Senior Consultant bei Partner Forces

Who we are and why you should join us:

As a consultant at Partner Forces, you will serve as a trusted advisor to our clients’ day in and day out. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with your colleagues, our partners, and our clients to ideate, initiate and complete tasks, projects, and initiatives. You will work on mission-oriented projects, where you will bring forward actionable insights, solve complex problems, and thrive on delivering meaningful solutions.

Partner Forces is grounded in our core values of integrity, excellence, positivity, candor, determination, and teamwork. Our culture is a reflection of this, ensuring that we:

• Apply solution-oriented thinking to challenges and opportunities.
• Thrive by remaining agile and embracing change.
• Work to create an environment where everyone feels welcome and valued as teammates and contributors.
• Bring out the best in others by applying sound judgment and exuding principled genuineness.
• Embrace a continuous learning and growth mindset.
• Encourage an open dialogue even when it is hard.
• Continuously promoting teamwork and collaboration to achieve the best outcomes for our clients and teams.

As an employee at Partner Forces, you’ll join a team of consultants who share a passion for prioritizing collaboration, crafting solutions to mitigate risk, protecting critical infrastructure and helping our national security and industry partner tackle their most pressing challenges. At Partner Forces, we take our employees’ well-being and growth as seriously as we do our mission. You will be challenged every day, but we know that business and individual growth go hand-in-hand, so we offer a wide array of benefits that support the well-being and personal and professional development of our employees.

What we are looking for:

Partner Forces is seeking a Senior Consultant to provide high-level strategy and operations support to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) client. This role will drive efforts that strengthen strategic planning, prioritization, measurement, and communication, while also building the operational tools, workflows, data, and coordination structures that enable the agency to steer resources and deliver on mission priorities. 

The ideal candidate is a seasoned management consultant who combines strategic insight with operational know-how. They are proactive, resilient under pressure, and able to build trust quickly with both clients and internal teams. As a Senior Consultant, you will serve as a trusted advisor, helping DHS leadership translate strategic intent into operational execution while modeling Partner Forces’ standards of excellence and professionalism across every engagement.

What you will do as a Senior Consultant:

• Lead strategy and performance support activities, including strategic planning, performance measurement, and executive-level communications.
• Translate leadership’s high-level goals into actionable initiatives, clear roadmaps, and measurable outcomes.
•  Design and implement business processes, governance structures, and coordination mechanisms that strengthen operational execution.
• Oversee the development of performance dashboards, progress reports, and senior leadership briefings.
• Facilitate cross-agency collaboration, ensuring alignment across multiple stakeholders and priorities.
• Manage and mentor junior consultants and analysts, providing oversight, coaching, and quality assurance.
• Serve as a point of contact for client leadership, modeling professionalism and building strong client relationships.
• Identify risks, gaps, and opportunities, proactively recommending solutions to improve organizational performance.
• Support the development and growth of junior team members through the apprenticeship model.
• Contribute to client development activities and internal corporate initiatives.

Qualifications:

• US Citizen (the nature of our contract requires employees be US citizens)
• Ability to obtain and maintain DHS HQ suitability required; current preferred.
• Familiarity with DHS, CISA, or federal homeland security missions strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of relevant professional experience, with at least 5 years in management consulting, federal government, or strategy/operations roles
• Demonstrated experience supporting senior executives and advising on strategic and operational initiatives.
• Strong track record of leading cross-functional teams, managing projects, and delivering results under tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, with experience developing executive-level reports, dashboards, and briefing materials.
• Proven ability to manage stakeholders, build consensus, and drive decision-making in complex environments.

Next Steps:

If your application looks like a match, someone from our People Operations team will reach out to schedule a phone screening. During this conversation, we will determine if the current or future position aligns with your experience and skills. If things go well, from there you'll meet with members from the project team, including the hiring manager and teammates, and possibly be asked to submit a writing assessment to showcase your practical knowledge. If we find you are a match, you’ll get a call offering you the role. While we wish we could hire every great candidate who comes our way, the reality is that we can't. If you are not selected, we will be sure to connect with you and let you know so you can move on with your search. We will also keep your resume for future needs.

We look forward to reviewing your application!