisory support, virtual collaboration, and periodic in-person engagements.
• Some assignments may require travel to U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, DC, or other Government facilities.
• Compensation determined based on various job-related factors, including education, experience, and specialized skills.

Company Description

JCTM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.