General Manager

Job Title: General Manager                                                          Company: AKI  

Reports To: CEO                                                                               Location:  Remote 

FLSA Status: Exempt                                                                        Salary: DOE 

SUMMARY 

Provide visionary and strategic leadership for a Department of Defense contract organization. Responsible for establishing and measuring the company's short-term goals and long-term strategies. Ensures that company resources are properly allocated and deployed to effectively meet the overall goals and strategies of the company. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 

Responsibilities 

• Develop the company’s top-level key performance objectives including financial goals, operational performance metrics, and operating budgets. Ensure key performance objectives are measured, monitored, and met.
• Plan, develop, organize, implement, direct and evaluate the organization's fiscal function and performance.
• Ensure that the day to day operations are aligned with the strategic vision for the business. Ensure that the processes, procedures, controls, and infrastructure are in place to deliver quality products, consistent with cost and schedule targets.
• Enhance and/or develop, implement and enforce policies and procedures of the organization by way of systems that will improve the overall operation and effectiveness of the corporation.
• Set long term strategic goals to achieve the future growth targets and performance goals for the company. Plan and implement business investments to support both short term needs and long term objectives. 
• Develop and maintain relationships with other associations, industry, and government officials in the best interest of achieving the company’s goals. Develop teaming or partnership arrangements as required to support the company’s strategic direction.
• Determine the company's competitive posture on current and future business. Accountable for decisions which have a direct effect on the company's short- and long-range financial performance.
• Develop and lead the senior staff, including organizational structure, professional development, motivation, performance evaluation, discipline, compensation, personnel policies, and procedures

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE 

• Bachelor’s degree required with a master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant leadership experience in the defense industry or equivalent military experience.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Government Security Clearance

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES 

• Requires extensive financial and operational knowledge with the ability to make critical top-level decisions that could affect the overall performance of the company.
• Requires strong management skills with the ability to lead a diverse organization and resolve challenging circumstances.
• Must possess communication skills to clearly communicate information to others.
• Strong decision analysis and problem-solving skills; ability to draw conclusions and justify decisions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:   

The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.   

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required, sometimes for extended periods, to walk, stand, or sit. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines. The employee is occasionally required to climb ladders or stairs; use hands to type, finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and get in and out of vehicles. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move small or large objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. While performing the outdoor field duties of this job, the employee will also be exposed to outside weather conditions and other conditions such as loud noises, fumes, odors, dust, etc. This position may require travel.  

Note: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by his or her supervisor. The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the employee in this position. They are not to be constructed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of a person in this position. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the direction of Akhiok-Kaguyak, Inc.  

Akhiok-Kaguyak, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.  

Akhiok-Kaguyak offers preference to qualified Akhiok-Kaguyak Native Corporation Shareholders and their descendants and spouses and to shareholders of other corporations created pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, in accordance with Public Law 100-241 and Title 43 U.S. Code 1626(g) and Title 42 U.S. Code 2003-2(i).