Business/Risk Management Analyst

Maxar is looking for a Business/Risk Management Analyst to join our team in Reston, VA. This role will be focused on risk management in support of strategic Research and Development (R&D) enterprise investments.

Life with Us:

Project:

We're supporting a new customer with the exciting mission of developing a strategy on how Artificial Intelligence and R&D investments will fill key intelligence gaps and business models.  The team will interact with all levels of the Government, from the Director of the agency to the mission elements. 

Career:

We’re very serious about professional development and continuing education. We offer everyone the opportunity to define their own career trajectory. Our group has some amazing resources at its disposal specifically for this purpose. You will work with your direct supervisor and/or a mentor to set appropriate goals and design a plan to help you make consistent progress.

Day-to-Day with your Colleagues:

• Support the risk team in the development of a comprehensive Risk Management Plan providing a detailed approach and process that will be used to manage risks/issues across the Agency and portfolio.
• Identify planning, program and implementation risks for business process and technical challenges across the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Research and Development (R&D) investment portfolio.
• Use your expertise in evaluating and mitigating risk to develop strategies that will reduce risk to the Agency’s existing investments.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative risk assessments and help to analyze risk tools, processes, and other resources to enable decision making and aid in risk mitigation.
• Assist stakeholders with the identification of risks, and reviewing, analyzing, and validating risks and issues.
• Continuously review program risk data to create an overall view of program risk based on individual discrete risk elements, and coordinate risks.
• Support the reporting of risk to various audiences and develop risk escalation processes, which involves external risk reporting to stakeholders.

Minimum Requirements:

• Must have a current/active TS/SCI and be willing and able to obtain a CI polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cyber Security, Risk Management, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Information Technology or other related field.
• 2 years of relevant experience with risk management.

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Artificial Intelligence activities in Government and commercial sectors.
• 5 years of overall experience with 3 years’ experience in applying ERM for a management consultancy for commercial or government clients.
• Certification in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM).

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MAXAR Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.