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Vice President of a Business Area

GDIT Herndon, VA Hybrid executive full-time

Salary

$267,550 - $316,250 per year

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Description

Join GDIT's Intelligence and Homeland Security Division and DHS Sector as the Vice President of a Business Area supporting DHS Headquarters, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the United States Coast Guard (USCG).

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. With an unmatched footprint in DHS, this is a fantastic time to join GDIT and its Homeland Security Sector.

We are a leader in providing cloud, cyber, data & analytics, enterprise IT, application, and mission services to our customers.

Key Responsibilities:

  • 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 Business Area, 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

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
  • In-depth knowledge of the DHS mission and market, especially DHS HQ, TSA and USCG
  • 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 (>$200M) 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

Other Qualifications & Experience:

  • Strong working relationships with current DHS leaders and decision makers
  • Strong Collaboration and team player approach a must
  • Significant proposal preparation and costing/pricing analysis skills
  • Knowledge of enterprise IT strategies and technologies
  • Comprehensive knowledge of relevant corporate and government regulations and standards
  • Experience serving the broader DHS market
  • Willingness to travel
  • Ability to obtain a Top Secret SCI Security Clearance
  • US Citizenship required
  • Prior experience as a DHS Federal Employee a plus
  • DHS EoD a plus

The likely salary range for this position is $267,550 - $316,250.

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Skills

Required

  • Business Growth
  • Leadership
  • Profit and Loss (P&L) Management
  • cloud
  • cyber
  • data & analytics
  • enterprise IT
  • application
  • mission services

Nice to have

  • DHS EoD
  • Prior experience as a DHS Federal Employee
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