Collection Manager - Senior

Company: Cherokee Federal
Location: Colorado Springs
Posted on: February 15, 2026

Job Description:

Collection Manager - Senior This position requires an active TS/Sensitive Compartmental Information (SCI) clearance to be considered. Cherokee Analytics is seeking a qualified Collection Manager to provide collection management support to Space Force Space Operations Command. Compensation & Benefits: Estimated Starting Salary Range for Collection Manager - Senior : $112,528 Pay commensurate with experience. Full time benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, and other possible benefits as provided. Benefits are subject to change with or without notice. Collection Manager - Senior Responsibilities Include: Deliver consistent and continual intelligence and collection management support to intelligence requirement customers, collection operators, production analysts, and mission planners to execute mission activities. Assists intelligence requirements managers with coordinated, collaborated, and deconflicted national level tasking from multiple sources and non-traditional cryptologic partners as required. Updates and maintain current site collection capability matrix. Provides intelligence collection and production support for operations planning and execution, capabilities assessments, and refinement. Advises the Government on matters concerning collection policy, priorities, planning, resource allocation, new collection capabilities development, collection shortfalls, and evaluate or assess the program’s performance to meet performance expectations. Performs requirements review to ensure requirement currency and successful execution of mission resources. Applies intelligence collection systems and capabilities to inform intelligence consumers of collection developments and relevancy through a range of products. Collaborate across the IC to understand customer intelligence needs and gaps to optimize developing and validating collection requirements for the customer. Evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of multiINT collection against requirements; and the execution of collection plans and strategies to generate reliable and valid intelligence to customers. Uses statistical, algorithmic, mining and visualization techniques to find and interpret ISR data sources. Manages large amounts of data, ensures data consistency, produces visualizations and develops models to report findings. Assists developing methods and criteria to evaluate whether collection requirements have been satisfied, using MOEs, MOPs, responses to collection plans and strategies, and others, and produces feedback of findings. Identifies collection gaps, related trends and opportunities; assesses collection options, tests assumptions, and produces judgements, recommendations and solutions to refine collection. Produces analyses identifying gaps in collections methods, and models future intelligence collection scenarios for Collection Strategists, Intelligence Planners, and Collection Enterprise Architects. Performs other job-related duties as assigned Collection Manager - Senior Experience, Education, Skills, Abilities requested: Active TS/SCI security clearance Minimum of twelve years of experience performing duties and responsibilities related to the Collection Manager’s responsibilities. Graduate of an in-residence DOD/IC collection management course. Demonstrates proficiency conducting statistics and using statistical packages such as, but not limited to, MATLAB, SPSS, SAS, S-PLUS, or R. In-depth knowledge and understanding of the Collection Manager’s activities required to meet mission requirements. Ability to work independently with minimal oversight. Ability to communicate understanding from information that may be incomplete, indirect, highly complex, seemingly unrelated, and / or technically advanced. Demonstrates ability to collaborate and work with other IC members on information sharing, driving collection, and addressing analytic disputes and conflict resolution. Ability to develop concise, insightful, and comprehensive products for defense intelligence. Must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal Company Information: Cherokee Analytics (CA) is a part of Cherokee Federal – the division of tribally owned federal contracting companies owned by Cherokee Nation Businesses. As a trusted partner for more than 60 federal clients, Cherokee Federal LLCs are focused on building a brighter future, solving complex challenges, and serving the government’s mission with compassion and heart. To learn more about CA , visit cherokee-federal.com. CherokeeFederal LI-CK4 IntelCareers Cherokee Federal is a military friendly employer. Veterans and active military transitioning to civilian status are encouraged to apply. Similar searchable job titles: Collection Operations Manager Collection Strategist Collection Requirements Manager Space Analyst Counterspace Analyst Keywords: ISR Collection Requirements Gap Analysis Capabilities Assessments Operations planning Legal Disclaimer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability or any other status protected under applicable federal, state or local law. Many of our job openings require access to government buildings or military installations. Candidates must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal. Many of our job openings require access to government buildings or military installations. Candidates must pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal. As required by our governmental client, this position requires being a US Citizen AND an active TS/Sensitive Compartmental Information (SCI) clearance.

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