Vice President, Space and Missile Defense

KODA Technologies Inc.•Huntsville, AL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

KODA is seeking a Vice President to lead its Space and Missile Defense Business Unit in Huntsville, Alabama. This hands-on leadership role is accountable for business unit operations, financial performance, customer satisfaction, employee development and retention, and business growth. The executive may also provide direct customer support while maintaining accountability for overall business unit performance. The role includes fostering KODA’s people-first culture through employee engagement, mentoring, and professional development; managing contract performance, workforce planning, budgets, forecasts, pricing, and proposal strategy; and partnering with corporate Business Development to identify, qualify, and pursue growth opportunities. The position is on-site and full-time. The position close date is November 6, 2026.

Requirements

At least 15 years of progressively responsible experience supporting space, missile defense, or related government missions, including technical credibility, leadership experience, and results supporting national security or civil space customers.
Demonstrated commitment to a people-first culture, integrity, customer mission success, and professional excellence consistent with KODA’s values.
Leadership experience motivating teams, developing employees and emerging leaders, and managing performance and accountability.
Experience managing revenue, profitability, budgets, forecasts, staffing, and utilization across government prime contracts or subcontracts.
Ability to develop growth strategies, build opportunity pipelines, and lead or support capture and proposal teams.
Ability and willingness to personally execute operational, financial, staffing, customer engagement, and business development responsibilities in a dynamic small-business environment.
Strong customer engagement, communication, and judgment, including the ability to brief senior leaders, resolve conflicts, and manage competing priorities.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or a related field, or equivalent relevant military, government, or industry experience.
Active Secret Clearance.

Nice To Haves

Success leading a business unit, portfolio, or multiple government programs with accountability for customer outcomes, people, and financial performance.
Experience supporting space and missile defense organizations such as MDA, USASMDC, USSPACECOM, U.S. Space Force, NASA, U.S. Army AvMC, and PAE Fires.
Established relationships with space and missile defense customers, prime contractors, and potential teaming partners.
Experience leading both prime and subcontract portfolios, expanding existing customer work, and winning new business.

Responsibilities

Foster KODA’s people-first culture through employee engagement, mentoring, and professional development.
Develop emerging leaders, promote accountability and high performance, and manage employee performance, retention, and personnel matters with team leaders and corporate support functions.
Maintain regular customer engagement and ensure customer satisfaction.
Manage contract performance, revenue, profitability, utilization, and expenses, and coordinate contract actions.
Own workforce plans, staffing priorities, requisitions, and candidate selection.
Develop budgets and forecasts covering funded and unfunded backlog, anticipated new business, and award timing.
Lead pricing strategy for existing work, labor category planning, and task order proposal strategy in coordination with corporate support functions.
Partner with corporate Business Development to develop and execute business unit growth strategies.
Identify and qualify opportunities, cultivate customer and industry relationships, and maintain an actionable opportunity pipeline.
Lead or actively support capture activities, teaming, and pursuit decisions.
Identify emerging customer requirements and pursue opportunities to expand KODA’s support.
Coordinate business unit contributions to proposals, white papers, and requests for information.
May provide direct customer support while remaining accountable for overall business unit performance.