MACRO II Program Growth & Performance Director

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The Decision Advantage within Leidos is seeking a TS (SCI eligible) cleared Program Manager, with a strong Growth Mindset and the skills to drive program expansion and lead the execution of the U.S. Army Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services (RS3) MACRO II Task Order Contract, an $870M C5ISR modernization effort. This role is responsible for driving Task Order Growth, ensuring disciplined execution, maintaining financial rigor, overseeing technical integration, and strategic planning across a large, complex multi-tenant contract.

Location: Northern Virginia or Florida.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead program growth by identifying, shaping, and securing high-value opportunities, leading business development activities; Focused on deal-closing.

• Establish, develop and strengthen relationships with key stakeholders and strategic customers.

• Direct Program Management Office (PMO) operations to ensure efficient overall program execution, alignment with strategy, and effective customer engagement resulting in unparalleled customer understanding.

• Manage and orchestrate all PMO operations across the program to ensure efficient processes are in place for execution to include financial (profit and loss), schedule, staffing, technical, subcontractor oversight, and reporting.

• Drive risk and opportunity management, including identification, mitigation, and resolution.

• Coordinate technical integration across multi‑disciplinary teams.

• Develop program plans, capability roadmaps, and performance metrics.

• Prepare and deliver program/project senior‑level briefings and deliverables.

• Leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to enhance strategy, opportunity identification, communications and pipeline execution.

Basic Qualifications

• Active and current Top Secret, SCI eligible.

• Ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI clearance.

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of relevant experience (or 4 additional years in lieu of degree) with at least 5 years in a military or defense environment.

• Demonstrated success identifying, shaping, and winning high‑value opportunities; experience leading business development activities.

• Proven program management experience leading large DoD programs, managing programs >$100M, with successful delivery of financial, technical and schedule commitments.

• Successful track record of leading and managing multiple program(s) of varying complexity, innovation/R&D, and services.

• Understanding of Army and Joint Force C5ISR modernization objectives and business opportunities and opportunity space.

• Ability to identify key growth areas and develop new business aligned with MACRO II objectives.

• Ability to identify, establish and use important customer relationships with senior level officials and program stakeholders with DOW and Federal Government Customers.

• Proven ability to collaborate within and across organizational boundaries.

• Knowledge of Government contracting, current acquisition trends and customer buying behaviors.

• Demonstrated leadership of cross functional teams.

• Ability to gain internal consensus and influence change, operate independently, conceive new and innovative ideas and solutions, and determine courses of action, based on the situation.

• Strong communication (oral and written) and customer-facing skills.

• Willingness to travel CONUS and OCONUS to support MACRO II business strategy.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree.

• PMP/DAWIA certification.

• Experience managing programs >$500M.

• Familiarity with Leidos PM processes and tools.

• Completed professional training in Business Development Management.

Desired Background

• Experience and relationships within Army C5ISR.

• Strong knowledge and comprehensive understanding of emerging technologies in defense, such as Multi-Domain C2, ISR, data architecture(s), AI/ML, data architecture and advanced analytics.

• Strong knowledge of how the U.S. Army operates.

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Original Posting:

August 11, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.