Division Manager, DoW Cyber

Battelle • Columbus, OH

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Battelle is seeking a Division Manager for its DoW Cyber business division within the Mission Focused Tools business line. The role leads a portfolio of programs delivering mission-focused cyber and embedded-system capabilities to intelligence community customers. The team supports national security missions through reverse engineering, vulnerability research, embedded software and firmware development, and hardware-software integration.

The Division Manager is expected to lead technical excellence and innovation, ensure program excellence, develop strategy, manage Division operations, and capture new business. The position is based in Columbus, Ohio, with occasional travel to Chantilly, Virginia, and client sites. The role manages a Division of approximately 75 or more scientists, engineers, and technical experts.

Requirements

• B.S. in Engineering from an accredited institution.
• At least 15 years of experience, including 5 or more years of cyber engineering experience and 5 or more years of project management experience.
• Demonstrated excellence in building and supporting a team, with the ability to lead others toward goals and create teams driven by initiative, innovation, and vision.
• Knowledge of project management tools and methods, especially cost, schedule, and scope performance, and the ability to assess and address project risks and change requests.
• Proven experience leading business development and marketing programs worth $10 million or more annually, involving coordination across organizational lines and technical disciplines.
• Organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to ensure technical, financial, business development, and administrative activities are completed on time and to a high standard.
• Working knowledge of contractual issues involving scope, terms, and conditions of work, and corresponding subcontracts and supply chains.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Customer-service focus and a history of successful client interactions.
• Willingness to travel as required.
• Active top-secret clearance or ability to obtain one.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience managing cyber engineers and scientists supporting DoW and intelligence community customers.
• Knowledge of government and industry contract work, especially leading proposal teams.
• PMP certification.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and execution of business strategies and plans.
• Collaborate across divisions to exceed customer expectations and business line financial commitments.
• Establish and/or lead capture efforts to win new business aligned with business line and division strategies.
• Provide cyber enterprise support across Battelle’s Applied Science and Technology Group.
• Manage a Division of approximately 75 or more scientists, engineers, and technical experts.
• Establish staff goals and appraise performance; administer salaries, prepare staff development plans, approve timecards, and manage staff work loading.
• Manage technical quality, business ethics, and staff performance to attain high-quality products and services through staff selection, training, development, and motivation.
• Ensure staff have the materials, equipment, and facilities necessary to perform their work.

Benefits

• Flexible compressed work schedule, with most team members having every other Friday off.
• Hybrid work arrangement through a model allowing 60% in-office and 40% remote, with Monday and Tuesday as common in-office days, dependent on team and position needs.
• Paid time off.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with wellness incentives and benefits, plus optional supplemental benefits.
• Coverage for partners, gender-affirming care and health support, and family formation support.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan; for most employees, Battelle contributes 5% whether or not the employee contributes and matches employee contributions.
• Tuition assistance for higher education.
• Select funding to pursue ideas in scientific and technological discovery.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager