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Executive Director, Intelligence Enterprise

Customs and Border Protection

Department of Homeland Security

Fresh

Location

Washington, District of Columbia

Salary

$151,661 - $228,000

per year

Closes

April 27, 2026More CBP jobs →

GS-15 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $123,041 - $159,950

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-14. Senior leader or top expert.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This role involves leading the intelligence operations for U.S.

Customs and Border Protection, focusing on producing and sharing intelligence to support law enforcement efforts against threats like border security issues.

A good fit would be an experienced senior leader passionate about government efficiency, the U.S. Constitution, and driving high-performing teams in complex environments.

The position demands top-level management skills to oversee resources and achieve mission goals.

Key Requirements

  • Progressively responsible leadership experience at or above GS-15 level or equivalent in federal, state, local, private, or non-governmental sectors
  • Demonstrated experience leading production and dissemination of raw or finished intelligence for complex law enforcement or transnational threat operations
  • Commitment to the rule of law, U.S. Constitution, and principles of the American founding (ECQ 1)
  • Ability to strategically manage resources, budgets, and pursue efficiency through processes and technology (ECQ 2)
  • Technical competence to produce high-quality work reliably (ECQ 3)
  • Skills in leading and inspiring teams, fostering high-performance culture, and managing change and accountability (ECQ 4)
  • Proven ability to achieve individual and organizational results aligned with goals (ECQ 5)

Full Job Description

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security; within U.S. Customs and Border Protection; in Office of Intelligence. For more information about U.S.

Customs and Border Protection, please visit https://www.cbp.gov/about.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Candidates will not be hired based on their race, sex, color, religion, or national origin.

As a basic requirement, applicants must demonstrate progressively responsible leadership experience that is indicative of senior executive level managerial capability and directly related to the skills and abilities outlined under the Technical Qualifications and Executive Core Qualifications listed below.

Typically, experience of this nature will have been gained at or above the equivalent of the GS-15 grade level in the Federal service or its equivalent with state and local government, the private sector, or non-governmental organizations.

To meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position, you must show that you possess the five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) and the Technical Qualifications (TQs) listed below.

We recommend that your resume emphasize your level of responsibilities, the scope and complexity of programs managed, and your program accomplishments, including results of your actions.

The application process used to recruit for this position is RESUME-ONLY. YOUR RESUME MUST NOT EXCEED 2 PAGES.

Any resumes over the 2-page limit, will not be reviewed beyond page 2 or may be disqualified.

There is NO requirement to prepare a narrative statement specifically addressing the Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) or the Technical Qualifications (TQs).

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS (TQs): Your resume should demonstrate accomplishments that would satisfy the technical qualifications.

TQ 1: Experience leading the production and dissemination of raw or finished intelligence to support complex law enforcement or transnational threat operations.

EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATIONS (ECQs): In addition to the Technical Qualification Requirements listed above, all new entrants into the Senior Executive Service (SES) under a career appointment will be assessed for executive competency against the following five mandatory ECQs.

If your 2-page resume does not reflect demonstrated evidence of the ECQs and TQs, you may not receive further consideration for the position.

ECQ 1: Commitment to the Rule of Law and the Principles of the American Founding: This core qualification requires a demonstrated knowledge of the American system of government, commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and commitment to serve the American people.

ECQ 2: Driving Efficiency: This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to strategically and efficiently manage resources, budget effectively, cut wasteful spending, and pursue efficiency through process and technological upgrades.

ECQ 3: Merit and Competence: This core qualification involves demonstrated knowledge, ability and technical competence to effectively and reliably produce work that is of exceptional quality.

ECQ 4: Leading People: This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to lead and inspire a group toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals, and to drive a high-performance, high-accountability culture.

This includes, when necessary, the ability to lead people through change and to hold individuals accountable.

ECQ 5: Achieving Results: This core qualification involves the demonstrated ability to achieve both individual and organizational results, and to align results to stated goals from superiors.

FAILURE TO MEET OR FULLY ADDRESS EACH EXECUTIVE CORE QUALIFICATION AND TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION IN THE RESUME WILL ELIMINATE A CANDIDATE FROM FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

If you are a member of the SES or have been certified through successful participation in an OPM approved SES Candidate Development Program (SESCDP), or have SES reinstatement eligibility, you do not need to respond to the ECQs.

Instead, you must attach proof (e.g., SF-50, Certification by OPM's SES Qualifications Review Board (QRB)) of your eligibility for noncompetitive appointment to the SES. Major Duties:

You will serve as Executive Director, Intelligence Enterprise, in the Office of Intelligence (OI), at U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

You will assist the Assistant Commissioner and Deputy Assistant Commissioner, OI, in carrying out the organization's primary mission to enable CBP's decision advantage in combatting terrorism and transnational crime by providing timely, actionable, and relevant intelligence to drive operations, planning, and decision-making in the border security strategic environment.

You will oversee two Divisions: National Intelligence Watch and Joint Processing Exploitation Dissemination.

You will also oversee the overall coordination of CBP's Intelligence Enterprise through collaboration with other CBP operational offices and by working with key senior leaders throughout the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and CBP.

You will strengthen CBP collaboration and partnership with the Intelligence Community and serve as the primary senior executive responsible for enhancing the security posture of CBP in the classified environment through the establishment of policies that provide operational, communication, information, physical, and personnel awareness.

You will lead all CBP Intelligence initiatives, polices, planning, and development. You will be responsible for the execution of intelligence training for the entire CBP workforce.

You will oversee operations of the CBP Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Program.

For an overview of the diverse responsibilities CBP carries out within the Government, visit our website at cbp.gov.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 4/13/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 4/13/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: EXSER/26-12929985-CBP