Executive Officer (EXO)

The EXO manages executive communications, tracks high-priority actions and drives them to closure, facilitates leadership meetings, and ensures efficient execution of administrative and operational processes across the division. Strategic Communications: Draft, edit, and package executive-level communications, including operational reports, talking points, leadership briefings, and weekly highlights.

Overview:

VTG is looking for a Executive Officer (EXO) in Mclean, VA. 

Responsibilities:

Position Summary

The Executive Officer (EXO) serves as the principal coordination and administrative support resource for the leadership team within a high-profile customer division. This division executes highly sensitive, mission-critical activities that directly impact U.S. national security. The EXO manages executive communications, tracks high-priority actions and drives them to closure, facilitates leadership meetings, and ensures efficient execution of administrative and operational processes across the division.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Executive Support: Work directly with the customer leadership team to support division priorities and coordinate execution of organizational initiatives.
• Strategic Communications: Draft, edit, and package executive-level communications, including operational reports, talking points, leadership briefings, and weekly highlights.
• Tasker Management: Coordinate, track, and execute ad-hoc taskers requiring rapid engagement across a division.
• High-Impact Deliverables: Create professional briefings, reports, and background papers tailored for executive-level audiences.
• Process Optimization: Establish and refine administrative and operational workflows to improve divisional efficiency.
• Meeting Facilitation: Coordinate executive calendars, build agendas, and capture action items for critical leadership meetings.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications

• TS clearance with polygraph
• Experience: 5+ years of experience supporting senior government leaders, program executives, or operational management teams.
• Client Facing: Minimum of 3+ years of direct experience working alongside senior government executives.
• Organization: Demonstrated experience managing multiple competing priorities, coordinating leadership activities, and tracking high-visibility actions with minimal oversight.
• Communication: Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with a proven track record of distilling complex data into clear executive summaries.
• Interpersonal Skills: Advanced relationship-building capabilities to diplomatically collaborate across a diverse team.
• Adaptability: Demonstrated flexibility to thrive, pivot, and deliver high-quality products under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Professional Judgment: Demonstrated discretion, sound judgment, and ability to manage sensitive information in support of senior leadership.
• Tools: Proficiency with standard government platforms including MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and collaboration tools (SharePoint, Teams).

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working within the Intelligence Community (IC) or Department of Defense (DoD).
• Familiarity with the specific customer’s internal task management and global communication systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.