Vice President, Growth and Strategy - Mission Solutions, Intelligence Sector

Leidos Inc; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 224,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos in Reston, Virginia, seeks a seasoned Vice President of Growth for the Mission Solutions, Intelligence Sector to lead business development, capture, and strategic growth across enterprise IT modernization, mission support, intelligence analysis, information operations, and mission software.

The leader will shape long‑term growth, qualify opportunities, build customer relationships, and drive major captures while ensuring MSBA's solutions are innovative, competitive, and aligned to

Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant experience in national security, intelligence, or DoD programs.
• Proven track record leading and winning complex captures ($100M+).
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Strong IC/DoD customer relationships and acquisition knowledge (OTAs).

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the MSBA growth strategy aligned with Intel Sector objectives.
• Build and manage a multi-year pipeline across IT, mission support, intel analysis, information operations, and software portfolios.
• Identify emerging customer needs and market trends to guide opportunity pursuit.
• Oversee BD activities including account planning, call plans, customer engagement, and qualification.
• Lead major captures and enterprise IT modernization opportunities.
• Collaborate with the CTO organization to integrate innovation into solution development.
• Lead dispersed BD and capture teams; drive pricing and proposals.

Skills

Leadership

Business development

Capture management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Negotiation

Customer engagement

Team management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Vice President, Growth and Strategy - Mission Solutions, Intelligence Sector

Leidos is seeking a highly experienced Vice President of Growth to lead business development, capture, and strategic growth activities for the Mission Solutions Business Area (MSBA) within the Intelligence Sector. MSBA delivers capabilities across enterprise IT modernization, mission support, intelligence analysis, information operations, and mission software development.

The VP of Growth will be responsible for developing long-term growth strategy, shaping and qualifying opportunities, building customer relationships, driving major captures, and ensuring MSBA's solutions are innovative, competitive, and aligned to customer mission priorities

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the MSBA growth strategy aligned with Intel Sector objectives.
• Build and manage a multi-year pipeline across enterprise IT, mission support, intel analysis, information operations, and mission software portfolios.
• Identify emerging customer needs, market trends, and technology shifts to guide opportunity pursuit.

Business Development & Customer Engagement

• Oversee business development activities including account planning, call plans, customer engagement, and opportunity qualification.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior IC, DoD, and national security customers.
• Partner closely with P&L leaders, solution architects, engineering teams, and program managers to shape differentiated solutions.
• Collaborate with the Leidos CTO organization to integrate innovation, emerging technologies, and advanced architectures into solution development.

Leadership

• Lead major captures, with particular emphasis on enterprise IT modernization opportunities (e.g., multi-cloud integration, ICAM, mission IT modernization, secure software development).
• Oversee captures across mission support, intelligence analysis, and information operations programs.
• Drive effective capture strategies including competitive positioning, teaming, pricing, and proposal execution.
• Develop profitable execution models, ensuring bids reflect strong business cases, sustainable delivery approaches, and margin-aligned pricing strategies.
• Lead captures executed under evolving procurement methods including OTAs, technology demonstrations, prototype-driven acquisitions, and rapid acquisition pathways.

Organizational Leadership

• Lead and mentor a geographically dispersed business development and capture workforce.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and high performance.
• Ensure integration of innovative tools and technologies that enhance competitive positioning and customer mission impact.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 15+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 13+ years.
• Demonstrated success leading growth in national security, intelligence, enterprise IT, information operations, or mission services.
• Proven track record leading and winning complex captures ($100M+)
• Strong understanding of IC and/or DoD missions, customer environments, and acquisition frameworks-including OTAs and other nontraditional procurement pathways.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and customer engagement skills.
• Experience managing distributed teams in fast-paced environments.
• Active TS/SCI clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with captures involving OTAs, demonstrations, or rapid acquisition models.
• Background in enterprise IT modernization (cloud, ICAM, zero trust, architecture).
• Familiarity with AI/ML-enabled analytic tools or mission platforms supporting intel or IO missions.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Pay Range: Pay Range $223,800.00 - $360,000.00

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.