Executive Director, Golden Dome Strategy

Amentum•Washington, DC

9d•$150,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Executive Director, Golden Dome Strategy will serve as an accountable leader for shaping, coordinating, and executing pursuit strategy related to the Department of War’s (DOW) Golden Dome for America initiative. This is an extremely visible role within Amentum and requires a highly professional and confident leader and experienced BD professional with a proven track record of working across complex business organizations to achieve business development and capture success.

Requirements

15+ years in defense, aerospace, or national security roles
Demonstrated experience with missile defense, space systems, sensor networks, C2, or large-scale system of systems integration
Strong understanding of DoD acquisition, budgeting, and requirements development
Credibility with senior government, military, and industry leaders
Proven ability to lead cross enterprise strategy in complex organizations
Active or ability to obtain a Top-Secret clearance (SCI preferred)

Nice To Haves

Prior service at DoW, a military service, or FFRDC supporting missile defense or space programs
Experience standing up or leading enterprise “must win” initiatives
Existing relationships within Space Force, Missile Defense Agency, NORTHCOM, or OSD
Experience operating in high visibility, politically sensitive programs

Responsibilities

Developing and maintaining a Golden Dome strategy aligned to evolving DOW architecture decisions
Leading a structured assessment of Amentum capabilities to identify contributions across Golden Dome’s layered architecture
Advising executive leadership on strategic investments, partnerships, and internal alignment
Driving senior level relationships with the Golden Dome program office, service components, and key industry partners
Positioning the company for near-, mid-, and long-term roles within Golden Dome as architecture and funding mature
Ensuring coherence across capture, R&D, demonstrations, and long-term positioning
Informing and educating Amentum internal stakeholders (C-suite, operations leadership, business development, GR, MarCom, corporate development) of evolving priorities and activities and status of Amentum’s alignment to Golden Dome priorities/activities
Shaping Amentum marketing and branding efforts to expand awareness of Amentum relevance to the Golden Dome initiative
Develop and maintain a Amentum Golden Dome strategy aligned to DOW priorities, phased architecture decisions, and affordability constraints
Advise leadership on where to invest, divest, partner, or organically grow capabilities
Serve as the internal authority on Golden Dome strategy, policy, architecture, and acquisition pathways
Lead a structured assessment of all company capabilities (sensors, interceptors, C2, modeling, cyber, manufacturing, sustainment, and other ancillary capabilities required to support the Golden Dome initiative)
Identify dual use and non-obvious contributions the company can bring to Golden Dome
Align engineering, R&D, BD, and production around a coherent Golden Dome narrative
Identify and maintain relationships with key leaders within the program office of the Direct Reporting Program Manager (DRPM), Golden Dome for America (GDA), supporting service components, and relevant OSD and congressional stakeholders
Ensure company messaging aligns with Golden Dome affordability, scale, and integration priorities
Identify and engage strategic industry partners, including primes, mid tiers, non-traditional vendors, labs, and academic entities
Shape teaming strategies that align with how Golden Dome capabilities are likely to be acquired and integrated
Represent the company in Golden Dome related consortia, demonstrations, and industry forums
Identify and prioritize Golden Dome related opportunities across near term studies, demos, prototypes, and production paths
Guide capture teams on win themes, discriminators, and architectural relevance
Support pursuit decisions with clear strategic logic tied to Golden Dome success