Senior Manager, Deal-Based Marketing

Role Description

The Senior Manager, Deal-Based Marketing (DBM) will help redefine how SAIC shows up for its most strategic growth opportunities, bringing sharper strategy, stronger storytelling, and more distinctive integrated marketing to high-value pursuits. Reporting to the Director, Deal-Based Marketing, this role will help turn complex business priorities, customer insights, and competitive dynamics into bold and progressive marketing strategies that elevate SAIC’s value and help growth and pursuit teams compete with greater clarity, confidence, and impact.

This is an opportunity for a strategic, hands-on marketing leader who wants to build something different inside the GovCon space. The ideal candidate brings:

• B2G, GovCon, or complex B2B integrated marketing experience
• Strong agency and stakeholder management skills
• Drive to make pursuit marketing more modern, creative, and commercially sharp
• Comfort in guiding and influencing senior stakeholders to adopt new approaches
• Energized by bringing structure to complex work and improving team operations
• Experience using AI and other modern tools to enhance DBM efficiency and outcomes

Qualifications

• Experience in integrated marketing strategy
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Ability to manage creative agency relationships
• Experience in budget management and forecasting
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills

Requirements

• Lead integrated marketing strategy for priority pursuits, including:
• Messaging direction
• Creative approach
• Tactics
• Media recommendations
• Stakeholder alignment
• Lead DBM team operations, including:
• Workflow
• Prioritization
• Quality control
• Agency coordination
• Continuous improvement across active priority opportunities
• Partner with the Director on DBM strategy, executive alignment, budget decisions, and priority-setting while leading daily operations across active work.
• Manage creative agency relationships and delivery quality, ensuring alignment with DBM strategy, expectations, timelines, budgets, and standards.
• Build and manage strong relationships with senior stakeholders, including VP- and SVP-level leaders.
• Own budget management, including:
• Agency spend
• Budget tracking
• Forecasting support
• Recommendations to the Director
• Co-lead workshop strategy and facilitation.
• Manage, coach, and develop the DBM Manager.
• Lead the development of DBM stakeholder enablement materials.
• Use AI tools and techniques to improve DBM strategy and workflow efficiency.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Retirement savings plan
• Professional development opportunities

Company Description

SAIC® is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion.