Director, Mission Strategy

Ready for What’s Next? At Kratos, we encourage an entrepreneurial spirit balanced with discipline. We work hard, and take care of our customers, employees, and families. Recognized as thought leaders in our industry, we are motivated by creating and delivering innovative solutions to our nation and global customers. Kratos has an opportunity for a Director, Mission Strategy to lead a Space Superiority portfolio. This role is responsible for developing and driving portfolio strategy by understanding mission needs and connecting user requirements with Kratos capability.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead the Operations Team to deliver SDA and SATCOM signal monitoring and characterization services to USG, allied government, and commercial space craft operators
• Contribute to a strategy that balances execution of operational priorities against larger KGSN Program Increment plans and business objectives
• Develop and maintain relationships with existing customers to ensure mission success and continued business
• Validate technical requirements and operational feasibility for complex bid & proposal, service pricing and definition, and long-term market strategy
• Mentor senior managers and individual contributors as they lead subordinate component of the Operations Organization to ensure growth and depth of talent
• Support senior leadership in understanding upcoming needs of customers and market trends to drive KGSN deployment plans ahead of the market

Experience and Skills:

• Ten or more years of experience in commercial SATCOM or RF/MASINT Space Domain Awareness Operations
• Demonstrated leadership, creative problem solving, and strategic thinking solving in an agile environment where mission requirements and business constraints must be considered and balanced
• Ability to communicate and interact effectively with the executive team, functional organizations, engineering organizations, and operations team.
• Experience building and leading teams and training and mentoring team members
• Proven operations expertise in commercial and military satellite RF signals monitoring, Deep Signal Analysis, and Geolocation

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience with an Information Technolgy Infrastructure Library (ITIL) based Service Operations group supporting Request, Incident, Problem, Change, and Event Management disciplines
• Demonstrated success in sales/capture roles and/or managing the financial/business side of an operations organization
• Master's degree and formal or informal courses in leadership

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The grade-based pay range for this job is listed below. Individual salaries within that range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, and skills.

Competitive salary based on experience and education
Salary Range: $180,000-$220,000

Kratos is valued for our ability to design and deliver leading edge, resilient solutions for aerospace communication, control, awareness and mission success across a continuum of offerings-from commercial to tailored custom solutions and integrated programs. Customers trust us to stay relevant and know we are in it for the long-haul. We bring both the capability and confidence that our customers value and depend on. And, we always deliver.

This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.
Job Benefits:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance Coverage
• Life/ADD & Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Paid Time-Off (PTO)
• Holidays
• Education Reimbursement

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance Coverage
• Life/ADD & Short/Long Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Savings Plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Paid Time-Off (PTO)
• Holidays
• Education Reimbursement

Kratos Defense is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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