Defense Senior Solutions Director

Responsibilities

Noblis is seeking a highly qualified Senior Solutions Director in the Defense market based in the Huntsville Alabama. This highly qualified individual will be aligned to the Defense Mission area of the company. With well-established long-term delivery in the Defense Community, we are in the process of expanding our capabilities for growing our footprint. Our current needs include demonstrated client relationship development and portfolio management experience as well as team leadership for client delivery.

The Senior Solutions Director will work across Noblis and serve as the Defense Mission Area Solutions Lead, act as a Change Agent and Advisor, support Cross-Cut integration across Noblis Mission Areas, and develop scientific and technical solutions for Customers and proposals. This position will develop a full understanding of the service offerings, scientific capabilities, and technologies offered by Noblis, and will leverage these to prepare complex solutions for our federal government clients. The role will work with Noblis' Mission Area Vice Presidents, business development, scientific researchers, and senior technical staff as well as the proposal development teams to develop solutions, integrate innovative approaches and technology, and incorporate feedback from proposal efforts into current and new Noblis offerings.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide strategic guidance, advice, and direction across the Noblis Defense Mission Area. The Director will define, prioritize, and support/lead solution architecting for Defense Mission Area portfolio opportunities and develop an inclusive strategic plan to unify Noblis Defense Mission Areas. The Director will develop/support pursuit of defined and new opportunities by exploring current and needed capabilities and known and periphery markets. The Director reports to the Defense Mission Area President and Business Development leadership and serves as a strategy advisor to Noblis leadership including the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Corporate Business Development, and other Mission Area leaders. The Director will collaborate across Defense Mission Areas ensuring “Cross-Cuts” solutions on identified pursuits. Additional Responsibilities include:

• Support the Defense Mission Area President and Business Development leadership and corporate Noblis CTO, Business Development, and other Mission Area leadership to develop solutioning for and execute complex projects.
• Support Noblis Defense Mission Areas in analyzing market dynamics, market share changes, emerging opportunities, and new Markets/geographies.  
• Identify, support, and lead Noblis and Noblis Defense projects, joint ventures, potential M&A targets, and other strategic partnership opportunities.
• Support identification of strategic and execution risks and monitoring mitigation to closure.
• Collaborate with Noblis Marketing and Communications organization to outline branding opportunities and support and lead implementation across Mission Areas, industrial base partners, and others. Support and lead Noblis Defense Strategic Plan segments including those connected to corporate priorities.  
• Define, support, and manage/lead short/long term projects informing critical initiatives by collaborating across Mission Areas and key staff.  
• Partner with Noblis leadership, special committees, and consultants to support execution of key initiatives.
• Collaborate with Corporate leadership and the CFO to develop a capital plan in line with Noblis Defense strategy.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s and 12 years of related experience, or Master’s and 10 years related experience, or Doctorate and 8 years; OR a minimum of 18 years of experience in lieu of degree. Minimum of five years of experience managing direct reports.

• Must demonstrate experience navigating the Defense Market
• Knowledge/experience within the Defense Community and its various agencies, organizations, and operational structures.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in the Defense arena supporting various customers, such as the Army or Missile Defense Agency (MDA).
• Ten (10) years project management experience
• Five (5) years’ experience with relevant acquisition processes, procedures, and laws
• Understanding of Defense Community contracts, finance and program management systems, including processes related to various types of competitions, types of contracts, and timely strategies and trends within the Defense sector.
• Minimum of Top Secret Clearance

Professional Skill Requirements:

• High energy level, sense of urgency, decisiveness, and ability to work well under pressure
• Experience building and managing senior level client relationships
• Strong facilitation and communication skills – both written and verbal
• Proven record as a team player
• Unquestionable integrity, credibility and character
• Previous experience in conceptualizing, planning, and implementing new products or services for a large business entity
• Strong leadership, problem solving, and decision-making abilities

Overview

With the continuing impacts of COVID-19 around the world, we are taking action to protect the health and well-being of our colleagues and maintain the safety of the communities where we operate. Noblis seeks an environment free from COVID-19 and prefers all employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19.  Attestation of vaccination status will be required for employment with Noblis.  Unvaccinated employees may be subject to additional health and safety requirements to include any federal, state and/or client restrictions.

Noblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI, Noblis MSD and Noblis Mikros Systems tackle the nation's toughest problems and apply advanced solutions to our clients' most critical missions. We bring the best of scientific thought, management, and engineering expertise together in an environment of independence and objectivity to deliver enduring impact on federal missions. Noblis works with a wide range of government clients in the defense, intelligence and federal civil sectors. Learn more at Noblis -About Us

Why work at a Noblis company?

Our employees find greater meaning in their work and balance the other things in life that matter to them. Our people are our greatest asset. They are exceptionally skilled, knowledgeable, team-oriented, and mission-driven individuals who want to do work that matters and benefits the public. Noblis has won numerous workplace awards. Noblis maintains a drug-free workplace.

Noblis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race (as well as because of or on the basis of traits historically associated with race, including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

Noblis is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Noblis will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact employee-relations@noblis.org.