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Senior Business Development Professional - MPO

Leidos logoLeidos$154,050–$278,475/yrColumbia, MD, United StatesFull-timeListed 1mo ago

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Taken at the midpoint of its range, $216,262.50/yr, this role pays more than the middle Account Executive opening on the board today ($125k/yr); the usual band for that kind of seat is $80k–$309k/yr.

Against the 3,232 open roles on Business development jobs (typical pay $120k/yr, band $78k–$268k/yr), this one's $216,262.50/yr sits above the middle. How posted pay is measured.

The posting

See the opportunity early. Shape it. Position Leidos to win.

Leidos Intelligence Sector is seeking an accomplished Senior Business Development Professional to drive growth with MPO, one of our largest and most strategically important Intelligence Community customers.

This is an opportunity to join an organization on a double-digit growth trajectory and help advance a market that is a major pillar of Leidos' corporate growth strategy. We are looking for a proven growth professional who understands the mission, recognizes demand before it becomes an RFP, builds trusted relationships, and knows how to turn customer insight into qualified opportunities and wins.

You will operate at the intersection of mission, customer and technology - working across Growth, Operations and Technology to understand emerging mission challenges, connect them with differentiated Leidos capabilities, and shape opportunities well before formal acquisition. This is proactive, mission-centric business development: helping determine where we should play, where we can make a difference, and how we position to win.

What You'll Do

Build and shape the pipeline. Identify emerging mission needs, customer priorities, acquisition activity and new sources of demand; develop and qualify a strong pipeline of strategic growth opportunities.

Get ahead of the opportunity. Build trusted relationships across MPO mission, technical and acquisition communities to understand priorities, requirements, budgets and acquisition strategies before they become solicitations.

Shape to win. Translate customer and market insight into early win strategies, competitive positioning, teaming approaches, differentiators and investment priorities.

Connect mission and technology. Work with mission and technical leaders to connect customer challenges with Leidos services, technologies, products, partners and investments - and identify where new solutions or capabilities can create advantage.

Drive disciplined growth execution. Own opportunity development and qualification through transition to Capture, then remain engaged throughout the pursuit with customer and market insight.

Mobilize the enterprise. Bring together Growth, Operations, Technology and executive leadership - and build strategic industry partnerships - to put the best of Leidos against the opportunity.

Raise the game. Mentor developing growth professionals and help advance a more proactive, mission-centric and disciplined approach to growth.

What You'll Bring

  • Bachelor's degree with 15+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 13+ years of relevant experience.
  • Demonstrated success identifying, shaping and developing business within the U.S. Intelligence Community.
  • Strong GovCon business development tradecraft and understanding of Federal acquisition, contracting and procurement.
  • Current and meaningful relationships across the Intelligence Community and relevant industry ecosystem.
  • Ability to translate mission challenges and customer needs into actionable growth strategies and opportunities.
  • Strong strategic judgment and the ability to influence technical, operational and executive stakeholders across a large organization.
  • Exceptional executive-level communication and relationship-building skills.
  • Active TS/SCI security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Deep understanding of MPO missions, organizations, priorities and acquisition environment.
  • Demonstrated success shaping major opportunities before formal solicitation.
  • Experience across cyber, analytics, mission software, digital modernization or related intelligence mission areas.
  • Current polygraph or ability to obtain one.

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.

Original Posting

September 25, 2026

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.

Pay Range $154,050.00 - $278,475.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and 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.

Taken from Leidos's own posting, last seen live on 6 Nov 2026.

About Leidos

Mission software, cyber, digital modernization, missiles and sensors, maritime and space systems, managed health services and power grid engineering, sold mainly to US federal agencies and also to the UK, Australian and NATO governments and to gas and electric utilities.

Pay schedule: A Leidos salary on the posted job-level range with no commission plan named in the sampled postings; one US posting lists paid time off, 11 paid holidays, a 401(k) with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, a discounted stock purchase plan and parental leave, and the NATO seat can be filled by direct hire, consultancy or a self-employed service agreement.

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