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# Program Manager, Threat Reduction at Dexis

- **Company:** Dexis
- **Location:** Fort Belvoir, VA
- **Compensation:** $150k–$250k
- **Posted:** 2026-07-17
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-14
- **Apply:** https://dexisonline.com/jobs/?gh_jid=4716352005

## Job description

Dexis is a dynamic professional services firm dedicated to partnering with government and community leaders both in the U.S. and internationally to achieve critical social outcomes in a rapidly changing world.

At Dexis, you will experience a corporate culture of inclusiveness, respect, fairness, and trust. You will be given the means and mentorship needed to succeed, and your creativity will be rewarded.

## About the Position

Dexis Professional Services (Dexis) is seeking a Program Manager who will be responsible for the management and oversight of contract performance  supporting the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Combat Support (CZ) Directorate.

The Program Manager (PM) shall ensure full functionality and ensure changes to business practices are effectively communicated to all relevant staff.  The PM will serve as the primary interface with the Contracting Officer (KO), Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), Alternate Contracting Officer’s Representative (ACOR), or Technical Point of Contact (TPOC).  The PM will be fully empowered to manage resources and make program decisions that are within the scope of the contract. The PM shall provide management oversight of all program activities, inclusive of the processes, procedures, reports, checks, audits, and systems put in place to ensure the quality of work effort and deliverables.

The DTRA Combat Support (CZ) Directorate provides advisory and operational support to Combatant Commands (CCMDs), Interagency partners, and Special Operations Forces (SOF) to enhance Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) capabilities. This support includes campaign management, operational planning, irregular warfare support, and WMD defeat advisory services. These efforts will enhance DTRA’s situational understanding of Combatant Commands (CCMDs) with the integration of analysis, capabilities, technologies, and lessons learned to defeat the enemy networks that employ emerging threat weapons and WMD for strategic effect.

The position will be based in Fort Belvoir, VA and is contingent upon contract award.

## Responsibilities

- Oversee contract execution, ensuring compliance with contract objectives.
- Manage relationships with the client.
- Lead a large, geographically dispersed team, ensuring collaboration, coordination, and clear internal team communication.
- Ensure deliverables, products, services, and personnel meet government needs and expectations.
- Provide innovative approaches to team management.
- Provide technical support, leadership, and creation of processes in execution of the contract.
- Lead quality assurance and technical excellence of work on the contract and team; ensure deliverables and products are delivered timely and of quality acceptable to both the client and Dexis.
- Identify and mitigate schedule, performance, technical, and financial risks.
- Conduct cost monitoring and variance analysis.

## Qualifications

- Must possess a mastery of the day-to-day operations within the Combat Support Directorate (CZ) Directorate.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university.
- Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
- At least ten (10) years of A&AS program management experience.
- At least five (5) years of program management experience supporting DTRA, with Combat Support Directorate experience preferred.
- PMP

## Preferred Qualifications

- PhD
- Subject matter expertise in CWMD, CBRN, threat reduction, or counterproliferation.
- Experience managing a large professional services contract.

Below is the pay range aligned with this position. When developing a range, Dexis evaluates compensation holistically, triangulating between external market research, our budget for the position, and internal equity to arrive at a figure that is fair and competitive. Offers within this range will be based on an individual candidate's qualification, relevant education and experience, skills, performance, and organizational needs.

Dexis pay range for this role: $150,000—$250,000 USD

## Benefits

Dexis offers benefits to support employees’ health, financial security, and well-being. The benefits outlined below are for full-time, US-based positions only. These benefits include:

- Medical and prescription drug coverage: A choice of three UnitedHealthcare medical plans, with coverage options for employees and eligible dependents.
- Dental insurance: Dental coverage for employees and eligible dependents, including preventive, basic, major, and orthodontic services, subject to plan limits.
- Company-paid vision insurance: Vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents, with premiums paid in full by Dexis.
- Employer-funded health reimbursement arrangement (HRA): Employees who enroll in the Silver HRA medical plan receive an employer-funded HRA to help pay eligible in-network deductible expenses.
- Company-paid life and disability insurance: Basic life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, plus short-term and long-term disability coverage.
- Optional supplemental insurance: Voluntary supplemental life and AD&D insurance options, including life insurance options for eligible dependents.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Company-paid access to confidential counseling and legal and financial support resources for employees and their families.
- Health and wellness resources: Virtual care, behavioral health resources, and wellness programs available through the medical plan.
- Benefits assistance: Personalized support with benefit enrollment, coverage questions, claims, and finding providers through the Employee Care Center.

Participation, coverage, and employee contributions are subject to applicable benefit plan terms and eligibility requirements.

Dexis is on a mission to help solve today’s most pressing global political, social, and economic challenges and create a world where all people are safe and prosperous. As a Dexis employee, you will be challenged, empowered, and mentored. Our motto is “find a way or make a way” — that’s how Dexis goes “all in.” How will you?

If you are passionate about this opportunity, apply now!

Only those applicants who meet the above criteria will be contacted for interview.

Dexis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, pregnancy, disability, age, genetic information, military service, veteran status, ethnicity, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, childbirth and related medical conditions, including lactation, or any other protected class under applicable law.

As part of a competitive benefits package for eligible employees, Dexis provides healthcare insurance in addition to other staff welfare benefits and perks.

## About Dexis

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Dexis is a mission-driven security analytics and professional services firm that helps U.S. Government agencies protect national security through data-driven analysis, operational support, and agile program implementation in high-risk environments.
- **Entity Type**: Private (growth-stage; partnered with CM Equity Partners in 2023)
- **Headquarters**: Arlington, Virginia, USA
- **Founded**: 2001
- **Founders**: Mihir Desai

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: National security, defense, international development, government services, security analytics
- **Target customers**: B2G – U.S. federal agencies including the Department of Defense, Department of State, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USAID, and Department of Labor
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Achieving U.S. national security goals in a complex world requires speed, precision, and insight. Dexis delivers mission-critical support and data-driven solutions that help federal agencies respond to evolving threats — at home and abroad.” [dexisonline.com](https://dexisonline.com/)

## Products & Services
Dexis offers professional services (not SaaS products). Major service lines:

- **Assessment, Monitoring & Evaluation (AM&E)**: Rigorous evaluations, performance monitoring, and impact assessments to help agencies understand program outcomes and refine strategies in complex security environments. [dexisonline.com/technical-areas](https://dexisonline.com/technical-areas/)
- **Technical Assistance & Advisory Support**: Embedded experts providing specialized knowledge in counter-drug, organized crime, border security, stabilization, and other areas. [dexisonline.com/technical-areas](https://dexisonline.com/technical-areas/)
- **Strategic Threat Analysis**: Actionable insights on regional security dynamics, hybrid threats, transnational organized crime, and risk assessments using geospatial analysis, OSINT, and scenario planning. [dexisonline.com/technical-areas](https://dexisonline.com/technical-areas/)
- **Performance Management**: Data collection, analysis, and knowledge management to improve U.S. government performance and organizational learning. [dexisonline.com/technical-areas](https://dexisonline.com/technical-areas/)
- **Field Operations**: Management of multi-country operations in high-risk environments, including staffing, logistics, and on-the-ground program execution. [dexisonline.com/technical-areas](https://dexisonline.com/technical-areas/)
- **Program Analytics & Delivery**: Data-driven program management that converts strategic plans into measurable mission results. [dexisonline.com/technical-areas](https://dexisonline.com/technical-areas/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total contract value reached **$1 billion** (three quarters of $1B) across 45 funded contracts/task orders and 30 contract vehicles as of 2024. CEO Mihir Desai manages over **$500 million in prime federal contracts** across 80 locations worldwide. [dexisonline.com/about-us](https://dexisonline.com/about-us/)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: **CM Equity Partners** (New York-based investor in federal services companies) partnered with Dexis in 2023 to scale the federal civilian business. [dexisonline.com/about-us](https://dexisonline.com/about-us/)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Grew from a single founder to a team of hundreds, operating in over 75 countries in the last three years.
  - Won two major USAID prime awards in global health and cross-agency knowledge exchange (2022).
  - Added Department of Labor to client roster.
  - Named a Growth Engine Award national finalist (ACG Middle Market Growth Awards) in 2022.
  - Diversified into new clients (Defense Security Cooperation Agency, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation) in 2023.
  - Active job postings: 70 (as of mid-2024). [linkedin.com/company/dexis-consulting-group](https://www.linkedin.com/company/dexis-consulting-group)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep domain expertise** in national security, defense, and high-risk environments—founded by a former analyst/advisor who served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other conflict zones.
- **Long-standing relationships** with key U.S. government agencies (DoD, State, USAID, CDC) and a track record of winning prime IDIQ contracts.
- **Agile, mission-focused culture** that enables rapid response to emerging priorities in fragile and complex settings.
- **Data-driven approach** to security analytics, blending quantitative/qualitative methods with on-the-ground operational support.
- **Scaled infrastructure** with ISO 9001:2015 certification and a quality management system.

## Strategic Focus
- **Dexis Vision 2030**: To become a middle-market, diversified professional services firm, scaling the federal civilian business through the partnership with CM Equity Partners.
- **Diversification**: Expanding beyond traditional defense and development into new client agencies (e.g., Department of Labor, Defense Security Cooperation Agency) and new service areas (e.g., global health security).
- **Operational excellence**: Consolidating acquired subsidiaries (Checchi, Agland) and building a unified People & Culture function to support post-pandemic workforce needs.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “Can-do mindset, where curiosity and ingenuity are celebrated, all while making a positive impact in the world.” [dexisonline.com/careers](https://dexisonline.com/careers/)
- **Work flexibility**: Hybrid and remote opportunities in the U.S., flexible work schedules. [dexisonline.com/careers](https://dexisonline.com/careers/)
- **Benefits**: Competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, professional development funds, wellness reimbursement, charitable contributions match, referral bonuses. [dexisonline.com/careers](https://dexisonline.com/careers/)
- **Learning & community**: Weekly learning events, quarterly company-wide learning exchanges, communities of learning and engagement, random coffee chat pairings, monthly social events, annual summer and winter parties. [dexisonline.com/careers](https://dexisonline.com/careers/)
- **Impact**: Employees work on high-stakes national security missions that directly protect Americans at home and abroad.
- **Office**: New custom-built HQ in Arlington, VA with collaboration spaces and huddle rooms (relocated 2024). [dexisonline.com/about-us](https://dexisonline.com/about-us/)

## Sources
1. [dexisonline.com](https://dexisonline.com/)
2. [dexisonline.com/about-us](https://dexisonline.com/about-us/)
3. [dexisonline.com/careers](https://dexisonline.com/careers/)
4. [dexisonline.com/technical-areas](https://dexisonline.com/technical-areas/)
5. [linkedin.com/company/dexis-consulting-group](https://www.linkedin.com/company/dexis-consulting-group)
6. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/dexisconsultinggroup](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/dexisconsultinggroup)

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