Job DescriptionJefferson is seeking
Vice President, Jefferson Procurement & Assistance Solutions (JPAS) to support the strategic and operational leadership for the JPAS Division.
This position is fully remote, with a preference for candidates in the DC Metro area who can attend occasional in-person meetings as needed. This position requires that applicants reside in the United States and have legal authorization to work in the U.S. Applicants must maintain U.S. residency for the duration of their employment.
The annual salary range for this position is $200,000.00-$220,000.00. The annual salary range is negotiable. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.
The Vice President, Jefferson Procurement & Assistance Solutions (JPAS), provides strategic and operational leadership for the JPAS division and holds profit-and-loss (P&L) accountability for client delivery, program performance, financial results, revenue growth, business development, workforce leadership, and sustainable growth.
This position leads a portfolio of federal government programs and professional services supporting acquisition, procurement, contract management, grants and financial assistance, and related mission-support functions. The Vice President ensures that client commitments are met, programs are effectively managed, employees and leaders are supported, operational and financial performance is monitored, and the division is positioned for sustainable growth.
The Vice President serves as the senior leader for JPAS and works collaboratively with Jefferson's Growth, Finance, Human Resources, Contracts, Talent Acquisition, and other corporate functions to ensure strong program execution, workforce planning, customer relationships, risk management, and business performance.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Division Leadership and Strategy
- Provide overall leadership and direction for the JPAS division, translating Jefferson's strategic priorities into clear division objectives and operating plans.
- Establish division priorities, performance expectations, governance practices, and accountability across the JPAS portfolio.
- Evaluate division performance, organizational needs, workforce capacity, client requirements, and emerging risks.
- Develop and maintain an effective leadership structure across JPAS programs and contracts.
- Serve as the senior escalation point for significant delivery, client, employee, financial, and operational matters within the division.
Program and Client Delivery
- Maintain executive oversight of JPAS contracts, programs, task orders, and client engagements.
- Ensure programs meet contractual requirements, deliverables, quality standards, schedules, staffing expectations, and customer commitments.
- Partner with Program Managers and other delivery leaders to identify and resolve delivery challenges and strengthen program performance.
- Monitor program risk and ensure timely, effective corrective action when performance concerns arise.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with key government customers and stakeholders.
- Promote client satisfaction, retention, and long-term customer relationships.
Financial and Business Performance
- Own the financial and operating performance of the JPAS portfolio, including revenue, profitability, labor utilization, staffing, forecasts, budgets, and other key performance indicators, in partnership with Finance and FP&A.
- Partner with Finance to monitor revenue, profitability, labor utilization, staffing, forecasts, budgets, and other key performance indicators.
- Identify operational or financial risks affecting division performance and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Balance client delivery, workforce needs, contractual obligations, and financial performance when making business decisions.
- Support annual planning, forecasting, and resource allocation for the division.
Growth and Business Development Accountability
- Partner closely with Growth leadership and hold division-level accountability for organic growth within existing customers, recompetes, contract expansion, and entry into related markets.
- Identify and develop growth plans for recompetes, contract expansions, task-order opportunities, and adjacent customer needs.
- Provide delivery and subject-matter expertise for capture efforts, proposals, solution development, staffing strategies, and customer presentations.
- Help ensure proposed solutions are operationally executable and aligned with Jefferson's delivery capabilities.
- Facilitate coordination between Growth and Delivery as opportunities transition from capture to execution.
People Leadership and Workforce Management
- Lead, coach, and develop JPAS Program Managers and other division leaders.
- Establish clear expectations for leadership accountability, employee development, performance management, and succession planning.
- Partner with Human Resources and Talent Acquisition on workforce planning, recruiting, compensation, retention, employee relations, and organizational development.
- Assess current and anticipated staffing needs across JPAS programs and develop appropriate workforce plans.
- Build leadership capability and strengthen the division's internal talent pipeline.
- Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, client service, professional development, and high performance.
Operational Excellence and Risk Management
- Maintain appropriate governance and operating discipline across the JPAS portfolio.
- Ensure timely identification and escalation of contractual, staffing, financial, performance, compliance, and customer risks.
- Partner with Contracts, Finance, Human Resources, Security, and other corporate functions on matters requiring enterprise support.
- Promote consistent processes, documentation, reporting, and performance management throughout the division.
- Support compliance with applicable contract requirements, Jefferson policies, and federal government contracting requirements; serve as organizational conflict of interest (OCI) lead for the JPAS division.
Leadership Scope
- Leads a distinct Jefferson delivery division and provides leadership across multiple federal contracts, programs, and customer relationships.
- Leads through Program Managers, project leaders, and other delivery leaders.
- Has significant accountability for division staffing, financial performance, client relationships, delivery results, and operating decisions.
- Partners with Jefferson executive and corporate functional leaders but does not independently establish enterprise-wide corporate strategy or policy.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in business, acquisition, public administration, management, finance, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- At least 12 years of progressively responsible experience in government contracting, professional services, federal acquisition, program management, or related consulting services.
- At least 5 years of significant leadership responsibility for programs, portfolios, contracts, or business operations.
- Demonstrated experience leading federal government client delivery and managing program performance, staffing, profit-and-loss results, revenue growth, business development, and client relationships.
- Experience leading acquisition, procurement, grants and assistance, contract management, or mission-support consulting programs.
- Strong knowledge of the federal contracting environment.
- Proven ability to lead managers and multidisciplinary professional teams.
- Strong executive communication, judgment, problem-solving, collaboration, and relationship-management capabilities.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced degree in business, public administration, acquisition, or a related discipline.
- PMP, FAC-C, DAWIA, CPCM, CFCM, or another relevant professional credential.
- Experience managing organizational conflict of interest (OCI) specific to federal acquisition contract management.
Benefit Overview:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Generous paid vacation & sick leave, plus 11 paid holidays and floating holidays
- Company-paid life insurance, short- and long-term disability
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Gym discounts through medical plan
- Tuition reimbursement and annual professional development stipend
- Access to Jefferson Training Academy (in-house learning & development programs)
