Executive Director, Defense and Space Practice Growth Partner (PGP) - Digital

Executive Director, Defense and Space Practice Growth Partner (PGP) - Digital

Herndon, VA, United States

Up to $190,000/ year

Security clearance:
Currently holds Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI)

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Executive Director, Defense and Space Practice Growth Partner (PGP) focusing on Digital technologies to join our team in Herndon, VA.

The PGP serves as the primary Digital Practice representative within MANTECH's Defense and Space Sector, infusing Practice capabilities, standards, and growth priorities into account strategy, pursuits, and delivery. This role acts as a senior integrator that drives Practice capabilities into the business and connects sector demand to Practice priorities.

Our Digital Practice lives at the intersection of technology and purpose. We understand that behind every system is a mission that matters, and we build modern solutions with this in mind. With decades of modernization experience and our team's forward-learning innovative mindset, we help federal agencies operate smarter, faster, and more securely. Our practice focuses on cloud services, digital platform services, enterprise application services, and security & identity services.

This is a hybrid position, with travel to our MANTECH headquarters and client locations as necessary to support delivery.

• Embed Practice perspective into Sector account planning, pipeline shaping, and solution design.
• Ensure consistent use of Practice standards, assets, and offerings across priority accounts.
• Translate account demand signals into actionable inputs for the Practice roadmap.
• Coordinate Practice SME support across accounts to avoid fragmentation or duplication.
• Act as a first-line resolver of Sector–Practice tradeoffs before formal escalation.
• Recommend and influence capability integration, SME deployment, and standards adherence.
• Participates in key client meetings and drives practice participation in the capture and proposal process.
• Maintains an understanding of each account's need for Digital practice resources and coordinates within the practice to ensure readiness to support delivery, including new awards and active contracts
• Prioritize the deployment of Practice capabilities and resources across accounts.

• Bachelor's Degree with 15+ years of progressively responsible experience in technical leadership and solution shaping.
• Deep Digital Practice domain expertise paired with enterprise and Defense and Space context.
• Proven ability to operate laterally across accounts, Business Development, and technical delivery teams.
• Strong background in solution shaping and technical storytelling tied directly to mission outcomes.
• Demonstrated skill in account plan contribution, opportunity qualification, and stakeholder orchestration.
• Experience exercising judgment to prioritize Practice capabilities and resources toward high-impact opportunities.
• Experience working within the federal Defense and Space community.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into mission-relevant outcomes.
• Experience with Google Workspace.
• Experience with Microsoft suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, etc.).

• Master's Degree in a related technical or business field.
• Proven pattern recognition across accounts to identify scaling and On-Contract Growth (OCG) opportunities.
• Demonstrated success driving Practice Revenue, Margin, and Return on Sales (ROS) in a matrixed environment.
• Deep familiarity across the overall Federal government Digital landscape.

• Must have a current/active TS/SCI

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers, which may involve delivering presentations. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.