SAIC

Executive Director, Chief of Staff to the Chief Growth Officer

SAIC • $150K — $180K *
Front Royal, VA 22630Hybrid
Education, Government & Non-Profit
11 - 15 years of experience
1 week ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and 15+ years in strategic advisory, business development, organizational leadership, or related roles.
  • Proven track record of enabling growth across business development, capture, or proposal management.
  • Expertise in leading complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives and promoting enterprise-wide alignment.
  • Exceptional strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities with success in delivering data-driven insights.
  • Outstanding communication and presentation skills for high-level materials and messaging.
  • Skilled in influencing and collaborating across diverse teams in matrixed organizations.
  • Deep understanding of federal contracting and acquisition processes.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with the CGO to define and execute SAIC's growth strategy aligned with enterprise objectives.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to the CGO, providing insights, risk assessments, and actionable recommendations.
  • Translate growth priorities into cross-functional processes across enterprise functions like Finance and HR.
  • Establish systems that provide real-time insights into pipeline health and competitive positioning.
  • Develop executive-level presentations and messaging to support the CGO's external engagements.
  • Build collaborative relationships across internal teams, ensuring open communication and unity of effort.
  • Lead initiatives to enhance team performance and drive a culture of continuous improvement.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs.
  • Flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance.
  • Professional development and training opportunities.
  • Supportive and collaborative company culture.
  • Access to cutting-edge technology and resources.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Chief of Staff to the Chief Growth Officer (CGO) is a high-impact, strategic leader who serves as a critical advisor and partner in achieving SAIC's growth objectives. This role drives alignment, accelerates decision-making, and ensures integrated execution of the company's growth strategy across the government, defense, and intelligence sectors. Acting as a seamless extension of the CGO, the Chief of Staff fosters collaboration, strengthens organizational capabilities, and enables transformational initiatives that position SAIC as an industry leader.

Responsibilities:
  • Strategic Alignment & Execution: Collaborate with the CGO to define and execute SAIC's growth strategy, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives and tracking progress against key outcomes. Partner closely with business development, capture, and proposal teams to drive organizational clarity and focus on growth.
  • Executive Advisory & Partnership: Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic thought partner to the CGO, offering forward-looking insights, risk assessments, and actionable recommendations on high-stakes decisions involving investments, competitive opportunities, and market trends.
  • Enterprise Integration & Governance: Translate Growth priorities into cross-functional processes across enterprise functions (Finance, HR, Strategy, and Operations). Ensure collaboration, consistency, and alignment with key growth initiatives and governance frameworks.
  • Decision Support & Market Intelligence: Establish and maintain systems, dashboards, and review mechanisms that provide real-time insights into pipeline health, growth opportunities, competitive positioning, and execution performance of priority pursuits.
  • Executive Communications: Develop high-impact executive-level presentations, board updates, internal messaging, and external engagement materials to advance SAIC's growth mission. Support CGO's external engagements with partners, customers, and stakeholders (e.g., government officials, congressional leaders).
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Build strong, collaborative relationships across SAIC's internal teams. Eliminate silos by ensuring open communication and unity of effort between Growth and other critical business units.
  • Organizational Development: Support the CGO in evolving the Growth team's organizational design, talent strategy, and leadership infrastructure. Lead initiatives to enhance team performance, ensure workforce readiness, and drive a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Project Leadership: Drive high-value strategic initiatives and cross-functional projects from concept to completion. Establish accountability, coordinate stakeholders, and manage successful outcomes on behalf of the CGO.
  • Risk Identification & Management: Develop structured frameworks and processes to identify and address cross-functional risks, organizational challenges, and systemic issues, enabling sustainable growth and operational excellence.
  • Stakeholder Engagement Leadership: Oversee planning, messaging, and follow-up around high-level external engagements to ensure impactful and aligned interactions with key stakeholders, customers, and partners.


Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and 15+ years in strategic advisory, business development, organizational leadership, or related roles.
  • Proven track record of enabling growth across business development, capture, or proposal management.
  • Proven expertise in leading complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives and promoting enterprise-wide alignment.
  • Exceptional strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving abilities with demonstrated success in delivering data-driven insights and measurable results.
  • Outstanding communication and presentation skills, with experience crafting high-level materials and messaging for executives, boards, and external stakeholders.
  • Highly effective at influencing, collaborating, and driving alignment across diverse teams and leadership levels in matrixed organizations.
  • Deep understanding of federal contracting, acquisition processes, and regulatory environments within government-focused markets.

About SAIC

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a technology integrator in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC has approximately 26,000 employees and operates in more than 70 countries. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. SAIC provides services to the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and civilian agencies. The company also serves commercial customers in the healthcare, energy, and financial services sectors.
Learn more about SAIC
Size
26,000 employees
Market Cap
$6 billion
Industry
Information Technology
Net Income
$206 million
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+10.7%
Revenue
$6.8 billion
NASDAQ
SAIC
* Ladders Estimates

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