Senior Director, Program Manager - PgMP Required

Sr. Director Homeland & Force Protection

The Homeland & Force Protection Business Area is seeking a Sr. Director to manage and lead a mission-critical program whose purpose is to deliver development, maintenance, modernization, enhancement, operations, and maintenance services for a portfolio of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) critical systems. This enterprise portfolio includes more than 50 systems inclusive of low-code / no-code, commercial solutions, ERP, and custom systems operating in cloud environments. Newer systems may include AI-assistance. Development and Operations Support is increasing using AI-Assist tools. The Sr. Director will liaise with CBP OIT Senior Leadership, executive directors, branch chiefs, and senior project managers to provide strategic advice, planning, and guidance on maintaining, modernizing, and optimizing performance of a portfolio of applications and systems. The Sr. Director will provide the internal voice of the customer and will work with the customer to understand, prioritize, and communicate their mission support needs to application / system product owners, and manage a team of portfolio and product managers who will prioritize capabilities and features added to new and existing systems. The Sr. Director will help set the technical vision and roadmap for the applications / systems in the portfolio and will be responsible for converting CBP strategic objectives into portfolio capabilities. The Sr. Director will build and direct a world-class team to support this national-scale program. The Sr. Director will be responsible for the cost, schedule, and technical performance and will serve as the Leidos single point-of-contact with the government's executive director and his / her team for management and technical matters and contract-level issues. The Sr. Director will also provide the planning, direction, coordination, and control necessary to accomplish all work requirements and task orders; and manage and oversee all activities performed by contractor personnel, including subcontractors, to satisfy the contract requirements.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Lead, manage, coach, and mentor a leadership team overseeing more than 400 engineer / developers.
• Manage hiring, professional development, and issue resolution for the program.
• Develop and implement long-term IT roadmaps and strategy, and monitors alignment of tactical activities to the long-term roadmap and strategy.
• Utilize expert communication skills needed to direct the skilled technical resources and report on the technical progress, issues, and problem areas, as well as write and review technical documents.
• Identify, mitigate, and control risks. Drive process improvement and innovation.
• Supervise all portfolio leaders and product managers. Provide feedback and resolve complex problems to ensure successful execution of programs.
• Engage employees, executives, and customer leaders on a routine basis to fully understand customer requirements and employee capabilities.
• Represent Division leadership as a senior representative / interface for customer engagement.
• Collaborate with the Deputy Program Manager and other Key Positions on the program in supervising all program activities and ensuring that all activities are aligned with the PWS objectives.
• Directly contributes to program efforts in several areas, including cost management / avoidance, schedule estimation and tracking, contract performance management, risk management, requirements analysis, and quality assurance activities.
• Oversee daily operations, ensuring on time deliverables, managing recruitment, hiring, and training processes for employees, supervising staff, and maintaining up-to-date comprehensive quality control programs for a large-scale development program.
• Plan / lead program reviews and briefings; identify and report on issues or related problems and potential risks.
• Maintain currency on relevant tools and technologies and provide inputs for white papers and proposals.

Required Skills, Education, and Experience :

Clearance : Top Secret clearance or higher is preferred and candidates with a TS or above will be given preference. At a minimum a Public Trust and US Citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications :

Location :

At Leidos, we don't want someone who "fits the mold"we want someone who melts it down and builds something better. This is a role for the restless, the over-caffeinated, the ones who ask, "what's next?" before the dust settles on "what's now." If you're already scheming step 20 while everyone else is still debating step 2 good. You'll fit right in.

Pay Range : $148,850.00 - $269,075.00

REQNUMBER : R-00169068

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer / disability / vet.