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Directorate Action Group Specialist (DAG)

XMSTARTChantilly, Virginia🇺🇸United StatesPosted 15 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

As a Directorate Action Group Specialist at XMSTART, you will play a pivotal role in supporting high-level decision-making and managing critical executive actions within a renowned organization. This on-site position is ideal for a strategic and organized professional with excellent communication skills who thrives in a dynamic environment where you can directly impact key initiatives and develop advanced analytical and communication expertise.

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
On Site
Location
Chantilly, Virginia, United States
Posted
1 month ago

Job Description

XMSTART is looking to add an experienced and strategic full-time Directorate Action Group (DAG) Specialist at to our team, in Chantilly, VA. This position is 100% onsite.

Security Clearance:

  • Active Top Secret/SCI with CI Polygraph required
  • Reinvestigation date within 7 years if not an active NRO employee

Education:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in any focus

Responsibilities:

  • Manages high-level actions and facilitating senior discussions
  • Supports key decision-making processes within the Systems Enterprise Directorate (SED)
  • Tracks and manages executive actions
  • Prepares and delivers concise briefings
  • Maintains critical reporting tools such as SED’s Weekly Activity Reports and the customer's watch list
  • Facilitates senior-level meetings, ensuring leadership is well-prepared with read-ahead materials
  • Action item tracking, and clear documentation
  • Oversees the technical review of correspondence, support Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act requests and contribute to the development of strategic communication products

Qualifications:

  • 3+ years of relevant experience
  • Strong organizational skill and ability to handle a fluctuating workload and multiple priorities
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to synthesize complex information into clear and actionable deliverables

Desired Qualifications:

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Experience in tasking/actions control programs (TIER)
  • Strong written correspondence skills
  • Ability to synthesize complex actions and adhere to tight deadlines
  • Ability to communicate to internal (or external) collaborators with different backgrounds and disciplines
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
  • Deliver on commitments be reliable, highly organized and structured

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