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About the role
Since launching several years ago, our team has grown rapidly. We find ourselves in an exciting position to further deepen our partnerships within the government contracting space, to continue to attract and retain amazing teammates, and to scale our capacity to make an even bigger difference in the world.
What they're looking for
- Experience in defense, homeland security, or justice mission environments
- Ability to manage a multi-million-dollar profit & loss business, including multiple client engagements with multiple subcontractors
- 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
More about this role
Skylight is a digital consultancy using design and technology to help government agencies deliver better public services.
We’re at the forefront of a civic movement to reinvent how all levels of government serve families, patients, and many others in today's digital world.
If you want to play a part in driving this critical movement forward, we’d love for you to join our growing team of public interest technologists.
The work we do matters.
Since launching several years ago, our team has grown rapidly. We find ourselves in an exciting position to further deepen our partnerships within the government contracting space, to continue to attract and retain amazing teammates, and to scale our capacity to make an even bigger difference in the world.
Currently, our company is organized into three main groups: Executive Office (sets and operationalizes the strategic direction of the company), Federal Health & Civilian (focused on federal health and civilian missions), and Defense & Security (focused on defense, national security, and public safety missions).
As the Vice President (VP) of Defense & Security, you’ll own the overall success of Skylight’s defense & security business —...
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