Director, Innovation – Deployment

Leidos

. Lead the organization responsible for evolving how Leidos Energy creates and delivers differentiated value through technology .

Posted 10/2/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $154,050 - $278,475 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading technical organizations and multidisciplinary teams to drive technology-enabled improvements from concept to operational deployment. Possesses strong communication skills to convey technology choices and risks to senior leaders while managing resources and partnerships effectively.

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Technical LeadershipOperational DeploymentTechnology EvaluationTeam DevelopmentEnergy Sector Expertise

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Hard Skills

EngineeringComputer ScienceInformation TechnologyTechnology IntegrationPrototypingExperimentationRisk AssessmentScalability AnalysisWorkflow ManagementOperational Support

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationCross-Organizational LeadershipProblem IdentificationTeam BuildingStakeholder Engagement

Industry Keywords

EnergyUtilityEngineeringTechnology-Enabled ImprovementsMatrixed OrganizationGovernance

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the organization responsible for evolving how Leidos Energy creates and delivers differentiated value through technology
Identify problems and opportunities where technology can materially improve outcomes
Prioritize opportunities based on value, feasibility, risk, implementation effort, and scalability
Rapidly determine whether opportunities should be scaled, redirected, or stopped
Lead rapid development, experimentation, prototyping, and testing
Determine whether to build, buy, configure, integrate, partner, or reuse capabilities
Incorporate users and operational realities throughout development
Own the path from identified opportunity through operational deployment
Address technical, security, workflow, adoption, and organizational requirements for successful use
Partner with Operations & Sustainment to transition capabilities into ongoing operation and support
Establish a repeatable approach for moving from problem to evidence to deployed capability
Manage the organization, portfolio, resources, investments, and partnerships
Provide Energy CTO and Business Area leadership with insight into opportunities, progress, risk, investment, and realized value
Build an effective, engaged team and develop people and leaders across the combined Energy organization

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, information technology, or a related technical discipline and 12+ years of relevant professional experience; equivalent combination of education and experience considered
Demonstrated experience leading and developing technical organizations and multidisciplinary teams, including developing technical leaders
Demonstrated record of taking multiple technology capabilities, improvements, or technology-enabled changes from concept or experimentation through successful operational deployment
Demonstrated ability to identify high-value problems, evaluate alternative approaches, and use evidence to scale, redirect, or stop technology investments
Ability to communicate technology choices, evidence, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to senior business and technical leaders and lead effectively across organizational boundaries
Preferred: Master’s degree in a relevant technical or business discipline
Preferred: Deep understanding of energy, utility, engineering, or another engineering-intensive business
Preferred: Experience rapidly developing and scaling technology-enabled improvements within a complex or highly governed organization
Preferred: Experience operating successfully in a large, matrixed organization