Director of Business Services

Grant Leading Technology•Riverdale, MD

1d•Remote

About The Position

Leading Technology is seeking a candidate for Director to join our dynamic team. The candidate will ensure mission success, compliance, and quality performance. They will develop and execute departmental strategies that align with corporate goals and government client needs. This position will be in conjunction with another role either on contract or with GLT back office. The position will include a bonus structure based on annual performance in the following categories: annual performance review at 40%, business development revenue growth at 30%, and business development revenue preservation at 30%.

Requirements

Twenty plus (20+) years related experience, with progressive responsibility in program and project management
Master’s degree in relevant area
PMP certification
Track record of applying change, risk, and resource management principles when needed
Experience leading and managing staff and budgets
Strong problem-solving, negotiation, and communication skills
Outstanding interpersonal relationship building and employee coaching and development skills.
Strong working relationships with clients and colleagues
Strong understanding of strategic planning
Demonstrates knowledge of basic accounting principles and practices.
Experience managing budgets for multiple projects.
Track record of practicing a high level of confidentiality
Demonstrates the ability to develop standards, such as Standard Operating Procedures and Delivery Frameworks
Expertise in 3 or more lines in their portfolio to have a deeper understanding in service lines to talk to clients about them- program management, change management, cost estimating, scheduling, budgeting, acquisition support, quality assurance, inventory management , personal property, policy development, governance and compliance, HR, organizational development, and training.
Critical thinking and very strong communications to develop briefings for executive management
Anticipate what is coming for the assigned portfolios and collaborate with peers
Must be able to pass a government background check
Must live in the United States and must be authorized to work in the United States

Nice To Haves

Relevant certifications for the portfolios/functional sets

Responsibilities

Oversee contract execution and monitor performance to ensure contract overall financial tracking and execution and health
Responsible for reporting funding needs and challenges to client.
Responsible for deliverables being met, on time, and within budget
Work with leadership to set strategic goals and objectives for programs
Facilitate goal-level creation for the broader function and working with senior managers to ensure the goals cascade to staff
Report detailed status updates to leadership and executive team.
Serve as a knowledgeable resource that provides leadership and direction
Intimately involved in the interviewing process for projects to include, meeting with recruiting to identify needs/wants for staff, creating interview questions, conducting interviews, meeting with team to discuss thoughts on candidates and communicating preferences
Supervise team for projects to include course correction in behavior or performance, mentoring, and facilitating professional growth
Foster a spirit of teamwork and unity among team
Resolve problems between teams and other internal stakeholders
Coordinate with managers and other stakeholders to create detailed implementation plans This includes deadlines, milestones, processes, and risk mitigation protocols
Provide processes for monitoring performance and collaborating with teams to determine ways to improve
Ensure all members of team are at 100% utilization and monitor own performance to ensure 75% utilization
Serve as a Subject Matter Expert for the company business development including Capture proposal efforts and elements.
Develop Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) for assigned contracts
Build and maintain relationships with key government customers, primes, and subcontractors
Participate in the development of annual and long-range strategic business plans.
Contact prospective customers using networking, referrals from current customers, POC listings from advance RFP postings, and professional organization meetings, conferences, and workshops.
Identify new project opportunities and potential areas for impact leveraging insights from government trends and customer knowledgebase
Perform initial analysis of proposed or actual request of capabilities, and RFPs to determine technical, schedule, and content reasonableness, and profitability.
Review and interpret acquisition policy and guidance.
Ensure proposal business deals and pricing are presented to leadership in detail, framed for executive-level decision making
Lead decision gate reviews and develop competitive assessments, pricing strategies, and win themes