Critical Infrastructure Growth Lead at SAIC

Reston, Virginia, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

03 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

05 Mar, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Business Development, Capture Execution, Strategy Shaping, Pipeline Management, Customer Engagement, Competitive Positioning, FAA Modernization, DOT Acquisition, Capture Orchestration, Pipeline Hygiene, Competitive Intelligence, Cross Functional Team Leadership, Teaming, Executive Engagement, Systems Engineering, Mission IT

Industry

Defense and Space Manufacturing

Description

Critical Infrastructure Market Growth Lead Job Description SAIC is seeking an accomplished Growth Leader to drive growth for our $500M annual revenue Critical Infrastructure market, with primary emphasis on the U.S. Department of Transportation, especially the Federal Aviation Administration. This role is accountable for shaping strategy, building qualified pipeline, and driving capture execution that results in sustained new bookings and expansion of SAIC’s DOT and FAA footprint. This position partners tightly with the Critical Infrastructure Market Leader (P&L owner) and serves as the senior growth counterpart, driving market facing strategy, customer engagement, capture orchestration, and competitive positioning. The Growth Executive will bring a strong understanding of FAA modernization priorities, DOT operating components, and acquisition pathways, translating mission needs into winnable pursuits. DOE will be treated as a secondary adjacency, pursued selectively based on winnable positioning and existing relationships, without diluting DOT and FAA focus. Key Responsibilities The successful candidate will: Own and execute the Critical Infrastructure growth strategy with a DOT and FAA first mindset, aligned to annual bookings targets and multi year market expansion Build, shape, and manage a dynamic pipeline centered on DOT, with deep emphasis on FAA, spanning early shaping through award Lead and orchestrate capture for major DOT and FAA pursuits, aligning customer needs, solution strategy, price to win, teaming, and executive engagement Maintain a strong operational rhythm across pipeline hygiene, qualification discipline, and timely gate movement, ensuring predictable execution across priority pursuits Build and sustain senior customer relationships across FAA and DOT leadership, establishing SAIC as a trusted mission partner through consistent engagement and value delivery Drive competitive intelligence and market sensing across FAA modernization programs, contract vehicles, and upcoming procurements, converting insight into pursuit action plans Partner across SAIC (solutions, operations, pricing, contracts, legal, corporate growth) to assemble differentiated offers and improve probability of win Build and manage a partner ecosystem aligned to DOT and FAA needs, including OEMs, niche innovators, and small business teammates to strengthen access and competitiveness Pursue DOE opportunities selectively as a secondary adjacency, prioritizing only those that align with DOT and FAA momentum, and do not distract from core growth execution Required Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline, or 4 years of experience in lieu of a degree, with an additional 17 years of related experience 10 plus years of business development, capture, and growth leadership in federal civilian markets, with strong depth in DOT and FAA Demonstrated success winning complex prime contracts, typically 50M plus, including large scale integration services, mission IT, systems engineering, and modernization programs Strong understanding of FAA and DOT acquisition practices, contract vehicles, and buying behaviors, including early shaping and capture planning Proven ability to lead cross functional teams in a matrix environment, driving accountability, speed, and disciplined execution Executive presence and strong communication skills, comfortable engaging senior government leaders and internal executives U.S. Citizenship required Preferred Qualifications Established relationships and credibility within FAA and DOT, including program, technical, and acquisition stakeholders Demonstrated experience driving growth in FAA modernization domains (air traffic systems, NAS modernization, automation, engineering services, cyber, cloud, data) Track record of building high performing capture teams and improving win rate through repeatable growth operating rhythm DOE familiarity is a plus, but not required, and will be treated as secondary

Responsibilities

This role is accountable for shaping strategy, building a qualified pipeline, and driving capture execution to achieve sustained new bookings and expansion within the $500M Critical Infrastructure market, focusing primarily on the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The Growth Lead will partner with the Market Leader to drive market-facing strategy, customer engagement, capture orchestration, and competitive positioning.