OSINT Data Consortium Manager

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 impro