Army P&L Lead

Sabel Systems Technology Solutions Llc; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Sabel Systems is seeking a senior leader to manage and grow a high-performing business unit at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL. You will recruit, coach, and align senior leaders, set performance objectives, and ensure delivery excellence across programs with DoD customers.

You will translate strategy into a multi-year growth plan, own revenue, margins, and client relationships, and represent the unit in executive reviews while ensuring schedule, scope, and quality meet contractual commitments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in US Army, DoD business delivery, systems/digital engineering, or advanced technology programs.
• Proven experience leading a business unit, portfolio, or major program with full P&L responsibility in a government services or consulting environment.
• Proven ability to establish, negotiate, and sustain strong corporate partnerships to win work and sustain a healthy portfolio.
• Ability to transform strategic vision into actionable business plans that align with corporate objectives.
• Proven ability to establish and sustain customer leadership relationships to align Sabel offerings with Market Needs Today and Tomorrow.

Responsibilities

• Build, develop, and lead a high-performing organization by recruiting key talent and establishing clear roles and performance objectives.
• Define and execute the strategic direction of the business unit, aligning vision with corporate objectives.
• Own bookings, pipeline, and customer relationships to drive revenue growth targets.
• Full accountability for profit; budgeting, forecasting, and cost management.
• Establish delivery standards and governance; ensure work meets schedule, scope, and quality.

Skills

P&L ownership

Strategic planning

Leadership & coaching

Deal/partnership development

Forecasting & budgeting

Customer relationship management

M&A evaluation

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Job Details

Level: Management

Job Location: Redstone Arsenal - Redstone Arsenal, AL 35808

Position Type: Full Time

Travel Percentage: Up to 25%

Why Sabel Systems

Sabel Systems designs and delivers digital engineering ecosystems for DoD programs, enabling teams to connect data, systems, and personnel within secure, scalable environments. Our solutions empower programs to make faster decisions, close sustainment gaps, and meet the digital acquisition requirements.

Rather than simply proposing transformation, we implement and operate it at scale. Our method is clear: we orchestrate existing tools into a governing system of record, ensuring government ownership of infrastructure and traceable decisions. There’s no vendor lock, no proprietary baselines, and no need for ATO rebuilds during transitions.

Sabel Systems is redefining modern defense acquisition. If you seek to solve complex challenges at scale and want your work to directly accelerate military capability while reshaping the DoD’s approach to digital engineering, this is the place for you.

Complexity Simplified. Mission Amplified.

What You’ll Do

Talent, Culture, and Leadership

• Build, develop, and lead a high-performing organization by recruiting key talent, establishing clear roles, performance objectives, accountability, and fostering a strong, inclusive culture.
• Set performance expectations, coach senior leaders, and support professional development across the business unit.

Strategy and Market Planning

• Define and execute the strategic direction of the business unit, align vision, market focus, and value proposition with corporate objectives.
• Translate strategy into a multi-year growth roadmap with clear investment and prioritization decisions.
• Identify, evaluate, and communicate potential merger and acquisition opportunities to executive leadership.

Revenue Growth and Business Development

• Own bookings, pipeline, and customer relationships to achieve revenue growth targets.
• Set growth objectives and sales priorities, supporting or leading major capture efforts.
• Leads acquisition activities thorough evaluation of technical and operational needs across internal teams and external partners to support successful proposal development and contract execution.

Financial Management and P&L Ownership

• Full accountability for profit and loss, budgeting, forecasting, and cost management.
• Approve investments, hiring plans, and discretionary spending.
• Report regularly to executive leadership on financial performance, risks, and deviations from operating plans.

Delivery Excellence and Client Success

• Establish delivery standards, governance, and resourcing models.
• Intervene on at-risk programs to protect client relationships and financial outcomes.
• Ensure work is delivered on schedule, within scope, and in alignment with contractual and quality expectations.
• Communicate delivery risks, issues, and successes across the organization and to executive leadership.

What You Bring

Required

• 10+ years in US Army, DoD business delivery, systems/digital engineering, or advanced technology programs.
• Proven experience leading a business unit, portfolio, or major program with full P&L responsibility in a government services or consulting environment.
• Proven ability to establish, negotiate, and sustain strong corporate partnerships to win work and sustain a healthy portfolio.
• Ability to transform strategic vision into actionable business plans that align with corporate objectives.
• Proven ability to establish and sustain customer leadership relationships to aid in aligning Sabel offerings, solutions, and product to Market Needs Today and Tomorrow.
• Demonstrated track record of revenue growth, margin management, pipeline development, and multiyear strategic planning.
• Proven ability to anticipate opportunities and needs to position for effective capture
• Establishes brand presence is customer, industry, and professional/community society forums and events.
• Actively Contributes to Sabel brand development through digital publishing, thought pieces, and conference speaking/presenting.
• A Strong belief followed by action that strong customer and partner relationship are the key to growth.
• Strong operational leadership skills, including resource management, program execution, forecasting, and risk management.
• Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, pricing, forecasting, and margin management.

Preferred

• Experience evaluating or integrating mergers and acquisitions.
• Deep understanding of US Army organizational structures, missions, acquisition processes, and budgeting cycles with an existing network across key US Army stakeholders.
• Prior experience in a small-to-midsize government contractor environment.
• Local to Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL or Aberden Proving Ground, Aberdeen, MD

Our Core Values

• Bias for Action: Decisive. Purposeful. Agile. We move with the speed of relevance to drive impact and progress.
• Integrity: Respect. Ethics. Transparency. We do what’s right and earn lasting trust.
• Delivery Excellence: Customer-obsessed. Mission-focused. Quality-driven. We deliver innovative outcomes that exceed expectations.

Our EVP Promise

Join Sabel Systems, where your contributions drive impact, your growth is continuously supported, and your well-being is at the center of how we work. Together we can build the future with purpose. Rewarding Impact. Building Futures Together.

Compensation

Compensation will be determined in partnership with the Hiring Manager and may vary based on factors such as contract and labor category alignment, relevant experience, skills, education, certifications or licenses, and geographic location.

Sabel Systems is committed to offering all employees a competitive benefits and compensation package that is comprehensive enough to meet their goals and needs. Our employees are our most valuable asset, and one of Sabel Systems largest financial investments is our benefits program. As a valued member of the organization, employees are provided with a host of benefits to include healthcare; financial assistance in the event of illness, injury, disability, loss of work, or death; health savings accounts; retirement plans; paid time off; paid holidays; education and training program reimbursement, to name a few.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Sabel Systems is an equal opportunity employer. Our hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business need. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind across all employment practices within our organization. Sabel Systems participates in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program.

Reasonable Accommodation

Sabel Systems is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and ensuring an accessible application process for all candidates. Applicants with disabilities who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process are encouraged to contact us at [e-mail] for assistance.