Director of Product Delivery

Description

The Air Traffic Business Area within the Homeland Sector is seeking a Director of Product Delivery to lead delivery execution for a large, mission-critical air traffic control automation program. This role carries full accountability for technical execution, cost, and schedule performance across a large-scale, agile software delivery effort expected to exceed 200 personnel at peak development.

The Director of Product Delivery serves as the primary execution leader for product delivery on the program, responsible for translating program objectives and contractual commitments into predictable outcomes across multiple agile release trains and cross-functional teams. This role includes responsibility for establishing and scaling the delivery model, as the product delivery function is being formed and expanded to support program needs.

This position is not an agile coaching role. The successful candidate will bring demonstrated experience owning delivery commitments, operating within cost and schedule constraints, and integrating agile delivery practices with formal program management, Earned Value Management (EVM), and regulatory requirements in a highly regulated, safety-critical environment. The Director of Product Delivery partners closely with the Program Management Office (PMO) and Technical/Engineering leadership to ensure delivery objectives are met while maintaining the rigor required for air traffic control systems.

The Mission

For more than five decades, Leidos has been a trusted partner in delivering advanced Air Traffic Management (ATM) systems for Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) across the globe. Our solutions keep customers ahead of accelerating aviation demands by integrating proven, globally deployed technologies with next-generation capabilities co-developed alongside our ANSP and technology partners.

Leidos Common Automation Platform

A single, resilient solution for en route, oceanic, tower, traffic flow, and flight services. The Leidos Common Automation Platform (CAP) solution offers a future-ready hybrid cloud data mesh architecture that enables rapid deployment of updates without risking service disruption while meeting stringent security and resilience requirements. Explore more about our aviation innovations here!

Director of Product Delivery Responsibilities:

• Own and deliver end-to-end technical, cost, and schedule performance for product delivery execution, including accountability for meeting program commitments.

• Lead and direct large-scale agile delivery efforts composed of multiple agile release trains, product owners, and cross-functional development teams.

• Establish, scale, and mature a delivery operating model that enables predictable execution, transparency, and effective decision-making.

• Translate program objectives, contractual requirements, and architectural constraints into executable delivery plans.

• Partner with the PMO to establish, manage, and execute the performance measurement baseline, ensuring alignment between agile execution and EVM reporting.

• Actively manage delivery risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs, making timely decisions to protect cost, schedule, and technical outcomes.

• Ensure delivery activities support incremental integration, verification, validation, and certification required for air traffic control automation systems.

• Collaborate closely with Technical and Engineering leadership (Systems Engineering, Safety, Security, Human Factors, Verification & Validation) to ensure delivery plans are technically sound, compliant, and operationally viable.

• Build, mentor, and lead senior delivery leaders with a focus on accountability and execution excellence.

• Establish clear governance, escalation paths, and performance expectations across delivery teams.

• Communicate delivery status, risks, and mitigation strategies clearly and credibly to senior leadership, customers, and key stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field from an accredited college or university with 12+ years of relevant experience or Masters with 10+ years of relevant experience.

• Demonstrated experience leading scaled agile delivery efforts of 100+ personnel, including experience building or standing up new delivery teams and operating models.

• Proven track record of delivering complex, mission-critical software systems with responsibility for technical performance, cost, and schedule.

• Experience operating in highly regulated environments, preferably involving aviation, transportation, defense, or other safety-critical systems.

• Strong understanding of agile delivery at scale, with emphasis on execution, dependency management, and delivery predictability.

• Demonstrated experience applying Earned Value Management (EVM) in an agile or hybrid delivery environment.

• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to drive alignment and make decisions in complex organizations.

• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and lead execution in high-visibility, high-accountability environments.

Preferred Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience delivering air traffic control or air traffic management systems.

• Experience leading delivery organizations using industry-recognized scaled agile frameworks (e.g., SAFe, LeSS, Scrum@Scale, or equivalent).

• Experience standing up or significantly scaling new agile delivery organizations, including defining operating models, roles, and governance.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.

• Agile or scaled agile certifications.

• Experience delivering cloud-based, service-oriented architectures.

• Experience integrating agile delivery with contractual, regulatory, and compliance-driven program constraints.

• Demonstrated ability to establish delivery metrics and governance that support both agile execution and formal program reporting.

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.

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.

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.

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