Senior Director, Growth leading business development and strategy for defense systems at Leidos. Executive role focusing on revenue growth, pipeline health, and government customer engagement.
Responsibilities
Provide executive leadership for all business development, capture, proposal, and growth strategy activities for the IF&FP Business Area.
Partner with the VP of Program Integration Growth and senior sector leadership to define and execute near- and long-term growth strategies aligned with customer priorities, technical roadmaps, and enterprise objectives.
Serve as a core member of the Business Area Leadership Team, contributing directly to P&L ownership, financial performance, and strategic decision-making.
Lead senior-level customer engagement and relationship management, fostering trusted partnerships with key DoD and government stakeholders.
Drive pipeline development and prioritization, ensuring disciplined opportunity selection, bid decisions, and investment alignment.
Oversee capture and proposal execution for major, strategic opportunities, ensuring compelling, compliant, and differentiated solutions with a strong customer perspective.
Champion probability of win (PWin) rigor, conducting executive reviews and ensuring opportunities mature to proposal readiness.
Collaborate with Business Area leadership, CTO, and solution architects to align growth strategy with technology investments, IR&D, and adjacent market opportunities.
Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing growth organization, including talent strategy, succession planning, performance management, and workforce development.
Provide executive oversight of B&P, IR&D, and other discretionary investments to maximize return and strategic impact.
Support mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnership evaluations to expand capabilities and market reach.
Serve as a trusted, objective advisor to Business Area leadership on growth risks, opportunity trade-offs, and strategic investments.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in a scientific or engineering discipline
20+ years of relevant experience, including senior leadership roles
15+ years of progressive experience in business development, capture, and growth leadership within the defense or aerospace sector
Demonstrated executive-level relationships with senior military leaders and government decision-makers
Deep understanding of DoD missions, acquisition organizations, and customer funding priorities
Proven record of leading and winning large, complex, and highly competitive defense captures
Demonstrated ability to develop and execute multi-year growth strategies at the portfolio or business area level
Strong people leadership skills with experience building, scaling, and leading high-performing organizations
Benefits
competitive compensation
health and wellness programs
income protection
paid leave
retirement
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