Senior Director, Growth leading business development and strategy efforts for Defense Sensors Business Area at Leidos. Responsible for overseeing substantial revenue pipelines and customer engagement strategies.
Responsibilities
Provide executive leadership for all business development, capture, proposal, and growth strategy activities for the Defense Sensors Business Area.
Partner with the VP of Program Integration Growth and senior 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 relationship management and engagement strategies, ensuring strong alignment between customer needs, line management, and solution architects.
Collaborate with Business Area leadership and the CTO to develop and evolve growth strategies tied to technology investments, IR&D priorities, and new and adjacent market opportunities.
Drive disciplined pipeline development, opportunity prioritization, bid decisions, and investment alignment to maximize return and Probability of Win (PWin).
Oversee capture and proposal execution for large, strategic opportunities, ensuring delivery of compelling, compliant, and differentiated proposals from a customer-centric perspective.
Conduct executive-level opportunity and proposal reviews, emphasizing evaluation criteria, competitive positioning, and message quality.
Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing business development organization, including talent development, performance management, and workforce planning.
Provide executive oversight of B&P, IR&D, and other discretionary investments and assess their impact on growth objectives.
Forecast, track, and report Business Area growth performance against annual and multi-year goals.
Serve as a trusted advisor to Business Area leadership on opportunity pursuits, gate reviews, investment decisions, and growth risks.
Support and evaluate mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships as applicable to the portfolio.
Identify current and future staffing needs and support recruiting efforts to ensure the organization is positioned for sustained growth.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in a scientific or engineering discipline
15+ years of extensive relevant experience in senior leadership roles, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Progressive experience leading business development, capture, and growth efforts for complex defense or government portfolios
Demonstrated executive-level relationships with senior military leaders and government customers, particularly within the U.S. Army and Huntsville defense community
Extensive knowledge of customer missions, acquisition organizations, and funding priorities
Demonstrated access to key government customers and industry partners
Proven record of leading and winning large, complex, and highly competitive captures and proposals
Demonstrated ability to develop and execute multi-year growth strategies at the portfolio or business area level
Experience building, leading, and sustaining high-performing teams
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