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Senior Level Career (10 yrs experience)
$85,000 - $195,000
Occasional travel
Intelligence
Remote/Hybrid•Leesburg, VA (OFF-SITE/HYBRID)
The ICDC Consortium Manager is the operational backbone of the Intelligence Community Data Consortium (ICDC). This role owns the end-to-end commercial data ecosystem on behalf of the U.S. Intelligence Community. That includes vendor discovery, vetting, negotiation, licensing, compliance, and ongoing performance management.
This is not a passive contract administrator role. The Consortium Manager acts as a market maker, chief negotiator, and governance authority, translating IC mission demand into high-value commercial data access while aggressively reducing duplication, waste, and compliance risk.
Bottom line: this role ensures the IC gets the right data, at the right price, under the right terms, with full transparency and auditability.
Core Responsibilities
Consortium Leadership & Governance
Serve as the primary operator and decision authority for the ICDC vendor consortium.
Establish and run repeatable governance processes covering vendor onboarding, lifecycle management, suspension, and off-ramp.
Socialize IC-wide data acquisition priorities and demand signals across the vendor ecosystem.
Act as the single focal point coordinating ODNI equities, IC component needs, and vendor constraints.
Commercial Data Acquisition & Negotiation
Lead vendor discovery across U.S. and international commercial data markets.
Vet vendors for data provenance, legality, quality, privacy exposure, and mission relevance.
Negotiate data licenses, subscriptions, token-based access models, and metered API agreements.
Optimize pricing models to maximize enterprise leverage and minimize redundant IC purchases.
Execute and manage OT-based data sub-agreements on behalf of the Government.
License & Usage Management
Own commercial data license compliance across all access modes (API, portal, bulk).
Ensure downstream and derivative use restrictions are enforced technically and contractually.
Monitor license concurrency, token depletion, expiration timelines, and renewal triggers.
Partner with platform teams to ensure licenses are enforced through RBAC/ABAC and Zero Trust controls.
Compliance, Privacy, and Risk Oversight
Ensure all data acquisition aligns with IC guidance, ICPM 504-01, CNSSI 1253 Privacy Overlays, and applicable civil liberties protections.
Coordinate privacy assessments for CAI containing PII or sensitive attributes.
Maintain auditable documentation supporting lawful acquisition, access, and use.
Escalate and mitigate vendor risk, compliance drift, or data integrity issues.
Metrics, Insights, and Continuous Optimization
Deliver business analytics on data usage, cost efficiency, vendor performance, and ROI.
Use usage telemetry and feedback loops to inform renegotiations and portfolio rationalization.
Provide persistent market intelligence on emerging vendors, pricing trends, and data gaps.
Drive continuous improvement without platform or contract resets.
Government & Vendor Engagement
Serve as the trusted interface between ODNI, IC mission users, and commercial vendors.
Lead vendor onboarding briefings and IC-facing market education sessions.
Translate technical platform capabilities into clear acquisition and governance outcomes.
Coordinate closely with software delivery teams to ensure consortium needs are codified into tooling.
Required Qualifications
Demonstrated experience managing complex vendor ecosystems or consortium-style environments.
Deep familiarity with commercial data markets, data brokers, and data-as-a-service models.
Proven ability to negotiate enterprise-scale agreements with cost, compliance, and mission tradeoffs.
Working knowledge of federal acquisition constructs, including OTAs and non-FAR agreements.
Strong grasp of data licensing concepts, IP rights, derivative use, and access controls.
Comfort operating in ambiguity and building structure where none exists.
Preferred Experience
Experience supporting the Intelligence Community, DoD, or similarly regulated environments.
Background in data governance, privacy, or compliance for large-scale data platforms.
Experience working alongside technical teams building API-first, zero-copy, or federated systems.
Familiarity with consumption-based pricing, token accounting, or metered services.
Track record of reducing cost through consolidation and enterprise negotiation.
What Success Looks Like
IC components stop buying the same data twice.
Licenses are fully utilized, not sitting idle.
Vendors understand IC needs and improve their offerings over time.
Compliance is enforced by design, not policy memos.
Leaders can see, in real time, what data is used, why it matters, and what it costs.
The consortium scales without re-architecting contracts, tools, or governance.
Why This Role Matters
The ICDC Consortium Manager is the difference between innovation theater and operational transformation. This role converts fragmented, opaque commercial data buying into a disciplined, mission-aligned marketplace that works at IC scale.
This is not a passive contract administrator role. The Consortium Manager acts as a market maker, chief negotiator, and governance authority, translating IC mission demand into high-value commercial data access while aggressively reducing duplication, waste, and compliance risk.
Bottom line: this role ensures the IC gets the right data, at the right price, under the right terms, with full transparency and auditability.
Core Responsibilities
Consortium Leadership & Governance
Serve as the primary operator and decision authority for the ICDC vendor consortium.
Establish and run repeatable governance processes covering vendor onboarding, lifecycle management, suspension, and off-ramp.
Socialize IC-wide data acquisition priorities and demand signals across the vendor ecosystem.
Act as the single focal point coordinating ODNI equities, IC component needs, and vendor constraints.
Commercial Data Acquisition & Negotiation
Lead vendor discovery across U.S. and international commercial data markets.
Vet vendors for data provenance, legality, quality, privacy exposure, and mission relevance.
Negotiate data licenses, subscriptions, token-based access models, and metered API agreements.
Optimize pricing models to maximize enterprise leverage and minimize redundant IC purchases.
Execute and manage OT-based data sub-agreements on behalf of the Government.
License & Usage Management
Own commercial data license compliance across all access modes (API, portal, bulk).
Ensure downstream and derivative use restrictions are enforced technically and contractually.
Monitor license concurrency, token depletion, expiration timelines, and renewal triggers.
Partner with platform teams to ensure licenses are enforced through RBAC/ABAC and Zero Trust controls.
Compliance, Privacy, and Risk Oversight
Ensure all data acquisition aligns with IC guidance, ICPM 504-01, CNSSI 1253 Privacy Overlays, and applicable civil liberties protections.
Coordinate privacy assessments for CAI containing PII or sensitive attributes.
Maintain auditable documentation supporting lawful acquisition, access, and use.
Escalate and mitigate vendor risk, compliance drift, or data integrity issues.
Metrics, Insights, and Continuous Optimization
Deliver business analytics on data usage, cost efficiency, vendor performance, and ROI.
Use usage telemetry and feedback loops to inform renegotiations and portfolio rationalization.
Provide persistent market intelligence on emerging vendors, pricing trends, and data gaps.
Drive continuous improvement without platform or contract resets.
Government & Vendor Engagement
Serve as the trusted interface between ODNI, IC mission users, and commercial vendors.
Lead vendor onboarding briefings and IC-facing market education sessions.
Translate technical platform capabilities into clear acquisition and governance outcomes.
Coordinate closely with software delivery teams to ensure consortium needs are codified into tooling.
Required Qualifications
Demonstrated experience managing complex vendor ecosystems or consortium-style environments.
Deep familiarity with commercial data markets, data brokers, and data-as-a-service models.
Proven ability to negotiate enterprise-scale agreements with cost, compliance, and mission tradeoffs.
Working knowledge of federal acquisition constructs, including OTAs and non-FAR agreements.
Strong grasp of data licensing concepts, IP rights, derivative use, and access controls.
Comfort operating in ambiguity and building structure where none exists.
Preferred Experience
Experience supporting the Intelligence Community, DoD, or similarly regulated environments.
Background in data governance, privacy, or compliance for large-scale data platforms.
Experience working alongside technical teams building API-first, zero-copy, or federated systems.
Familiarity with consumption-based pricing, token accounting, or metered services.
Track record of reducing cost through consolidation and enterprise negotiation.
What Success Looks Like
IC components stop buying the same data twice.
Licenses are fully utilized, not sitting idle.
Vendors understand IC needs and improve their offerings over time.
Compliance is enforced by design, not policy memos.
Leaders can see, in real time, what data is used, why it matters, and what it costs.
The consortium scales without re-architecting contracts, tools, or governance.
Why This Role Matters
The ICDC Consortium Manager is the difference between innovation theater and operational transformation. This role converts fragmented, opaque commercial data buying into a disciplined, mission-aligned marketplace that works at IC scale.
GROUP ID: 91171357
Salary : $85,000 - $195,000