Senior Director GWAC

Position Summary

The Senior Director, GWAC Strategy & Execution is an enterprise leadership role responsible for owning, shaping, and executing Cherokee Federal's strategy for Government‑Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) and other large IDIQ contract vehicles across all capability Business Units. This leader is strategic first, operationally disciplined, and tactically enabling‑anticipating market movement, shaping acquisition pathways, and positioning Cherokee Federal for sustained task‑order success over a rolling 2‑3 year horizon.

Serving as the single authoritative voice for enterprise GWAC/IDIQ strategy with GSA AAS, FEDSIM, and major ordering activities, the Senior Director synchronizes enterprise priorities with Business Unit execution to ensure Cherokee competes from a position of advantage rather than reaction. The role informs vehicle selection, qualification strategy, teaming, certification planning, and pursuit discipline‑replacing fragmented, reactive engagement with deliberate foresight and repeatable execution.

This position is mission‑critical to enterprise performance across ATS, Health, Logistics & Sustainment Operations (LSO), PETS, and emerging capability areas, and serves as the central strategic and governance hub for Cherokee's GWAC ecosystem.

The Senior Director is accountable for three integrated layers of enterprise performance:

• 1) Strategic (Enterprise‑Level Ownership)
  • Own and maintain a rolling 2‑3 year GWAC/IDIQ roadmap, including (as applicable):
    • GSA OASIS / OASIS+ (all relevant domains)
    • GSA ASTRO
    • CIO‑SP4
    • Alliant / Alliant 3
    • Army MAPS
    • Other emerging civilian and defense‑wide contract vehicles
  • Anticipate qualification requirements, certifications, teaming needs, and capability gaps well in advance of solicitation release
  • Shape enterprise posture and investment decisions related to contract vehicles—not just individual pursuits
  • Serve as the senior strategic interface to GSA AAS leadership and broader GWAC ecosystem stakeholders
• 2) Operational (GWAC PMO Leadership)
  • Direct and govern a centralized GWAC PMO responsible for:
    • Opportunity intake, screening, and prioritization
    • Predictive pipeline analysis and qualification discipline
    • Alignment of vehicle strategy to corporate growth objectives
  • Establish and enforce standardized GWAC processes, decision gates, and an execution cadence that drives accountability
  • Ensure clean, compliant, and efficient handoff of pre‑qualified opportunities to Business Units
• 3) Tactical Enablement (Business Unit Execution)
  • Enable BU BD, Capture, and Proposal teams through:
    • Early acquisition intelligence
    • Clear vehicle positioning guidance
    • Pre‑qualified, evaluation‑ready opportunities
  • Ensure BUs engage only where Cherokee is strategically positioned and operationally advantaged
  • Reduce low‑probability, reactive pursuits through enterprise screening, qualification, and governance

• Develop and execute Cherokee Federal's enterprise GWAC/IDIQ strategy aligned to long‑term growth objectives and portfolio priorities
• Serve as Cherokee's senior, trusted point of engagement with GSA AAS, PMRs, Shared Interest Groups (SIGs), and ordering activities
• Shape acquisition approaches through compliant, early engagement with customers on:
  • Scope realism
  • Contracting pathways
  • Evaluation constructs and scoring strategies
• Maintain active leadership and visibility within the GWAC ecosystem (e.g., ASTRO and OASIS+ SIGs and industry forums)
• Build and manage a forward‑looking GWAC pipeline informed by:
  • Historical award patterns
  • Customer buying behavior
  • Market saturation analysis
  • Emerging scoring and evaluation trends
• Use predictive analysis to guide:
  • Vehicle investments and re‑compete posture
  • Teaming/partner strategy
  • Capability development priorities and enterprise readiness plans

• Provide senior‑level capture leadership and advisory support on high‑value GWAC pursuits
• Conduct enterprise gap analyses across Cherokee LLCs to identify best‑positioned entities for specific task orders
• Identify, vet, and structure external partnerships to strengthen competitive positioning and compliance posture
• En…