Segment Director
About General Dynamics
General Dynamics is organized into four business groups: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems and Technologies.
We have a balanced business model which gives each business unit the flexibility to stay agile and maintain an intimate understanding of customer requirements.
Each business unit is responsible for the execution of its strategy and operational performance. Our corporate leaders set the overall strategy of the business and manage allocation of capital. This unique model keeps us focused on what matters — delivering on our promises to customers through relentless improvement, continued growth, boosting return on invested capital and disciplined capital deployment.
Responsibilities for this Position
Segment DirectorID: 2025-65078
USA-VA-Manassas
Required Clearance: Secret
Posted Date: 1/27/2025
Category: Program/Project Management
Employment Type: Full Time
Hiring Company: General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelors degree or equivalent is required plus a minimum of 15 years of demonstrated leadership; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 13 years of demonstrated leadership.
Department of Defense SECRET security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.
Responsibilities for this Position
General Dynamics Mission Systems has an immediate opening for a Director to lead the Mission Readiness segment within our Progeny Systems Line of Business. Mission Readiness is a growing portfolio of development, sustainment, and production programs that touches nearly all warfare communities within the US Navy. The Segment Director works in partnership with our Navy customers to ensure that we dynamically deliver capabilities that improve sailor readiness and quality of life.
The position provides an opportunity to enhance the performance and profitability of an organization that supports some of our nations fundamental defense services. General Dynamics Mission Systems employees work closely with esteemed customers to develop solutions that allow them to carry out high-stakes national security missions.
Some travel is required to regularly meet with the applicable warfare communities and General Dynamics locations.
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES AND TASKS:
Directs a business area within a division consisting of multiple disciplines, programs, products, and/or customers to meet current and long-term business objectives
Responsible for customer satisfaction, leadership, overall performance, schedule, and profit and loss of large programs, or a portfolio of programs and/or products throughout the entire program life cycle
Ensures creation of well-constructed, comprehensive business plans
Establishes strategic plans and objectives in coordination with others
Evaluates and analyzes the functional area plans (such as IRAD) and the impacts of these plans on the business
Reviews organizational capabilities, and development/execution of strategies, to improve the competitiveness of the organization through actions such as professional growth & development, strategic hiring, strategic partnering, and acquisitions
Identifies market/scope changes and develops product/program positions for costs/price and feature changes or equitable cost/schedule adjustments
Develops corporate and/or organizational policies and authorizes their implementation
Balances programs, risks and opportunities with executable strategies to meet technical requirements and budgets
Conducts reviews to drill down into issues on products/programs, identify issues, develop corrective actions, and communicate issues, impacts and corrective actions to program teams
Set standards for metric reviews for a business area
Develops personnel to ensure efficient operation
Conducts business and technical briefings for senior and top management and for external representatives
Develops and executes proposal plans and strategies
Effectively engages in complex negotiations involving extremely critical matters
Develops customer relationships and develops new business within the market/program
Leads the patent and data rights for the products/programs/proposals/subcontracts
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Extensive knowledge of DoD and Navy markets
Experience with Submarine Force and Naval Nuclear Propulsion programs is highly desirable
Demonstrated experience with agile software programs including dynamic execution and proactive communication with customers and stakeholders.
Skilled in the development and implementation of product/program strategy and tactics
Demonstrated leadership of a program with significant delivery or technical risk
Ability to develop and implement a product oriented WBS and WBS Dictionary
Ability to generate cohesive program plans
Ability to track work accomplished to baseline plans and identify issues, track progress, and follow through on effective corrective actions based on data analysis and trends
Skilled in communicating issues, impacts, and corrective actions on programs to internal and external representatives
Expert risk and opportunity management skills and ability to apply them to programs
Extensive ability to understand and analyze program financial data
Extensive knowledge of government contracting practices and regulations regarding acquisition
Outstanding relationship management skills
Ability to identify partnership candidates best suited to fill product gaps
Ability to manage managers of teams in matrix organization to achieve schedule, cost, and technical performance objectives
Ability to lead others in team building, conflict resolution, motivation, leadership and advanced risk management
Ability to evaluate quality of work product to ensure satisfaction of customer requirements
Ability to apply advanced negotiation skills to solve internal, external and customer issues
May be responsible for hire/fire decisions
Salary Note
This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.
Combined Salary Range
USD $239,151.00 - USD $258,769.00 /Yr.
Company Overview
General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
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General Dynamics Mission Systems is a technology integrator and original equipment manufacturer that provides mission critical solutions across ground, sea, air, space and cyberspace.
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