Vice President, Growth - Civilian Agencies IT

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.

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