Skylight is a digital consultancy using design and technology to help government agencies deliver better public services. The company is looking for a Vice President of Defense & Security to own and expand Skylight's portfolio of work with defense and security customers, managing it as an independent business.
Requirements
- Experience in defense, homeland security, or justice mission environments
- Ability to manage a multi-million-dollar profit & loss business
- Ability to sustain and grow a professional services business through business development, opportunity capture, and bid & proposal
- Strong understanding of how a professional services and government contracting business works
- Startup mentality, including a high degree of entrepreneurialism and resourcefulness
- Excellent general management and leadership skills
- Outstanding organizational skills, including attention to detail
- Excellent people management skills
- Experience building and managing high-performing teams
- Relentless commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Collaborative, supportive leadership style
- Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills
- Strong business acumen
- Superb written and oral communication skills
- Relentless commitment to excellence and quality in everything we do
- Strong understanding of business functions such as people ops, finance, marketing, business development, etc.
- Ability to collect, analyze, and derive actionable insights from financial, operational, and performance data
- Ability to serve as a coach/mentor to other leaders and managers
- Ability to work successfully within a professional services environment
- Passionate about creating better public outcomes through great government services
- A mindset and work approach that aligns with our core values
- Ability to travel for work from time to time
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Dependent care FSA
- Healthcare FSA
- Health savings account
- Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match
- Flexible paid-time-off policy
- 11 paid federal holidays
- Up to 12 weeks paid-time-off for all eligible new birth, adoption, or foster parents
- Performance rewards
- Company performance and growth bonuses
- Referral bonuses
- Annual $2,000 allowance for professional development
- Annual $750 allowance for tech-related purchases
- Annual swag budget of $100
- Dollar-for-dollar charity donation matching
