Vice President of Defense Acquisition Business Unit

S³, Inc. is a rapidly growing woman-owned small business of 900 plus employees founded in 1991, headquartered in Huntsville, AL, that provides technical, programmatic, and logistic services to U.S. Department of Defense, other U.S. Government agencies, and Partner Nation militaries, co-located with Government requirements. The S³, Inc. staff is 70% veterans. The company operates under an ISO 9001/AS9100 certified Quality Management System.

S³, Inc. has wholly owned subsidiaries that expand the customer base and increase our annual growth rate: KBFS – provides aviation pilot training, heavy lift, aircraft maintenance, and related aircraft services to Government and commercial requirements IAW multiple FAA certifications; S³ I – provides OCONUS FMS technical services, maintenance, and aviation platform training; and GLSS – provides SCA/CBA contract aviation maintenance.

S³, Inc. and subsidiaries are recruiting to expand and develop Corporate Operations to staff for contract growth. At S³, Inc. we're proud to offer above industry standard Benefits and encourage our team members to build a fulfilling career with our mission-focused leadership. Come work with us and let's build something great together! Our culture welcomes initiative and rewards performance!

S³ Inc. is seeking a Vice President of Defense Acquisition Business Unit (BU) to join our team at our senior leadership team in Cummings Research Park, Huntsville, AL.  This is not a teleworking position. The duty site is 615 Discovery Drive, Huntsville, AL 35806.

 Description:

The VP of Defense Acquisition Business Unit reports to the President/CEO and is responsible for strategic level leadership, management, and vision for operational controls, administrative and reporting requirements, P/L compliance, and operating efficiency. The BU provides DoD technical, professional, and analytical support. The VP is responsible for developing and materializing a 20% annual growth business plan that supports Government contract and Task Order requirements to design, validate, and execute technical service program activities. The multi-year contract provides functional focus areas: Systems Engineering; Requirements Generation; Modeling, Simulation and Experimentation; Life Cycle Management; Knowledge Management; New Equipment Fielding and Training; and Live, Virtual, and Constructive Training. The VP's 3-year initiative is to move the business unit toward research and development contracts (NAICS 541715) and build a team capable of contract wins in the domain.

Responsibilities:

• Responsibility for multiple IDIQ/BPA and Task Order prime contracts, outstanding CPARS, and seasoned customer relationships.
• Responsible for pipeline development, major capture actions, annual revenue growth and EBIDTA, contract execution, customer reviews, recruitment of key growth initiatives, budget projections and compliance, and employee leadership in corporate quality goals, ethics, and culture.
• Plan, allocate, control, review, and resource personnel requirements for all programs in the business unit with 97% CDRL schedule compliance.
• Review and approve BU performance requirements within company policies and ISO requirements with no customer complaints.
• Manage a team of 300 employees, and 20 sub-contractors, in support of customer requirements per contract specifications.
• In conjunction with a BU business capture team, generate and function as capture manager on RFP responses that win 100% of business re-competes and 25% of new business bids.
• Proactively develop pipeline business for 20% annual growth, with diversification into new customer base opportunities; achieve at least 20% annual growth.
• Diversify the customer base.
• Maintain a revenue mix that is 60% prime, 40% subcontractor.
• Identify and capture a new IDIQ/BPA annually.
• Manage P/L to materialize revenue and profit targets for the sector.
• Recruit 2 Triple-Threat performers annually with direct coverage within six months.
• Function as a corporate citizen, adopting corporate missions, culture, and goals.

Qualifications:

• 25 years of experience, inclusive of 10 years PM experience managing aviation, missile, or space portfolios; five years managing 500 employees; 5 years corporate experience in a directorship or Vice President leadership position. Military experience is a plus.
• BS or MS. Ph.D preferred.
• Experience managing at least 12-20 sub-contractors, in support of customer requirements per contract specifications.
• Demonstrated strength with aviation, missile, or space programs, CONUS/OCONUS, and US/FMS experience is desired.
• Must be flexible for travel to remote field site reviews; proposal support; corporate meetings and reviews; and business development.
• Demonstrated staff, program and business development experience.

Systems Studies and Simulation, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Company: S3