Senior Operations Manager, Office of the Chief Growth Officer
Type of Requisition:
RegularClearance Level Must Currently Possess:
NoneClearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top SecretPublic Trust/Other Required:
NoneJob Family:
AdministrationJob Qualifications:
Skills:
Project Completions, Sound Judgment, Taking InitiativeCertifications:
NoneExperience:
10 + years of related experienceUS Citizenship Required:
YesJob Description:
The Senior Operations Manager is a mission-critical leadership role within the Office of the Chief Growth Officer (CGO), responsible for strengthening enterprise performance across growth, strategy, and technology. This position functions as a strategic integrator and operational catalyst—ensuring the CGO’s priorities are executed with discipline, transparency, and speed. The role requires exceptional judgment, executive presence, and the ability to influence across a complex, matrixed organization. The Senior Operations Manager reports directly to the Chief Growth Officer.
Key Contributions and Impact:
• Serve as a principal advisor and trusted strategic partner to the Chief Growth Officer, ensuring alignment and disciplined advancement of the CGO’s enterprise agenda.
• Act as the CGO’s primary operational liaison to senior leaders across GDIT, enabling coordinated execution and unified direction on growth, strategy, and technology initiatives.
• Bring high emotional intelligence, strong analytical acumen, and exceptional communication skills to anticipate organizational needs, inform executive decision-making, and drive clarity across the enterprise.
• Collaborate with the Growth leadership team to design, operationalize, and advance initiatives spanning daily operational requirements to long-range strategic imperatives.
• Lead and refine the operating rhythm of the CGO Office, driving high-impact executive engagements, structured priority setting, efficient decision flow, and accountability across workstreams.
• Oversee operational execution with precision—identifying risks early, removing barriers to progress, escalating issues strategically, and maintaining momentum across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Maintain a real-time enterprise view of all growth and strategy initiatives to enhance visibility, transparency, and informed decision-making for senior leadership.
• Identify opportunities to elevate operational performance and champion innovative solutions—such as enterprise-level dashboards and performance tools—to improve transparency, efficiency, and outcomes.
• Develop and deliver executive-level materials, including strategic briefings, decision documents, and engagement packages that distill complex information into concise, actionable insights.
What You'll Need to Succeed:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree required
- Experience: 10+ years supporting senior executives
- Technical Skills: MS Office Suite, Zoom, Teams, SharePoint and AI Fluency
- Security Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance
- US Citizenship required
- Required Abilities: Demonstrated discretion and sound judgment in handling highly sensitive issues
- Preferred Experience: Department of War, Intelligence Community, Department of Homeland Security, civilian agencies, or emerging technology within a CTO‑level organization
- Location: Onsite in Falls Church, VA
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
● Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
● Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your ambition to deliver your best work.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Travel Required:
10-25%Telecommuting Options:
OnsiteWork Location:
USA VA Falls ChurchAdditional Work Locations:
Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.About Our Work:
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events atgdit.com/tc.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected VeteransSkills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 10+ years related experience supporting senior executives
- MS Office Suite, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, AI fluency
- Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret security clearance
- US Citizenship
- Demonstrated discretion and sound judgment handling highly sensitive issues
- Willingness to work onsite in Falls Church, VA
- Willingness to travel (10-25%)
- Preferred: Experience with Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, DHS, or CTO-level emerging technology organizations
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Affordable Benefits — Pay and benefits are described as good or okay in multiple places, and the overall package is often portrayed as acceptable even when base pay is not viewed as top-tier.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision plan options are presented as comprehensive, with additional protections like disability and life insurance contributing to a well-rounded health and protection offering.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with company match is consistently highlighted as part of the total rewards package, supporting longer-term financial planning.
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What We Do
We are GDIT. The people supporting some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We deliver. Bringing the expertise needed to understand and advance critical missions. We transform. Shifting the ways clients invest in, integrate, and innovate technology solutions. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. We are there. On the ground, beside our clients, in the lab, and everywhere in between. Offering the technology transformations, strategy, and mission services needed to get the job done.








