Vice President, Division Manager for the Space Systems Division

The Leidos Aerospace Systems Business Area is seeking a Vice President, Division Manager (VP/DM) for the Space Systems Division. Leidos is looking for a self-motivated and highly organized leader capable of overseeing the Space Systems Division, consisting of approximately 250 employees and $190M annual revenue.  This division is a multidisciplinary engineering team built to address diverse technical challenges for multiple Government organizations, and civil/commercial space customers.  This position will oversee a key growth area within Leidos in the space payload and space sensing market area.  The work spans space sensor payload development for IR and RF missions, propulsion and docking systems, ECLSS, space structures, and lunar mobility and logistics business areas. In Space Sensing, this division will continue Leidos’ 40 year history in payload development and operations to support warfighter persistent threat awareness while applying core capabilities to development components and systems for our customers.

The VP/DM will report directly to the Senior Vice President, Aerospace Systems, and will be responsible for directing and growing division commitments for all customer, employee, program, financial and new business short- and long-range strategies. This leadership role will proactively build and leverage relationships with other division managers, group staff and functional support and be expected to collaborate across the company and exhibit teamwork to contribute to division, business area, sector, and enterprise success. Engages in strategic thinking by understanding "big picture" analysis both from the technological and business case perspectives for both new and existing market initiatives.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Scope of responsibility includes leadership with a commitment to developing, engaging and retaining a high-performing team; collaboration across organizations; integrated business strategy development that aligns to the Aerospace Systems Business Area and Defense Sector/Leidos strategy; program performance oversight, IR&D and B&P investments, and nurturing of all customer relationships.
• The Division Manager must be able to monitor, forecast, and meet annual business plan financial targets, growth objectives and technical performance; identify, plan and execute business development strategies; and provide pipe-line development for top-line growth aligned with Operation and Group strategic plans.
• Oversee development of space hardware and systems including IR payloads for low and medium earth orbits, space to ground communications operations and system sustainment, PNT payloads, tech demo small-sat integration and operations, low-TRL sensor advancement, propulsion (liquid and solid) systems development and testing, docking systems for human exploration and propellant transfer applications, environmental life support system sensors and system hardware, launch vehicle stages development, physical integration, and specialized testing.
• Guide the division in developing innovations and provide Space Systems thought leadership with entrepreneurial mindset to work with our existing and new clients, developing and leading advanced solutions to emerging market trends.

Attributes of a successful candidate include:
• Leadership skills with a proven track record of managing and mentoring

senior level staff in a successful organization.
• Experience in developing and growing a diverse and geographically dispersed

team.
• Demonstrated and consistent success in achieving or exceeding financial

goals
• Ability to engage new customers and present solutions to their complex

problems.
• Ability to manage multiple complex demands concurrently.
• Demonstrated understanding of the methodology necessary to target and

capture future work, along with demonstrated results.
• Ability to gain internal consensus support; operate independently without

supervision; conceive new and innovative ideas and solutions; predict

potential outcomes, and determine which alternative course of action to

follow.
• Ability to establish positive, constructive relationships with technical and

functional staff, managers, and peers within the Business Area, Sector, and

across Leidos.
• Experience in identifying potential partners, developing teaming agreements

and working with other team members to develop a total integrated business

solution.
• Experience in leveraging IRAD to develop technology discriminators.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills and the ability to adapt

  communication style to suit different audiences.

Required Experience and Education:

• BA/BS or equivalent experience with 15+ years of prior relevant experience in

program management,