Daily Operations Manager - GEOINT Operations Support

Leidos•Saint Louis, MO

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a mission-focused Daily Operations Manager to serve as its primary on-site representative at a customer location in St. Louis, Missouri. The role connects Leidos employees, customer leadership, mission stakeholders, and the Leidos Portfolio Management Office (PMO). It requires an active, visible presence across the site, strong customer relationships, sound judgment, initiative, and a focus on keeping mission operations moving effectively. The manager coordinates daily site activities, addresses operational challenges, supports employee onboarding and access, and helps maintain mission continuity and readiness. The role also supports PMO coordination and program administration, including staffing records, customer reporting, deliverables, action items, and escalation of emerging risks. Additional duties involve coordinating with security representatives, supporting classified-site procedures and compliance, arranging visits and access, and fostering employee engagement and retention. This position is on-site at the customer location five days per week.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain approval for a polygraph.
Bachelor's degree and relevant professional experience in intelligence operations, site leadership, operations management, or a related discipline; additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Experience supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, or similarly complex mission environments.
At least 5 years of experience supporting GEOINT operations or related intelligence missions.
Previous experience as a Team Lead, Site Lead, Operations Lead, Mission Lead, or in a similar customer-facing leadership role.
Familiarity with GEOINT and IMINT operations and mission workflows.
Ability to coordinate daily operations, manage competing priorities, and resolve challenges in dynamic environments.
Experience engaging directly with government customers, senior stakeholders, or mission leadership.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trust, establish credibility, and maintain effective relationships across diverse teams.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including preparing status reports, briefing leadership, and coordinating operational requirements.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, particularly in staffing accountability, deliverable tracking, and operational reporting.
Working knowledge of personnel security, facility access procedures, and compliance requirements in classified environments.
Initiative, independent judgment, adaptability, and ability to work effectively with minimal supervision.
Ability and willingness to work on-site at the customer location in St. Louis, Missouri, five days per week.

Nice To Haves

At least 10 years of experience supporting DoD or IC missions.
Experience supporting multiple work teams or coordinating operations across different mission elements.
Experience maintaining government staffing reports, contractor personnel accountability records, and contractual deliverables.
Familiarity with security coordination, personnel onboarding, and access procedures at classified government facilities.
Demonstrated success building relationships and resolving challenges in complex customer environments.
Experience working with geographically distributed program management teams.
Familiarity with Leidos processes and program management support functions.

Responsibilities

Serve as Leidos' primary on-site representative and point of contact for daily operational matters at the St. Louis customer location.
Maintain a visible presence across the site and engage with employees, customer representatives, and mission stakeholders.
Identify operational challenges, develop practical solutions, and take ownership of issues through resolution.
Coordinate daily site activities to support mission continuity, operational readiness, and employee effectiveness.
Respond to emerging issues, exercise sound judgment, and escalate matters to the PMO when appropriate.
Support employee onboarding, site access coordination, and integration into customer operations.
Build and maintain relationships with customer leadership, mission partners, and site personnel.
Serve as a liaison among Leidos employees, customer representatives, and the PMO.
Represent Leidos at customer meetings, site visits, leadership engagements, and other operational activities.
Coordinate visits from Leidos leadership, customer representatives, and newly arriving personnel.
Maintain accurate staffing information, including assignments, vacancies, employee transitions, and onboarding status.
Prepare, validate, and submit customer staffing sheets, operational updates, and required program deliverables.
Track action items, reporting deadlines, and administrative requirements to ensure timely and accurate completion.
Coordinate with PMO stakeholders on staffing, personnel concerns, site requirements, and operational priorities.
Keep program leadership informed of site activities, emerging challenges, customer concerns, and potential risks.
Coordinate with Leidos Security, customer security representatives, and program leadership on personnel access and site security requirements.
Assist with security-related administrative processes, onboarding requirements, and compliance tracking.
Help ensure personnel understand and follow customer site procedures, security protocols, and operational requirements.
Coordinate visitor arrivals, leadership visits, facility access, and related logistics.
Identify potential security or compliance concerns and communicate them through established reporting channels.
Foster a positive, accountable, mission-focused environment that supports employee engagement, performance, and retention.
Serve as an accessible resource for employees navigating workplace concerns or operational challenges.
Recognize staffing challenges, employee concerns, and morale issues, and partner with program leadership and the PMO to address workforce needs.
Promote ownership, responsiveness, teamwork, and continuous improvement.