Job Description BAE Systems is seeking the following:
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic professional to drive organizational growth and operational excellence. In this role, you will partner with senior leadership to translate high-level mission priorities into actionable strategic plans, optimize organizational structures, and ensure cross-functional alignment across the enterprise. The ideal candidate is a disciplined leader capable of navigating complex organizational boundaries to integrate diverse capabilities and resources.Key Responsibilities- Strategic Planning: Develop and sustain comprehensive strategic plans in collaboration with senior leadership; facilitate and lead strategic planning sessions to define future states.
- Mission Alignment: Identify critical mission priorities and growth opportunities to ensure the organization remains responsive to evolving requirements.
- Organizational Management: Analyze current organizational structures and recommend enhancements to better align human and technical resources with strategic objectives.
- Technical Roadmap Development: Lead the creation and execution of strategic technical roadmaps, ensuring that technological investments and capabilities evolve in alignment with long-term mission requirements.
- Process Optimization: Identify operational inefficiencies and implement process improvements to increase productivity and mission effectiveness.
- Execution & Reporting: Track progress against strategic milestones, provide executive-level briefings to leadership, and coordinate alignment across multiple teams.
- Data-Driven Analysis: Assess complex datasets to derive insights and deliver actionable recommendations for leadership decision-making.
- Governance: Maintain and update critical organizational documentation and performance metrics.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills - Education: Bachelor’s degree in a related field (e.g., Organizational Management, Business Administration, Public Policy, or similar).
- Organizational Management Expertise:
- Proven experience in organizational design, including the ability to analyze workforce capabilities and recommend structural changes to optimize operational efficiency.
- Proven experience in strategic technical roadmap development, with the ability to forecast technology trends and integrate them into organizational planning.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and implement governance frameworks that align activities with overarching mission objectives.
- Experience in change management, specifically leading organizations through structural transitions or strategic pivots.
- Technical Proficiency: Demonstrated experience and proficiency utilizing technological tools in assisting organizational or strategic planning initiatives.
- Communication & Influence: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a proven track record of engaging, influencing, and aligning diverse stakeholders.
- Program Management: Professional experience managing complex initiatives from inception through completion.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Proven experience leading coordination across organizational boundaries and integrating diverse capabilities and resources to achieve a common goal.
Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills - Experience working within the defense or intelligence community.
- Proficiency in digital content management systems and collaborative design tools.
- Experience managing board-level governance documentation.
Pay InformationFull-Time Salary Range: $97008 - $164914
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security BAE Systems, Inc. is a defense, aerospace, and security company headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, with more than 40,000 employees worldwide. We serve, supply, and protect those who protect us. As one of the most geographically diverse international defense companies, we deliver a full range of products and services spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber, including advanced electronics, intelligence solutions, and dedicated customer support.
Our culture is performance-driven and values-led, built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration. Purpose isn't a tagline here. It's what drives us. We're developing breakthrough technologies that defend national security and make a lasting impact on our communities and our planet. When you join BAE Systems, you're not just building a career. You're contributing to a mission that truly matters.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.
