Sr Business Development Manager Undersea Warfare

About Leidos

Leidos is a trusted innovation partner to the U.S. Navy leading advancement in undersea warfare autonomy open architectures and mission-critical maritime technologies. Growth in the Maritime Business Area is a core pillar of Leidos NorthStar 2030 strategy with significant investment focused on expanding undersea capabilities and strategic market leadership.

The Opportunity

Leidos is seeking a Senior Business Development (BD) Manager to focus on undersea warfare growth across the U.S. Navy and broader DoD maritime community. This is a high-impact strategic role responsible for shaping long-term growth driving major captures and positioning Leidos as a premier undersea warfare partner. The ideal candidate brings deep domain expertise executive-level customer relationships and a proven record of winning complex mission-critical programs.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior growth leader for undersea warfare shaping and executing market and capture strategies aligned with enterprise and Maritime growth objectives.

• Build maintain and expand executive-level relationships across Navy undersea operational technical and acquisition communities.

• Identify qualify and mature a robust portfolio of undersea opportunities supporting near- mid- and long-term growth.

• Lead and oversee capture strategies for priority pursuits ensuring disciplined execution across the full BD lifecycle.

• Partner with Maritime leadership capture executives program managers and solution architects to align investments offerings and messaging.

• Drive competitive positioning and differentiation through deep understanding of customer needs mission priorities and competitor capabilities.

• Coordinate across Leidos business areas to deliver integrated enterprise-level solutions to customer challenges.

• Execute to annual bookings revenue pipeline and award targets.

• Guide development of marketing collateral white papers and thought leadership that highlight Leidos undersea capabilities.

• Represent Leidos at senior-level industry forums tradeshows customer engagements and strategic planning events.

• Leverage AI-enabled tools to enhance market intelligence opportunity shaping and pipeline execution.

Basic Qualifications

• Ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance; active clearance strongly preferred.

• Bachelors degree in Business Engineering Computer Science or related field with 15 years of experience; or Masters degree with 10 years of experience.

• Deep understanding of undersea warfare missions platforms sensors and systems; previous submarine officer preferred.

• Demonstrated leadership in business development and capture within the aerospace and defense industry.

• Proven success leading and winning large complex undersea or maritime defense programs.

• Established senior-level relationships with U.S. Navy and DoD stakeholders.

• Strong knowledge of government acquisition processes contracting and customer buying behaviors.

• Ability to lead and influence across organizational and geographic boundaries.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills including executive and flag-level briefings.

• Willingness to travel up to approximately 33% including CONUS and OCONUS as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• DAWIA Level III and/or PMP certification.

• Experience with PPBE processes.

• Familiarity with operational test and evaluation.

• Formal training in Business Development Capture Management or Strategic Growth Leadership.

Why Leidos

At Leidos youll shape the future of undersea warfare while influencing some of the Navys most critical modernization efforts. Youll work alongside top-tier technologists operators and strategists in a mission-driven environment that values innovation leadership and impact.

Apply today to help define the next generation of U.S. Navy undersea dominance.

If youre looking for comfort keep scrolling. At Leidos we outthink outbuild and outpace the status quo because the mission demands it. Were not hiring followers. Were recruiting the ones who disrupt provoke and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. Were already at step 30 and moving faster than anyone else dares.

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