Senior Director, Intelligence Solutions Growth Lead (odni, DIA A

Senior Growth Lead

Leidos is seeking a senior Growth Lead to oversee business development, capture management, and strategic growth for the Intel Solutions organization within the Intelligence Sector. Intel Solutions supports high-priority missions across ODNI, DIA, and DTRA, delivering capabilities in all-source analysis, collection enablement, counterproliferation and threat reduction, critical counterterrorism operations, identity intelligence, and secure enterprise modernization. The Growth Lead will lead a team of BD professionals and capture managers, ensuring strong pipeline development, disciplined pursuit execution, and exceptional customer engagement. This role requires deep mission familiarity, strong IC/Defense Intelligence relationships, and the ability to drive a high-performing growth organization aligned with Leidos' Intelligence Sector strategy.

Top Responsibilities

• Lead growth strategy and multi-year pipeline development aligned with ODNI, DIA, and DTRA priorities.
• Oversee all BD and capture activities across the Intel Solutions account portfolio.
• Guide capture managers through major pursuits ($100M+), ensuring strong competitive strategies and mission-aligned solutions.
• Strengthen relationships with senior IC and Defense Intelligence leaders.
• Partner with P&L, engineering, and solution teams to shape differentiated offerings.
• Mentor and mature a team of BD personnel and capture managers.

Mission-Focused Areas of Responsibility

• Intelligence analysis and tradecraft modernization
• Data integration, exploitation, and analytic platforms
• Intelligence collection and mission enablement
• Cloud modernization, secure enterprise operations, and cross-domain solutions
• Counter-WMD, threat reduction, and counterterrorism intelligence support

Required Background

• Bachelor's Degree with 15+ years' relevant experience or a Master's degree with 13+ years of experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Proven leadership overseeing BD and capture teams supporting ODNI, DIA, DTRA, or similar IC/Defense Intelligence missions.
• Strong understanding of intelligence workflows, analytic production, collection support, data ecosystems, and/or counterterrorism operations.
• Demonstrated success influencing large, complex competitive procurements ($100M+ preferred).
• Ability to direct distributed teams and establish accountability and performance discipline.
• Excellent communication, customer engagement, and relationship-building skills.
• Active TS/SCI clearance (polygraph strongly preferred) or ability to obtain.

Ideal Candidate Attributes

• Executive presence and strong communication skills with senior government officials.
• Deep IC mission insight combined with strong business acumen.
• Skilled at developing long-term customer and partner relationships.
• Effective mentor and coach for BD and capture talent.
• Thrives in fast-paced, high-visibility environments.