Contracts Director

Description  Shape the Future of National Security:
Contracts Director - Cyber & Analytics Are you ready to lead at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and national security? Leidos is seeking a visionary Contracts Director to drive our Cyber & Analytics Business Area within the Intel Sector—where innovation meets mission-critical impact.

Why This Role Matters As Contracts Director, you'll be at the strategic heart of our organization, orchestrating complex relationships that directly support our nation's intelligence community. You'll lead a dynamic team of contracts professionals while partnering with senior executives, government officials, and cross-functional teams to deliver solutions that protect and advance national security interests.

Your Mission Reporting to the Sector Vice President of Contracts & Supply Chain, you'll serve as the primary strategic advisor to our Business Area leadership while managing both talent and budget across the organization. This isn't just contract management, it's relationship building, risk mitigation, and strategic partnership development at the highest levels.

What Makes This Opportunity Unique Strategic Impact:
Interface directly with Intelligence Community leaders and Leidos executive leadership

Innovation Leadership:
Leverage emerging technologies, including AI, to revolutionize contract processes

Diverse Partnerships:
Collaborate across Business Development, Program Execution, Legal, Finance, and HRProfessional Growth:
Lead and develop a team of contracts professionals while advancing your own career

Mission-Critical Work:
Support programs that directly impact national security and intelligence operations

Key Leadership Responsibilities Strategic Relationship Management:
Build and maintain key partnerships within the Intelligence Community Team Development:
Lead recruitment, career development, and performance management for your contracts team Innovation & Process Excellence:
Drive compliance with FAR, DFAR, and other regulatory requirements while implementing cutting-edge solutions

Cross-Functional Leadership:
Collaborate with functional leads to resolve complex contractual challenges

Performance Accountability:
Deliver results in proposal win-rates, cost savings, compliance, and risk management

What You Bring Educational Foundation:
Bachelors degree with 12+ years of experience, or Masters with 10+ years

Contracts Expertise:
Deep knowledge of government contracts, subcontracts, and proposal support including experience with all contract types, working knowledge of FAR/DFAR and experience negotiating OTAs, CRADAs and commercial agreements

Leadership Excellence:
Minimum 4 years of team leadership experience with proven ability to develop talent

Adaptability:
Proven ability to work in fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities and demonstrated success in identifying and managing risks.

Collaboration:

Demonstrated success in leveraging cross-functional teams to resolve complex Contracts and Subcontracts issues in support of achievement of business goals

Negotiation Mastery:
Strategic thinker with expert-level skills in complex terms and conditions negotiations

Security Clearance:
Active Top Secret/SCI with polygraph required

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart Intelligence Community acquisitions expertise

Formal contracting certifications

Large capture team leadership experience

AI implementation experience in contract processes

Comprehensive Contracts and Subcontracts knowledge

Ready to Lead?

Join a team where your expertise directly contributes to national security while advancing your career in one of the most dynamic sectors in government contracting. At Leidos, you'll have the resources, support, and mission focus to make a lasting impact.

Your next strategic leadership opportunity awaits.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

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