Overview
About Us
Working across the globe, V2X builds smart solutions designed to integrate physical and digital infrastructure from base to battlefield. We bring 120 years of successful mission support to improve security, streamline logistics, and enhance readiness. Aligned around a shared purpose, our $3.9B company and 16,000 people work alongside our clients, here and abroad, to tackle their most complex challenges with integrity, respect, responsibility, and professionalism.
Responsibilities
What You'll Do:
The Director, IRAD Management, will research, develop, plan, and implement a technology roadmap that aligns with both our customers and the company's business needs, to deliver optimal return on investment, and place V2X at the forefront of innovation and applied technology insertion.
Key Responsibilities:
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Provides strategic oversight for large-scale IRAD technology modernization initiatives, driving progress on key roadmap projects and collaborating with industry leaders to achieve critical milestones across V2X.
Leads and inspires a distributed team of technology visionaries and thought leaders, ensuring the successful execution of internal investments and technology roadmaps defined by the Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
Responsibilities:
Strategically defines, develops, and executes the IRAD investment strategy to align with V2X's mission and business objectives.
Collaborates with the SLT and Chief Engineers to identify high-impact technologies that drive innovation and contribute to achieving business and financial growth targets across V2X verticals.
Tracks the financial expenditures across IRAD projects using EVMS principles, and ensures alignment of IRAD investments with funded programs, budgets, and future customer requirements.
Evaluates the company's human capital, infrastructure, and resources to ensure effective support of advancing technology roadmaps; recommends IRAD investments to the VP of Technology and Innovation to address capability gaps and fuel innovation.
Leads initiatives to establish a robust technology forum and facilitates the upskilling of V2X employees globally in emerging technologies to enhance organizational adaptability and competitiveness.
Serves as a key liaison between the Technology and Innovation Solution Architects and other stakeholders, communicating organizational goals and ensuring IRAD investments yield measurable outcomes across all V2X verticals.
Develops long-term strategic plans to address technology requirements, including systems architecture, software solutions, and hardware acquisitions, enabling V2X to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving industry landscape.
Provides thought leadership and performs additional duties to advance the company's innovation goals while fostering a culture of forward-thinking investments.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Master's in a technical discipline (e.g., Engineering, Systems Architecture, Computer Science, Technology Strategy) required.
Experience:
10+ years of relevant work experience
Technology and business leadership experience within a global, publicly traded company with annual revenue exceeding $1B strongly desired.
Experience leading an RDT&E division or department, with a proven track record of delivering innovative products or software solutions to internal or external end users.
Experience overseeing IRAD investment strategies to ensure alignment with financial goals, EVMS reporting, and government/customer requirements.
Certifications/Licenses:
Certified Program Management Professional (PMP®) or equivalent sought.
Certified Systems Engineer (e.g., Microsoft, related certifications preferred).
Certified Solutions Architect (AWS or comparable).
Certified Enterprise Architect.
Other Requirements:
United States citizenship required.
Ability to travel to company and/or client sites up to 20%.
Top Secret or Secret security clearance, or the ability to obtain a security clearance, is required.
Desired Qualifications
Education:
Doctorate in a technical discipline preferred.
Experience:
Performance as a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) or comparable strategic technology executive role preferred.
Skills
Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving:
Strategic and Financial Acumen: Possesses strong strategic thinking skills to synthesize complex scenarios, diverse technology perspectives, and financial analysis to align projects, IRAD investments, and modernization efforts with broader business objectives.
Solution-Oriented Innovator: Innovative thinker with a passion for driving organizational change and implementing methodologies that enhance operational efficiency and innovation.
Fact-Based Decision Making: Naturally inquisitive and curious, able to rapidly process data, evaluate fact patterns, derive insights, and make proactive decisions grounded in financial and operational realities.
Customer-Focused Problem Solving: Demonstrates analytical skills focused on addressing problems and delivering solutions that meet the emerging needs of V2X's diverse customer base.
Business/IT Modernization Acumen:
Strategic Planning: Proficient in aligning future technology roadmaps, IRAD investments, and modernization initiatives with V2X's strategic business goals while developing comprehensive implementation plans.
Financial Management: Expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and applying Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) to effectively manage costs and demonstrate Return on Investment (ROI) for modernization and innovation projects.
Change Management: Skilled in guiding organizational transformation, including stakeholder engagement, communication strategies, and risk mitigation.
Risk Management: Adept at identifying, assessing, and mitigating technology risks-such as security, compliance, and operational-in customer modernization projects and IRAD strategies.
Vendor Management: Extensive experience in evaluating, negotiating, and managing relationships with technology vendors and service providers.
Project Management: Proficiency in leading complex technology-focused initiatives, ensuring projects are executed efficiently, on time, and within budget, leveraging EVMS for tracking milestones and value realization.
Innovation Leadership: Capable of driving innovation within IRAD investments and staying ahead of technological trends to position V2X as a leader in the Aerospace and Defense industry.
Business Partner/Effective Communicator:
Excellent communicator, both orally and in writing, including the ability to facilitate effective collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and develop consensus and drive all organizations to achieve quality goals.
Interfaces comfortably and effectively with a wide range of team members to include executive leadership.
Able to present complex information in an understandable and compelling manner.
Possesses compelling presentation skills to communicate information and ideas, with and for executive leadership.
Someone who is adaptable, comfortable, and resilient in a dynamic environment with evolving priorities and business needs.
Keen sense of prioritization with the ability to multitask and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Self-motivated and directed, eagerly tackles new endeavors to achieve intended results.
Collaboration and Teamwork/Influence:
Integrity and Ethics: Operates with unwavering professional ethics, integrity, and independence while fostering trust throughout the organization.
Team Leadership: Proven ability to build, lead, and motivate teams across a distributed matrix organization, instilling a sense of mission accomplishment and accountability in achieving IRAD objectives.
Empowerment: Encourages teams to innovate, continuously improve, and drive toward achieving technology and business transformation goals while maintaining camaraderie and alignment with the company mission.
Strategic Influence: Provides direction and leadership within a matrixed environment, effectively managing relationships with corporate business partners and stakeholders to achieve operational excellence and meet IRAD financial and innovation targets.
Executive Collaboration: Establishes themselves as a trusted partner to V2X's SLT through persuasive communication, commitment to success, and ability to remove barriers to progress.
Conflict Resolution: Skilled in cultivating stakeholder alignment, resolving conflicts, and driving consensus while delivering measurable success during complex operational transformations.
Operational Transformation Leadership: Successfully collaborates with executive leadership to spearhead initiatives that align IRAD investments with financial goals, program schedules, and technical modernization objectives.
Software:
Microsoft Office 365 suite, including SharePoint
Technology:
Company-issued computer, printer, copy machine, and other general office equipment.
What We Bring
At V2X, we strive to be market competitive in our total reward offerings.
The successful candidate's starting pay will be based on, but not limited to, their job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions.
The following salary range is intended to display the value of the company's base pay compensation and may be modified at the discretion of the company.
USD $170,000-$250,000
Please speak with a recruiter for additional information.
Employee benefits include the following:
Healthcare coverage
Retirement plan
Life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits
Wellness programs
Paid time off, including holidays
Learning and Development resources
Employee assistance resources
Pay and benefits are subject to change at any time and may be modified at the discretion of the company, consistent with the terms of any applicable compensation or benefit plans.
At V2X, we are deeply committed to both equal employment opportunity, including protection for Veterans and individuals with disabilities, and fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We ensure all individuals are treated with fairness, respect, and dignity, recognizing the strength that comes from a workforce rich in diverse experiences, perspectives, and skills. This commitment, aligned with our core Vision and Values of Integrity, Respect, and Responsibility, allows us to leverage differences, encourage innovation, and expand our success in the global marketplace, ultimately enabling us to best serve our clients
