Vice President of Growth - Defense Mission and Health Solutions (DMHS)

Program Overview

About The Role

Peraton is seeking a dynamic, results-driven, and visionary executive to lead growth across our Defense Mission and Health Solutions (DMHS) Sector. This Vice President will architect and execute transformative growth strategies to expand Peraton’s footprint across the Department of Defense—including the USAF, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Combatant Commands (COCOMs), the 4th Estate—as well as Civilian and Defense Health markets.

This leader will spearhead strategic business development, capture, and partner engagement initiatives to secure and scale new business opportunities. The ideal candidate will be an innovator and change agent—cultivating top-tier customer relationships, driving competitive captures, and instilling a high-performance, mission-first culture of operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Growth Leadership: Develop and execute bold, data-informed growth strategies that drive Peraton’s DMHS market share and accelerate pipeline development across defense and health accounts.
• Team Empowerment: Lead, coach, and scale a high-performing team of business development, capture, and solution professionals. Set a tone of excellence, integrity, and accountability.
• Market Expansion: Shape and pursue a robust portfolio of opportunities—including new business, expansion, and recompetes—targeting programs valued at $100M to $500M+.
• Customer & Partner Engagement: Cultivate strategic, trust-based relationships with senior government officials, policymakers, and industry partners to anticipate needs and co-create mission-aligned solutions.
• Innovation & Disruption: Introduce next-generation solutions—including XaaS, cyber, AI/ML, cloud, and digital platforms—to disrupt legacy thinking and deliver differentiated value.
• Integrated Capture Execution: Oversee full lifecycle growth operations—from opportunity identification through proposal—ensuring capture excellence and coordinated execution across contracts, finance, HR, and delivery teams.
• Pipeline Development: Build and maintain a healthy, qualified pipeline aligned with sector priorities. Leverage market intelligence, competitive analysis, and internal capabilities to maximize win rates.
• Enterprise Collaboration: Operate as a key member of the DMHS leadership team, collaborating across Peraton’s sectors and corporate functions to drive unified growth outcomes.
• Cultural Leadership: Foster a growth-minded, purpose-driven, and inclusive team culture. Mentor emerging leaders and promote talent development to fuel long-term success.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 20 years’ experience, with at least 10 years in senior growth, business development, or capture leadership roles in government contracting.
• Demonstrated success leading and winning large-scale federal contracts ($100M–$500M+), including complex solutions and recompete efforts.
• Deep familiarity with DoD and federal health ecosystems, including key stakeholders, acquisition processes, and competitive landscape.
• Established and trusted relationships across defense, intelligence, and health missions, as well as the integrator and OEM partner ecosystem.
• Proven ability to lead enterprise-wide growth strategies and capture operations that directly influence sector and corporate revenue.
• Strong executive presence, persuasive communication skills, and a natural ability to lead from the front in customer, partner, and internal engagements.
• Passion for innovation and transformation with experience leveraging modern technologies including AI, cloud, cyber, and mission applications.
• Demonstrated leadership in building and mentoring high-performing teams in dynamic and competitive environments.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret (TS) security clearance.

Preferred Attributes:

• MBA or advanced degree in business, public policy, engineering, or related field.
• Experience in private and public sector partnerships or commercialization of government technologies.
• Resilient and adaptable leader with a collaborative mindset and high emotional intelligence.
• Unquestioned integrity, high ethical standards, and an innate desire to serve the national interest.

Why Peraton?
This is a rare opportunity to shape the growth trajectory of one of the most mission-critical sectors at Peraton. You will be part of a team delivering next-gen solutions to the nation's most pressing defense and health challenges. If you’re a proven growth strategist, trusted leader, and passionate about impact—this role is your next mission.

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Details

Target Salary Range: $229,000 - $366,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

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