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Sr Program Director

GDIT Herndon, VA Hybrid senior full-time

Salary

$191,250 - $258,750 per year

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Description

Join GDIT's Intelligence and Homeland Security Division and DHS Sector as a Sr Program Director of a Portfolio supporting DHS CISA, USSS and the NLMS Portfolio.

In this role, you'll have a unique opportunity to support our DHS customers, lead and ensure excellent performance of our diversified IT and mission portfolio, partner with our Business Development, Capture and Solution teams to grow the business and ensure we retain and attract exceptional talent.

As the senior leader of this Profit and Loss business, you will set the strategic direction, aligned with the broader Sector and Division strategies, to ensure we satisfy the demands of our customers, employees, and business.

Key Responsibilities include:

  • Leads the portfolio and sets the strategic and operating plan for one of three Sector business areas/portfolios
  • Performs financial management with profit and loss responsibility for the high growth portfolio, with the responsibility to meet or exceed financial targets
  • Provides customer and technical oversight of the portfolio, ensuring exceptional customer satisfaction and employee engagement
  • Drives growth – in collaboration with the Sector and Division resources; must deliver a strong book-to-bill, re-compete wins, and YoY new business growth
  • Ensures alignment with Sector, Division and Company strategy and objectives
  • Supervises assigned technical and administrative staff, including subordinate supervisors, and performs personnel actions including hiring and performance evaluation

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree in information technology, business, or related discipline. Master's Degree a plus.
  • 10+ or more years of experience leading programs or portfolios of similar or greater size
  • P&L responsibility for program(s) > $50M+
  • In-depth knowledge of the DHS mission and market, especially DHS HQ, CISA, and other National Security Customers.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop, grow and maintain broad customer relationships.
  • Ability to coordinate, manage, and supervise the activities related to Business Area operations and strategy
  • Ability to manage and lead a geographically diverse team
  • Experience driving organic and new business growth, including serving as the lead on large-scale (>$125M) new business pursuits
  • Ability to effectively engage with C-suite leadership
  • Ability to thrive in a highly collaborative, fast-paced, growth-focused environment
  • Ability to motivate teams to perform exceptionally over long stretches of time and in challenging situations
  • Ability to communicate exceptionally, including customer and board-level briefings
  • Engage clients at senior levels where policy and trends can be anticipated and influenced.

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
  • 401K with company match
  • Competitive pay and paid time off
  • Full flex work weeks where possible
  • Paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
  • Short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

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Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • Prior experience as a DHS Federal Employee
  • DHS EoD
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