Senior Campaign Planner

Overview Drive theater-level campaign planning for INDOPACOM's highest-priority missions. You'll translate strategic guidance into executable operations, synchronize across military components, and shape real-world plans that defend critical interests in the Indo-Pacific. This isn't academic planning, it's mission-critical work that directly impacts national security. Join a team where your operational expertise makes a difference at the combatant command level.

THE MISSION

Lead high-impact campaign planning for INDOPACOM's Joint Taiwan Task Force within the J5. You'll develop, refine, and synchronize theater and contingency plans that translate strategic guidance into executable operations. This role demands an experienced planner who can drive cross-component alignment and accelerate operational integration across the Indo-Pacific theater.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Develop, revise, and synchronize theater and contingency campaign planning products for the Joint Taiwan Task Force within

INDOPACOM J5

Translate strategic and theater guidance into operationally executable planning frameworks, including objectives, lines of effort, supporting activities, decision points, and assessment mechanisms Lead cross-component synchronization among

INDOPACOM

staff, service components, functional components, SOF elements, joint task forces, and mission partners Align campaign planning across headquarters, subordinate components, and operational stakeholders to reduce friction, resolve disconnects, and accelerate staff integration Apply Joint Planning Process (JPP/JOPP) to campaign and contingency planning efforts, including mission analysis, COA development, plan refinement, and senior leader decision support Produce high-quality planning outputs including campaign support plans, synchronization matrices, operational approaches, executive summaries, briefing materials, and decision-quality staff packages Integrate SOF, conventional, interagency, allied, and partner considerations into campaign planning

WHAT YOU BRING

Bachelor's degree required 10+ years of relevant military, joint, interagency, or defense planning experience 5+ years of experience in joint, combined, combatant command, component command, or task force-level planning Recent Indo-Pacific experience required, including direct support to INDOPACOM, subordinate component, TSOC, service component headquarters, joint task force, or equivalent theater mission Demonstrated experience with campaign planning, theater planning, contingency planning, or operational design at the operational or strategic level Proven ability to distinguish practical planning execution from purely conceptual or doctrinal knowledge Experience developing planning products that were staffed, briefed, approved, exercised, or used to inform operations Strong experience in cross-component coordination and operational synchronization Demonstrated ability to work effectively with senior leaders and convert broad guidance into actionable planning direction Familiarity with campaign planning tools and processes, including operational design, synchronization matrices, campaign assessment frameworks, decision support products, and staff planning workflows Active TS/SCI clearance or ability to satisfy mission access requirements immediately upon assignment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Master's degree in

Strategic Studies, Defense Analysis, Security Studies, Business Administration, Public Policy, or Operations Research Advanced Operational Planning Schools:

JAWS, SAMS, MAWS, JCWS, JPME

Senior PME:

CGSC, ILE, USMC

CSC, MAGTF, NCSC, War College Professional Certificates:

PMP, CMP

Background working within or alongside USINDOPACOM, another Combatant Command staff, Service component staff, or HQ element Special Operations Forces (SOF) background strongly preferred Significant experience serving as a campaign planner in joint, combined, or theater-level headquarters Experience supporting Taiwan-related planning, deterrence planning, crisis response planning, or campaigning in contested environments Experience integrating SOF capabilities, authorities, access considerations, and partner-force relationships into broader campaign frameworks Background in joint or combined operations involving allies, partners, and interagency stakeholders Experience leading planning teams or synchronization efforts under compressed timelines and senior-level visibility Demonstrated success in accelerating alignment between

INDOPACOM

headquarters and subordinate components WHY K2 Join an SBA 8(a) Native Hawaiian Organization building world-class teams for DoD's most critical missions where your expertise shapes the future of Indo-Pacific security.

Pay:

$183,000.00

• $215,000.

00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) Dental insurance Health insurance Vision insurance Application Question(s): What is your security clearance? What are your salary expectations? What is your earliest available start date?

Work Location:

In person Senior Campaign Planner Camp Smith, HI 96861 $183,000

• $215,000 a year
• Full-time $183,000
• $215,000 a year
• Full-time Overview Drive theater-level campaign planning for INDOPACOM's highest-priority missions.

You'll translate strategic guidance into executable operations, synchronize across military components, and shape real-world plans that defend critical interests in the Indo-Pacific. This isn't academic planning, it's mission-critical work that directly impacts national security. Join a team where your operational expertise makes a difference at the combatant command level.

THE MISSION

Lead high-impact campaign planning for INDOPACOM's Joint Taiwan Task Force within the J5. You'll develop, refine, and synchronize theater and contingency plans that translate strategic guidance into executable operations. This role demands an experienced planner who can drive cross-component alignment and accelerate operational integration across the Indo-Pacific theater.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Develop, revise, and synchronize theater and contingency campaign planning products for the Joint Taiwan Task Force within

INDOPACOM J5

Translate strategic and theater guidance into operationally executable planning frameworks, including objectives, lines of effort, supporting activities, decision points, and assessment mechanisms Lead cross-component synchronization among

INDOPACOM

staff, service components, functional components, SOF elements, joint task forces, and mission partners Align campaign planning across headquarters, subordinate components, and operational stakeholders to reduce friction, resolve disconnects, and accelerate staff integration Apply Joint Planning Process (JPP/JOPP) to campaign and contingency planning efforts, including mission analysis, COA development, plan refinement, and senior leader decision support Produce high-quality planning outputs including campaign support plans, synchronization matrices, operational approaches, executive summaries, briefing materials, and decision-quality staff packages Integrate SOF, conventional, interagency, allied, and partner considerations into campaign planning

WHAT YOU BRING

Bachelor's degree required 10+ years of relevant military, joint, interagency, or defense planning experience 5+ years of experience in joint, combined, combatant command, component command, or task force-level planning Recent Indo-Pacific experience required, including direct support to INDOPACOM, subordinate component, TSOC, service component headquarters, joint task force, or equivalent theater mission Demonstrated experience with campaign planning, theater planning, contingency planning, or operational design at the operational or strategic level Proven ability to distinguish practical planning execution from purely conceptual or doctrinal knowledge Experience developing planning products that were staffed, briefed, approved, exercised, or used to inform operations Strong experience in cross-component coordination and operational synchronization Demonstrated ability to work effectively with senior leaders and convert broad guidance into actionable planning direction Familiarity with campaign planning tools and processes, including operational design, synchronization matrices, campaign assessment frameworks, decision support products, and staff planning workflows Active TS/SCI clearance or ability to satisfy mission access requirements immediately upon assignment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Master's degree in

Strategic Studies, Defense Analysis, Security Studies, Business Administration, Public Policy, or Operations Research Advanced Operational Planning Schools:

JAWS, SAMS, MAWS, JCWS, JPME

Senior PME:

CGSC, ILE, USMC

CSC, MAGTF, NCSC, War College Professional Certificates:

PMP, CMP

Background working within or alongside USINDOPACOM, another Combatant Command staff, Service component staff, or HQ element Special Operations Forces (SOF) background strongly preferred Significant experience serving as a campaign planner in joint, combined, or theater-level headquarters Experience supporting Taiwan-related planning, deterrence planning, crisis response planning, or campaigning in contested environments Experience integrating SOF capabilities, authorities, access considerations, and partner-force relationships into broader campaign frameworks Background in joint or combined operations involving allies, partners, and interagency stakeholders Experience leading planning teams or synchronization efforts under compressed timelines and senior-level visibility Demonstrated success in accelerating alignment between

INDOPACOM

headquarters and subordinate components WHY K2 Join an SBA 8(a) Native Hawaiian Organization building world-class teams for DoD's most critical missions where your expertise shapes the future of Indo-Pacific security.

Pay:

$183,000.00

• $215,000.

00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) Dental insurance Health insurance Vision insurance Application Question(s): What is your security clearance? What are your salary expectations? What is your earliest available start date?

Work Location:

In person