Leidos is an innovation company leading change in autonomy, open architecture, and undersea warfare. Investing in Maritime business is a key aspect of Leidos’s NorthStar 2030 growth strategy.  The Decision Advantage Business Area of Leidos is seeking a Business Development (BD) director to drive strategy and growth and lead pursuits of opportunities across the US Navy with an emphasis on C5ISRT and Battle Management. 

The Senior Business Development Manager will drive the organization’s strategic growth objectives by developing and refining an understanding of customers’ most important needs and creating/leading winning capture strategies.  The Sr BD Manager will lead efforts for identification, qualification, and support capture across opportunities as well as the generation of qualified pipeline growth to support the organization’s forecast and plan. In addition, this individual will recommend and implement marketing strategies to achieve maximum customer and market penetration and to drive tactical and strategic growth. The ideal candidate will have experience with the US Navy operational and acquisition communities, reside in the San Diego area, and have the leadership and drive necessary to differentiate Leidos products and services.

Primary Responsibilities

• Establish, build, and maintain customer relationships in the C5ISRT, BM, and LRNF community.
• Develop and lead the implementation of strategy and marketing plans for expanding our technical capabilities.
• Identify, qualify, and mature a robust pipeline of opportunities supporting near- and long-term revenue growth.
• Develop, track, and execute Business Development tasks from lead generation to capture stages of the business development cycle.
• Work in a team environment with senior executives, strategic account executives, program staff and capture managers to develop successful market strategies, strategic partnerships and competitive analysis.
• Coordinate and collaborate with other organizations in the Leidos enterprise to support opportunities.
• Assess competitor capabilities aligned to specific customers across a diverse business portfolio
• Perform to annual revenue generation, pipeline, submit, and award targets.
• Support operation marketing efforts by developing collateral, white papers and by working with Solution Architects to properly develop and market technical capabilities.
• Lead and actively participate in tradeshows, industry events, and customer outreach efforts.
• Leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to enhance strategy, communications, pipeline execution.

Basic Qualifications

• Top Secret clearance, SCI eligible
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (business/marketing, engineering, or computer science) and 15+ years of related experience or master’s degree with 12+ years of experience. 
• Understanding of Navy warfighting concepts, sensors, platforms, and systems
• Demonstrated experience executing business development activities, including building industry teams, customer call plans to shape acquisitions and pipeline management in order to win business with new and existing customers.
• Demonstrated success in leading and growing Navy C5ISR and Battle Management opportunities.
• Ability to identify, establish and use important customer relationships with senior level officials and program stakeholders with DOD Customer.
• Proven ability to collaborate within and across organizational boundaries.
• Ability to identify key growth areas and develop new business aligned with the company's growth strategy.
• Knowledge of Government contracting, current acquisition trends and customer buying behaviors.
• Knowledge of competitors and ability to model competitor behaviors in the market.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; experience presenting to senior executives, peers, and customers.
• Proven experience working with geographically diverse teams.
• Strong verbal communication skills and prior experience briefing executives.
• Willingness to travel to other U.S. cities and OCONUS to support customer visits and strategy workshops; estimated up to 33% travel annually as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process
• Experience with operational test and evaluation
• Completed professional training in Business Development Management.

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Original Posting:

February 20, 2026

Pay Range:

Pay Range $154,050.00 - $278,475.00

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.