Vice President, Growth - Civilian Agencies IT

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

Job summary

Leidos, headquartered in Reston, Virginia, seeks a Vice President to define strategic growth trajectories for the Civilian Agencies business. You will lead capture strategies, translate modernization priorities into measurable opportunities, and manage a portfolio focused on sustained revenue growth.

The role requires navigating complex government contracting landscapes, building senior-level relationships, and driving cross-functional teams to execute ambitious growth plans with a long-term

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• 15+ years in government contracting, BD, capture, or strategic growth roles.
• Proven success growing and managing portfolios with sustained revenue growth.
• Experience with large-scale contract wins and Civilian Agencies customers.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive a 2-4 year growth roadmap for the portfolio.
• Cultivate relationships with senior decision makers in Civilian Agencies.
• Oversee capture strategies for priority pursuits and ensure alignment of Leidos solutions.
• Manage and optimize opportunity pipelines and investment tradeoffs.
• Inject innovative digital solutions into capture shaping and bid strategies.
• Observe market trends and pivot growth plans accordingly.
• Participate in growth review forums, financial planning and risk assessment.

Skills

Strategic growth leadership

Business development

Capture management

Executive relationship building

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Advanced degree (MBA or related)

Job description

Description

Business Area Overview

The Civilian Agencies Business Area supports key Departments across Civilian Law Enforcement (DHS, DOS, DOJ), Health (HHS, VA, SSA), and Science & Transportation (NASA, DOT) customer sets. From enterprise networks and cloud, to transport, applications, and defensive cyber our focus is providing full-scope digital modernization capabilities to meet our customer's challenges of tomorrow.

Role Summary

This Vice President will be responsible for defining strategic growth trajectories and leading capture execution for the Civilian Agencies business domain. You will lead the team responsible for translating our customer's digital modernization priorities into business opportunities, drive the team leading high-stakes capture efforts, and manage portfolio growth with a strategic and tactical focus. The role demands a visionary growth leader who understands the full growth lifecycle, from account management to capture, and can orchestrate innovation, partner ecosystems, and capture discipline to Grow the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive a 2-4 year growth roadmap for the portfolio, harmonized with sector-level objectives and evolving Civilian Agencies customer strategic priorities.
• Cultivate high-level and key decision maker relationships within the Civilian Agencies customer set to influence program direction and align Leidos' value proposition.
• Oversee capture strategies for priority pursuits to ensure sound alignment of Leidos solution offerings to our customer challenges.
• Manage and optimize a robust opportunity pipeline; model scenario plans, investment tradeoffs, and resource alignment to maximize growth.
• Inject innovative digital solutions into capture shaping and bid strategies.
• Observe market trends, customer modernization strategies, competitor moves, and technology shifts; pivot growth plans accordingly.
• Participate in sector and corporate growth review forums, financial planning, risk assessment, and reporting.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) plus 15+ years of experience in government contracting, BD, capture, or strategic growth roles.
• Proven success in growing and managing portfolios with sustained revenue growth.
• Prior experience managing and overseeing large-scale (>$500M+) contract wins
• Deep experience directly within key Civilian Agencies customer sets (e.g., DHS, DOS, DOJ, HHS, VA, etc).
• Strong strategic, analytical, and business judgment skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills at senior and executive levels.
• Experience leading cross-functional, matrixed teams.
• US citizenship and ability to obtain/hold Top Secret clearance (preferred).

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a relevant field (business, engineering, information systems).
• Experience in growth, transformation, or innovation roles.
• Public thought leadership or contributions in digital modernization spaces.
• Ability to translate disruptive technologies into credible capture strategies.

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.

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Original Posting: October 1, 2026

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

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

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.

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