Partner Coordinator Specialist
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Build and maintain productive relationships with government, state and local tribal and territorial, regional, and cybersecurity industry stakeholders to facilitate engagement activities and initiatives. Coordinate DHS/CISA stakeholder engagement programs, translate complex cybersecurity and policy information into clear executive-level communications, and develop high-quality written materials including briefings, reports, and presentations. Serve as a liaison among internal teams, external partners, and participating organizations to plan, track projects, and identify risks while providing consulting support for partnership development and program coordination. Maintain documentation and status reporting records to support additional program management activities as required.
Required Qualifications
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity fundamentals from a technical, policy, or combined perspective.
- Experience working with state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) organizations, including state or municipal governments, regional associations, or similar public-sector organizations.
- Experience managing relationships with industry stakeholders and external partners.
- Experience working with cybersecurity industry partners or organizations.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with senior and executive-level stakeholders.
- Demonstrated experience developing executive-level deliverables, presentations, reports, briefings, and other professional written products.
- Experience coordinating and managing projects, deliverables, timelines, and competing priorities.
- Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, organization, and general management skills.
- Demonstrated consulting skills, including the ability to assess stakeholder needs, synthesize information, and provide actionable recommendations.
- Ability to work effectively across technical, policy, program, and executive stakeholder groups.
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain DHS suitability.
- Excellent written, verbal, and executive communication skills.
- Strong relationship-building and stakeholder engagement capabilities.
- Ability to understand and communicate cybersecurity concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Strong project coordination and organizational skills.
- Ability to develop polished, concise, and executive-ready deliverables.
- Strong analytical, consulting, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
- High degree of professionalism, judgment, attention to detail, and responsiveness.
- Must be U.S. citizens or currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability Determination
Desired Qualifications
- Prior experience supporting DHS, CISA, or another federal cybersecurity organization.
- Familiarity with DHS/CISA organizational structures, mission areas, stakeholder engagement processes, and operating environment.
- Experience supporting cybersecurity-focused federal programs or initiatives.
- Experience coordinating partnerships involving federal, SLTT, and private-sector organizations.
- Project management experience in a federal consulting or government contracting environment.
- Active security clearance, including Top Secret (TS), desired but not required, provided the candidate meets all applicable DHS suitability requirements.
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