Leidos

SME Strategic Communications Specialist – Lead

Leidos

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: AlexandriaMarylandVirginiaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $116,350 - $210,325 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Develop and implement a comprehensive communication plan for all stakeholders
  • Foster communication and collaboration between stakeholders to ensure alignment with development priorities and risk management
  • Lead stakeholder engagement efforts, including planning, facilitating, and documenting strategic engagement sessions and integrate stakeholder feedback into the software change management process
  • Lead the creation and maintenance of the System service catalog
  • Establish and maintain a framework for Service Portfolio Management
  • Advise on alignment of service investment decisions with DoD mission partner priorities
  • Collect, generate, and maintain an inventory of all Platform services
  • Build and maintain an Service Portfolio roadmap
  • Design, build, publish, and maintain online training materials for the System
  • Conduct regular strategic communication exchanges with stakeholders
  • Plan, schedule, and conduct stakeholder engagement sessions
  • Collect, analyze, and distribute feedback from stakeholder engagements
  • Assist in defining, establishing, and maintaining Service Levels for all major services
  • Conduct customer relationship management operations
  • Generate and maintain customer and user metrics
  • Support the Government in conducting program communications regarding the System
  • Ensure team alignment with program objectives
  • Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment
  • Provide regular performance feedback and professional development opportunities
  • Lead and mentor a team of communications professionals, ensuring alignment with program objectives and manage team workload and resource allocation effectively

Requirements

  • Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with SCI eligibility
  • Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Affairs, Marketing, Business, Political Science, or related discipline and at least 12 years of relevant experience or Master’s degree in a related field and at least 10 years of relevant experience
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in strategic communications or a related field
  • Experience leading strategic communications efforts for large-scale Federal or DoD technology programs
  • Experience supervising and mentoring communications or public affairs personnel
  • Experience preparing executive-level briefings and strategic messaging for senior leadership
  • Experience in developing and implementing communication plans
  • Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, mission-focused messaging
  • Experience supporting change management or enterprise adoption initiatives
  • Strong understanding of software change management processes
  • Proven ability to lead stakeholder engagement and customer relationship management
  • Experience with service portfolio and catalog management
  • Strong analytical skills to generate and maintain customer and user metrics
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience operating within SAFe or large-scale Agile frameworks supporting enterprise systems
Benefits
  • competitive compensation
  • Health and Wellness programs
  • Income Protection
  • Paid Leave
  • Retirement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
strategic communicationscommunication plansstakeholder engagementservice portfolio managementsoftware change managementcustomer relationship managementanalytical skillsexecutive-level briefingsAgile frameworksSAFe
Soft Skills
collaborationleadershipmentoringcommunicationteam alignmentperformance feedbackprofessional developmentinclusivityplanningfacilitation
Certifications
Active Top Secret (TS) clearanceSCI eligibility