Consortium Executive Director in Tampa, Florida at Liberty Alliance LLC

The Consortium Executive Director serves as the senior accountable leader for the consortium and provides overall executive direction for consortium strategy, Government engagement, portfolio performance, and member value. This executive is responsible for ensuring the consortium operates as a vendor-neutral, competition-maximizing innovation engine supporting U.S. Special Operations Forces Acquisition, Technology & Logistics (SOF AT&L) objectives across Areas of Interest (AOIs) I–XII.

The Executive Director maintains senior-level coordination with Government stakeholders, oversees the Consortium Management Office (CMO), resolves escalated operational and contractual issues, and ensures that recruitment, project-order execution, technical integration, reporting, risk management, and transition-to-production activities remain aligned with Government mission priorities.

This is an extremely high-profile leadership role requiring a recognized industry leader with demonstrated success managing large-scale Government programs, consortium operations, OTA environments, or complex defense innovation ecosystems.

• Provide executive leadership and strategic direction for all consortium activities and operations.
• Ensure consortium operations align with SOF AT&L mission objectives, innovation priorities, and acquisition strategies.
• Maintain a vendor-neutral environment that maximizes competition, innovation participation, and member engagement.
• Lead long-term consortium growth strategies, member expansion initiatives, and technology ecosystem development.
• Oversee execution across AOIs I–XII and ensure alignment with evolving Government requirements.

• Serve as the primary senior-level interface with Government leadership, acquisition officials, and SOF stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain trusted relationships with Government sponsors, consortium members, industry partners, and strategic stakeholders.
• Provide executive-level briefings, performance updates, and strategic recommendations to Government leadership.
• Support Government objectives related to rapid prototyping, innovation acceleration, technology transition, and operational capability delivery.

• Direct and oversee all Consortium Management Office (CMO) functions, personnel, and operational activities.
• Ensure effective execution of project-order management, member recruitment, technical evaluations, contract administration, and reporting activities.
• Resolve escalated operational, contractual, performance, and member engagement issues.
• Drive operational excellence, responsiveness, compliance, and process improvement initiatives.

• Oversee consortium portfolio performance, project execution timelines, and transition-to-production outcomes.
• Monitor programmatic risks, cost, schedule, and performance metrics across consortium initiatives.
• Ensure effective coordination among technical, acquisition, contracting, legal, and operational stakeholders.
• Lead executive reviews of project outcomes, innovation pipeline health, and portfolio effectiveness.

• Promote participation from traditional and non-traditional defense contractors, small businesses, academia, and emerging technology providers.
• Foster an innovation-focused ecosystem that accelerates technology maturation and operational transition.
• Support outreach initiatives, industry engagement events, and strategic partnerships that expand consortium capabilities.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Acquisition Management, Public Administration, or related field required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 15+ years of senior leadership experience supporting Department of Defense, Federal acquisition programs, consortium management, or large-scale Government initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience leading high-visibility Government programs, OTA consortia, defense innovation organizations, or complex acquisition environments.
• Deep understanding of DoD acquisition processes, Other Transaction Authority (OTA) environments, and defense technology transition strategies.
• Proven ability to engage and influence senior Government executives, acquisition officials, and industry leaders.
• Strong executive leadership, organizational management, strategic planning, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience overseeing multidisciplinary teams, complex portfolios, and high-volume operational environments.
• Exceptional communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship management capabilities.
• Active security clearance or ability to obtain and maintain required clearance preferred.