Strategic IT Account Lead — Delivery & Growth

ManTech; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ManTech seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Account Executive to join our team in Herndon, VA. As the NRO Ground Enterprise Directorate Account Lead, you will serve as the single owner of the account, accountable for end-to-end account health, strategy, and outcomes across growth, delivery, and resource management.

You will act as the primary face of the company to the client and manage senior client relationships while driving operational excellence and business expansion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience with 15+ years in IT project management or systems engineering.
• Operational familiarity with NRO GED and complex mission operations.
• Experience managing financial performance and strategic resource allocation.
• Proven leadership directing multi-disciplinary teams and solving high-level challenges.
• Experience creating and executing long-term strategic plans for technical programs.
• Strong negotiation and stakeholder management with internal and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the integrated account strategy aligned to priorities and outcomes.
• Lead senior client relationships and coordinate across the account.
• Oversee IT project management across multiple disciplines and ensure disciplined execution.
• Monitor account health, intervene when risks emerge, and drive performance improvements.
• Own account-level performance, risk mitigation, and course corrections.
• Apply Agile and scrum practices to optimize delivery and program execution.
• Make tradeoff decisions across growth, delivery, and investments at the account level.
• Drive account-level revenue, margin, and recompete outcomes.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for account decisions.
• Ensure Program Managers retain delivery responsibilities while owning outcomes.

Skills

Account leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Leadership

Strategic planning

Project management

Agile/Scrum

Financial management

NRO knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

ManTech seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Account Executive to join our team in Herndon, VA. As the NRO Ground Enterprise Directorate Account Lead, you will serve as the single owner of the account, accountable for end-to-end account health, strategy, and outcomes across growth, delivery, and resource management.

You will act as the primary face of the company to the client and manage senior client relationships while driving operational excellence and business expansion.