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Job Description:

Vice President, Government Space Services and Solutions

Competition makes you stronger

You love a challenge. You thrive on seeing possibilities and opportunities that others miss and coming up with productive, creative solutions. Your deep well of competitive spirit gets you over and around obstacles and your drive is motivational to others. Your actionable energy drives team unity, spirit, and collaborative innovation. That’s what makes you the kind of leader we want. We value the way that healthy competition advances our business and all the people in it, and your talent at motivating your team will be well rewarded.

GS3 Directorate

Our Government Space Services and Solutions (GS3) Directorate is passionate about making America the undisputed leader in the Space Domain because we understand that ensuring our nation’s security for future generations depends on space situational awareness, prototyping and integration, and mission operations support. Parsons creates game changing space domain solutions by teaming highly respected subject matter experts with brilliant technologists.

The GS3 Directorate is part of Parsons’ Mission Solution Sector; all focused on delivering innovative defense, and security services and solutions to enable a sustainable, safer, smarter, and connected world. Based upon our rock-solid foundation of world class talent; all with the bottom-line emphasis to support our U.S. and Joint Coalition Warfighters. They are our work purpose . We are here to serve our National Security objectives supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Aviators and guardians on the front line.

GS3 represents a highly complex, organization consisting of a cadre of highly skilled engineering and technical personnel to design, develop, integrate, and materially produce and deliver multiple technology capabilities for our DoD and Intel Community customers.

GS3 conducts:

• Integrated solutions for space situational awareness operations across a wide customer and stakeholder landscape

• Software and integration government service operations to develop and enhance ground command and control (C2) of space assets

• Delivery of open, common, cyber-secure tactical satellite C2 services within a resilient ground architecture to provide automation and a common user experience that is critical for battle management between the operational and tactical C2 levels

• Conduct of lab operations within government owned facilities to support infrastructure hardware and software support for various tools and process applications

• Development of mission software factory solutions to support data access, integration, application, and product dissemination for both multi-domain uses

Highlight of Customers supported:

• Space Systems Command

• Naval Research Laboratory

• Air Force Research Laboratory

• Air Force Life Cycle Management Command

• Intelligence Community Partners

• Allied and Coalition Partners

Responsibilities:

Superior people engagement and management skills

• Foster a culture of high trust, transparent communications and development opportunities

• Engage proactively in creating a workforce of diverse thinking, while actively demonstrating the pursuit of diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workforce

Full P&L management of GS3 operations, including:

• The establishment and implementation of operating, financial and strategic objectives

• Interacting at the highest levels of the corporate structure to influence, solve complex business issues and drive to solutions while engaging in a high level of constructive collaboration

• Develop and lead a high performing team known for exceeding objectives

Strategy

• Provide insights, recommendations and support for the overall strategy and vision for GSS, including how to represent our capabilities to our customer base and within our internal organizations

• Lead the execution of M&A strategy, including the identification, due diligence participation and integration of acquisitions.

• Develop and maintain a robust pipeline of qualified opportunities within targeted defense accounts that demonstrates an understanding of technology trends and needs of the clients

New Business Development

• In collaboration with the business development team, provide input on and participate in the execution of the organic growth plan including identifying target clients and key executives, leveraging and partnering with the existing customer base

• Proactively connect with stakeholders with key customers in order to shape and develop qualified business opportunities

Customer Engagement

• Outstanding and ongoing client engagement, demonstrating the ability to effectively diagnose client needs, propose and develop solutions that have a positive business impact

• Engages in industry associations

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• B.S. degree in science or engineering, M.S. desirable

• Strong financial acumen; MBA and/or financial training desirable but not required

• Minimum of 12 years of experience with an emphasis on defense business development / growth

• Department of defense domain knowledge; with emphasis on Space

• Profit and Loss leadership experience

• Proven track record of business growth to include re-compete wins and capture of major strategic pursuits

• Formation of strategic partnerships

• Acquisition integration experience

• Demonstrated ability to drive margin expansion

• Proven ability to attract and retain leaders and employees

• Strong experience with customer and industry relations in defense

• TS clearance required with ability to obtain SCI

SKILLS/COMPETENCIES:

• Communication Skills

• Planning

• Problem Solving

• Delegating

• Influencing

• Rewarding

• Team Building

• Functional Collaboration

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Top Secret

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

Our Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our diverse, intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range:

$175,100.00 - $334,800.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

The position may require a COVID vaccination or an approved accommodation/exemption for a disability/medical condition or religious belief as required by customer requirements and some cases federal, state, provincial or local mandates.

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Diversity is ingrained in who we are, how we do business, and is one of our company’s core values. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for minority, female, disabled, protected veteran and LGBTQ+.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!