Vice President General Manager

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Executives

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Financial Leadership, Growth Strategies, People Management

Certifications:

None

Experience:

15 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

GDIT is seeking a Vice President and General Manager for the $600m Intelligence Business serving the US Department of Homeland Security customer. The Vice President will focus on developing and implementing a targeted growth strategy for the division and have full P&L, operational, and people leadership responsibility. This executive will further strengthen a sense of pride in the organization by driving initiatives.

The VP must be an active listener and drive decisions across the organization’s multiple sites. This executive will lead by example, and exhibit a collaborative, team-oriented leadership style. Humility and cross-functional collaboration are paramount to success in this role. The VP will lead and ensure excellent performance of GDIT’s diversified IT modernization and mission services portfolios while also contributing to the overall leadership and direction of the business. This executive will focus on defining the division’s business development initiatives and manage the Business Area’s BD, Capture and Delivery teams to grow the business and retain exceptional talent. In addition to the full $600m P&L accountability, this executive will be responsible for setting the strategic direction of the business and organization. The VP is expected to work collaboratively and align with the broader Division strategies to ensure GDIT exceeds the needs and expectations of its customers, employees, and business.

Specifically, the new Vice President and General Manager will:
▪ Develop and implement profitable growth strategy and operational plan for the business unit while also effectively leading the portfolio

▪ “Own” the growth and delivery of his/her business area, working closely with the business development team

▪ Deliver the revenue and profit results to meet or exceed the overall business plan objectives and financial targets

▪ Provide financial forecasts to ELT and oversee the allocation of resources to ensure achievement overall profitability of the business unit

▪ Create and maintain strong relationships with new and current customers to ensure ongoing customer satisfaction and employee engagement

▪ Engage the leveraged services arm of the company to bring capabilities in cloud, infrastructure, applications development, and related services to existing and potentially new clients

▪ Drive growth in collaboration within BU resources with emphasis on delivering strong book-to-bill, recompete contracts, and year-over-year new business growth;

▪ Coordinate with Sector, Division, and Company leaders to ensure cross functional cooperation and alignment with overall objectives

▪ Build and manage a high-performing team focused on high-quality delivery, financial performance, and client relationship development

▪ Build and foster a culture throughout the team consistent with GDIT values around commitment, impact, integrity, imagination, and agility

Ideal Experience
The VP and General Manager for the Intelligence Business will have significant leadership and P&L responsibility and thrive in a fast-paced and growth-focused environment. This executive will possess highly effective interpersonal skills as well as an ability to inspire confidence among employees and provide business acumen and leadership, particularly in high pressure situations. Importantly, this executive will bring a collaborative leadership style and a proven ability to engage with key stakeholders including the c-suite leadership, and customers.

Specifically, the ideal candidate will:
▪ Possess at least 15+ years of experience leading a P&L ($400M+) along with significant business development and growth experience. As a leader, this executive will have a demonstrated ability to coordinate, manage, and supervise the activities related to the sector operations and strategy

▪ From an industry perspective, bring proven experience in managing leaders in capabilities of AI/ML, Cyber and Cloud Solutions as well as experience with Agile Software Development/SAFe methodology.

▪ Have a demonstrated history of profitable organic and inorganic growth as well as extensive experience as the lead executive on large-scale business pursuits. Ideally, this candidate will bring proven skill in proposal preparation and costing/pricing analysis

▪ Bring long-standing working relationships with current sector leaders and decision makers with experience in serving the broader markets, coupled with extensive knowledge of business area customers including national vetting and targeting efforts. This executive will also be highly knowledgeable of the relevant corporate and government regulations and standards

▪ Be a self-starter with the ability to influence internal and external customers as well as a leadership and communications style necessary to lead a growing business

▪ DHS EOD clearance and Top Secret clearance

▪ US Citizenship required

▪ A bachelor’s degree is required

Additional Personal Attributes
This executive will have/be:

▪ An agile, hands-on, growth-oriented Leadership style. ▪ Perform with a sense of urgency and thrive in a high pressure, fast-paced environment

▪ A team-builder who fosters a collaborative culture

▪ A builder of high performing teams, by attracting, developing and retaining talent

▪ Passionate about employee engagement

▪ A high degree of personal accountability, holding self and team accountable

Competencies for Success
In terms of the performance and personal competencies required for the position, we would highlight the following:

Setting Growth Strategy & Financial Leadership

▪ Have strong business and financial acumen; a skilled financial and operational business leader

▪ Leverage past experiences and expertise to develop a strategic plan that results in driving revenue growth

▪ Demonstrate a growth mindset with the ability to identify emerging opportunities resulting in strategy recommendations to c-suite executives

▪ Effectively create and articulate an inspiring vision for the organization

▪ Seek and analyze data from a variety of sources, including their first-hand knowledge of the competitive landscape, to support decisions and to align others with the organization's overall strategy.

Executing for Results

▪ With accountability for results, and a high degree of results orientation, they must be willing to exert themselves over sustained periods of time to accomplish their professional and personal goals while maintaining a strong level of mutual respect for peers, colleagues, and direct reports. They must set the standard for collaboration, personal integrity, honesty, teamwork, and public accountability to motivate the entire team to the highest levels of commitment and personal effort.

▪ The ability to set clear and challenging goals while committing the organization to improved performance, tenacious and accountable in driving results.

▪ Comfortable with ambiguity and uncertainty; the ability to adapt nimbly and lead others through complex situations.

▪ A leader who is viewed by others as having a high degree of integrity and forethought in their approach to making decisions; the ability to act in a transparent and consistent manner while always considering what is best for GDIT.

Leading Teams

▪ Solid experience growing and leading high performing teams.

▪ The ability to attract and recruit top talent, motivate the team, delegate effectively, celebrate wins within the team, and manage performance; widely viewed as a strong developer of others.

▪ As a leader in a matrixed organization, can effectively lead a team to meet competing priorities, leading with a strong mission orientation, building followership, and positioning the business to pursue and achieve optimum growth opportunities.

▪ Superior people management skills including direct experience with the processes and disciplines associated with leading federally-focused, information technology-oriented professionals.

▪ A demeanor and style that engenders trust and confidence; a person who is sought out for their judgment and wisdom; a good listener and keen judge of people. Relationships and Influence

▪ Strong customer focus and mindset.

▪ Has an instinct for collaboration.

▪ Has an executive presence and leads with influence and integrity.

▪ Must be comfortable with ambiguity in a complex and evolving matrix-managed environment.

▪ Possesses a positive, proactive, “can do” attitude; self- confident without ego; establishes credibility by treating others with respect and demonstrating an understanding of business; makes good decisions in a timely manner based upon sound analysis; is sought out for advice.

▪ Naturally connects and builds strong relationships with others, demonstrating strong emotional intelligence and an ability to communicate clearly and persuasively.

▪ Has an ability to inspire trust and followership in others through compelling influence, passion in the mission, and active drive.

The likely salary range for this position is $301,662 - $345,000. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

10-25%

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA VA Herndon

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

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