Group Chief

The National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) leads the nation's effort to protect the United States from terrorism by integrating, analyzing and sharing information to drive whole-of-government action and achieve our national CT objectives.

Lead a team of highly qualified targeting analysts, supervisors and managers, and build a positive culture that enables delivery of timely, impactful products that support mission partner operations. Manage, and direct staff, evaluate performance, collaborate on goal setting, and provide feedback and guidance regarding personal and professional development opportunities. Perform personnel management responsibilities with a focus on building a high-performance workforce; promote team building and a collaborative work environment; ensure goals and performance objectives are understood; assess performance and provide timely feedback, recognition, and remediation. Drive implementation plans that develop the substantive analytic, tradecraft, and management skills of subordinate employees and supervisors, and contribute to organization goals and Administration priorities. Develop the substantive analytic and management skills of subordinate employees and supervisors, and contribute to the broader corporate mission of the organization. Lead a professional staff in successfully defining and managing complex programs and projects that may include ill-defined requirements, ambiguity, parallel tasks, multiple dependencies, high risks, and multiple interfaces; ensure timelines, costs, deliverables, and outcomes are achieved according to approved plans. Provide leadership, guidance, and oversight of staff in order to elicit, analyze, and define customer/stakeholder requirements, support development of investment plans, and ensure development of business cases spanning multiple Intelligence Community organizations. Evaluate and develop first-line supervisors; serve as a substantive supervisory and analytic resource, teaching and guiding team chiefs; provide substantive feedback to include career development counseling and skills development. Manage, lead and develop dynamic and long-term planning efforts.