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Vice President, Growth - Airports, Borders and Security (AB&S)
Vice President, Growth - Airports, Borders and Security (AB&S)Leidos Inc • Reston, VA, United States
Vice President, Growth - Airports, Borders and Security (AB&S)

Vice President, Growth - Airports, Borders and Security (AB&S)

Leidos Inc • Reston, VA, United States
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Description

Leidos is seeking an accomplished executive to serve as the Vice President of Growth for our Airports, Borders & Security (AB&S) Business Area.

This is a high-impact, forward-leaning leadership role responsible for driving strategy, pipeline creation, and capture excellence across a global portfolio that includes aviation security, border management, biometrics, and next-generation security technologies.

As a key member of the AB&S leadership team, you will shape growth priorities that directly support safer travel, secure global movement, and enhanced mission outcomes for federal, international, and commercial customers. If you are energized by competitive strategy, customer engagement, and winning complex opportunities, this role positions you to make a meaningful difference.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead overall growth strategy, market development, and competitive positioning for the Airports, Borders & Security portfolio.
  • Drive pipeline creation and qualification to ensure healthy, meaningful, multi-year growth.
  • Serve as executive capture sponsor for major pursuits and oversee win strategy, pricing alignment, teaming decisions, proposal development, and customer engagement.
  • Partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Technology, and Strategy leaders to shape future offerings, align investments, and bring differentiated solutions to market.
  • Build, mentor, and lead a high-performance business development and capture team.
  • Establish trusted relationships with TSA, CBP, FAA, DHS, ICAO members, airport authorities, and international security stakeholders.
  • Represent Leidos at senior-level customer discussions, industry events, and partner engagements.

Required Qualifications

  • 15+ years of growth, business development, or capture leadership experience within aviation security, border security, homeland security, or federal / airport technology markets.
  • Typically requires a Bachelor's Degree and at least 15+ years of related experience or Master's degree with 13+ years of relevant experience. Additional work experience will be considered lieu of a degree.
  • Demonstrated success winning major pursuits ($100M+), including experience with complex systems integration, detection technologies, or critical infrastructure security.
  • Strong customer relationships across TSA, CBP, FAA, DHS, airport authorities, and international security organizations.
  • Executive-level communication, negotiation, and leadership skills.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance (active clearance preferred).
  • Desired Qualifications

  • Experience leading global or international security growth efforts.
  • Understanding of screening technology, detection systems, biometrics, identity management, and integrated security architectures.
  • Experience operating in a matrixed, high-growth organization.
  • Why Leidos

  • Mission-driven culture with a passion for solving complex national and global security challenges.
  • High visibility across the company, reporting to senior leadership.
  • Opportunity to lead strategy shaping for a rapidly expanding, innovation-focused business area.
  • Competitive compensation, executive benefits, and global impact.
  • 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.

    Original Posting : December 3, 2025

    For U.S. Positions : While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

    Pay Range :

    Pay Range $216,800.00 - $348,750.00

    The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

    About Leidos

    Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .

    Pay and Benefits

    Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com / careers / pay-benefits .

    Securing Your Data

    Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos' name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system - never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com .

    If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission .

    Commitment to Non-Discrimination

    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

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