Process Improvement and Implementation Specialist 2026P-0306
Ascension LLC is seeking a Process Improvement and Implementation Specialist to support a high-visibility Air Force organizational transformation effort focused on Target Operating Model optimization, governance improvement, process modernization, and organizational health.
This role is ideal for a mission-driven analyst, process improvement professional, or management consultant who can turn strategy into executable implementation support. The selected candidate will help identify process friction, analyze risks and dependencies, support governance rollout, and develop practical tools, trackers, briefings, and playbook content for senior Government leaders.
Role Summary
The Process Improvement and Implementation Specialist will support current-state analysis, future-state planning, implementation sequencing, corrective action planning, and transformation playbook development. The role requires strong analytical thinking, executive-ready communication, stakeholder coordination, process improvement expertise, and the ability to work in a fast-paced federal consulting environment.
The successful candidate will bring experience in business process improvement, organizational transformation, management analysis, change management, operations research, governance support, implementation planning, KPI development, risk tracking, and federal client delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze current-state processes, governance workflows, decision forums, and escalation paths.
- Identify process gaps, bottlenecks, decision latency, duplication, and organizational friction.
- Develop process maps, action trackers, issue logs, risk registers, and dependency analyses.
- Support implementation roadmaps, corrective action plans, and governance rollout activities.
- Contribute to transformation playbooks, SOPs, job aids, templates, and sustainment materials.
- Prepare executive briefings, meeting materials, working group agendas, and status updates.
- Support stakeholder interviews, workshops, facilitation sessions, and implementation planning meetings.
- Track milestones, decisions, dependencies, risks, and corrective actions across workstreams.
- Support KPI development, performance metrics, dashboards, and governance adoption measures.
- Apply change management principles to support adoption, communication, and transition readiness.
- Ensure deliverables are clear, accurate, client-ready, and compliant with advisory support boundaries.
How to Apply
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| Job Category | Operations Support, Research and Analysis |
| Minimum Requirements | Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Operations Research, Organizational Development, Management, Systems Engineering, Data Analytics, or related field. | Minimum of 6 years of experience in management analysis, process improvement, operations research, business process reengineering, organizational transformation, or change management. |
| Required Skills | Proficiency with Microsoft 365, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint.| Strong written communication, facilitation, organization, and stakeholder engagement skills.| Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, ambiguous, and deadline-driven environment.| Ability to support occasional on-site meetings at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.| U.S. Citizenship required. |
| Technical Skills | Experience supporting federal, DoD, national security, acquisition, engineering, sustainment, or complex mission environments. | Strong skills in process analysis, implementation planning, risk tracking, dependency mapping, and executive reporting. | Experience developing process maps, implementation plans, action trackers, decision logs, briefings, and analytical reports. |
| Desired Skills | Master’s degree in Business, Organizational Development, Operations Research, Public Policy, Systems Engineering, Data Analytics, or related field.| Experience supporting Air Force, DoD acquisition, nuclear enterprise, major defense acquisition programs, or sustainment programs. | Experience with governance design, decision-rights frameworks, RACI matrices, operating models, or organizational health assessments. | Knowledge of ACAT, SCAT, acquisition lifecycle, sustainment lifecycle, PMO operations, or defense portfolio governance.| Experience with Lean Six Sigma, BPMN, PMBOK, Agile, Prosci ADKAR, Kotter, CMMI, or similar frameworks.| Certifications such as PMP, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt, Prosci, CBAP, PMI-PBA, PMI-ACP, or Certified ScrumMaster. | Experience with Power BI, Tableau, Smartsheet, Excel dashboards, SharePoint, or performance reporting tools. | Active Secret clearance strongly preferred. |
| Sustainability Requirements | U.S. Citizenship required. | Ability to obtain and maintain required DoD suitability and facility access.| Ability to handle controlled unclassified information and sensitive client materials.| Active Secret clearance preferred. |