Job SummaryWe are currently seeking a
Director, Cyber Mission Focused Tools to build, scale, and operationally lead an Offensive Cyber organization supporting U.S. Government customers. This position may be located in
Columbus, OH or Chantilly, VA, and requires extensive engagement in classified environments.
The selected candidate will provide executive leadership across strategy, mission delivery, and business growth for offensive cyber capabilities, including full profit and loss (P&L) responsibility. This role demands a rare combination of hands-on offensive cyber expertise, senior leadership acumen, and business ownership in high consequence national security environments.
Travel of 50% or greater is required.
ResponsibilitiesOperational & Technical Leadership- Lead offensive cyber mission execution across reverse engineering, vulnerability research, exploit development, and capability delivery.
- Oversee development and deployment of advanced cyber capabilities aligned to mission objectives.
- Ensure technical rigor, operational security, and compliance within classified environments.
Business & P&L Ownership- Own P&L for the Offensive Cyber portfolio, including revenue growth, margin performance, and cost management.
- Partner with Business Development and Capture to shape and win mission-aligned opportunities.
- Drive scalable delivery while maintaining elite technical quality.
Team & Capability Development- Recruit, retain, and mentor senior technical leaders and operators in a highly cleared environment.
- Establish technical standards, tradecraft evolution, and career pathways for offensive cyber personnel.
- Foster a disciplined, innovative, mission-first culture.
Customer Engagement & Strategy- Serve as a trusted partner to senior government and intelligence stakeholders.
- Translate mission needs into executable solutions and long-term capability roadmaps.
- Represent Battelle in classified briefings and strategic forums.
Key Qualifications- Active Top Secret / SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance.
- 10-15+ years of progressively senior experience in offensive cyber, cyber operations, or advanced cyber R&D.
- Deep technical expertise in reverse engineering, vulnerability research, and offensive cyber capability development.
- Proven P&L ownership with accountability for revenue, margins, and delivery.
- Experience leading cleared technical teams in national security or intelligence environments.
- Strong understanding of operational security and classified mission delivery.
Preferred Qualifications- Leadership experience in government cyber units, IC programs, or elite cyber organizations.
- Experience transitioning cyber R&D into operational capabilities.
- Track record of winning and scaling complex, classified cyber programs.
- Recognized technical authority in the offensive cyber community.
- Executive presence with senior government briefing experience.
Benefits: Live an Extraordinary LifeWe care about your well-being, not just on the job. Battelle offers comprehensive and competitive benefits to help you live your best life.
- Balance life through a compressed work schedule: Most of our team follows a flexible, compressed work schedule that allows for every other Friday off-giving you a dedicated day to accomplish things in your personal life without using vacation time.
- Enjoy enhanced work flexibility, including a hybrid arrangement: You have options for where and when you work. Our Together with Flexibility model allows you to work 60% in-office and 40% remote, with Monday and Tuesday as common in-office days, dependent on team and position needs .
- Take time to recharge: You get paid time off to support work-life balance and keep motivated.
- Prioritize wellness: Stay healthy with medical, dental, and vision coverage with wellness incentives and benefits plus a variety of optional supplemental benefits.
- Better together: Coverage for partners, gender-affirming care and health support, and family formation support.
- Build your financial future: Build financial stability with an industry-leading 401(k) retirement savings plan. For most employees, we put in 5 percent whether you contribute or not, and match your contributions on top of that.
- Advance your education: Tuition assistance is available to pursue higher education.
