{"id":3585460,"url":"https://alion.io/job/leidos-daily-operations-manager-geoint-operations-support","title":"Daily Operations Manager - GEOINT Operations Support","company":{"id":7791,"name":"Leidos","domain":"leidos.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/leidos","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"services","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":78,"open_postings":278,"ghost_share":0.004,"stale_share":0.871,"repost_share":0.011,"time_to_fill_p50_days":28,"computed_at":"2026-11-02T06:13:15Z"}},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"staff","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Saint Louis, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":73450,"max":132775,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":132775},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-30T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-30","last_verified_at":"2026-11-02T01:40:51Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":3},"description":"Leidos is seeking a dynamic, mission-focused Site Lead / PMO Liaison to support our GEOINT operations at a customer site in St. Louis, Missouri.\nThis is a highly visible, hands-on leadership opportunity for someone who thrives at the center of mission operations-building relationships, solving problems, supporting employees, and ensuring our teams have what they need to succeed.\nAs the primary on-site representative for Leidos, you will serve as a critical connection between our employees, customer leadership, and the Leidos Portfolio Management Office (PMO). You will maintain a strong presence across the site, engage directly with mission stakeholders, anticipate operational challenges, and drive solutions that keep the mission moving forward.\nThis role is about leadership in action. You'll spend your days connecting with people, strengthening customer partnerships, removing obstacles, and staying ahead of issues before they impact operations. From coordinating with senior customer leadership to resolving unexpected challenges on the ground, you'll be trusted to take initiative, make sound decisions, and deliver results.\nWhile program coordination, reporting, and administrative responsibilities are important components of the position, the real impact comes from being present, building trust, and making things happen.\nThe ideal candidate brings energy, initiative, sound judgment, and a genuine commitment to both mission success and the people behind it. If you're a natural problem-solver who enjoys being where the action is, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference every day.\nPrimary Responsibilities\nSite Leadership & Daily Operations\nServe as Leidos' primary on-site representative and point of contact for daily operational matters at the St. Louis customer location.\nMaintain an active, visible presence across the site, engaging regularly with employees, customer representatives, and mission stakeholders.\nProactively identify operational challenges, develop practical solutions, and take ownership of issues through resolution.\nCoordinate daily site activities to support mission continuity, operational readiness, and employee effectiveness.\nRespond quickly to emerging issues, exercising sound judgment and escalating matters to the PMO when appropriate.\nSupport employee onboarding, site access coordination, and integration into customer operations.\nCustomer Engagement & Relationship Management\nBuild and maintain strong, productive relationships with customer leadership, mission partners, and site personnel.\nServe as a trusted liaison between Leidos employees, customer representatives, and the PMO.\nNavigate complex customer environments with professionalism, diplomacy, and a solutions-oriented mindset.\nAnticipate customer concerns, clarify expectations, and work collaboratively to resolve issues before they affect mission performance.\nRepresent Leidos during customer meetings, site visits, leadership engagements, and other operational activities.\nCoordinate and support visits from Leidos leadership, customer representatives, and newly arriving personnel.\nPMO Coordination & Program Support\nServe as the primary coordination link between St. Louis site operations and the Leidos PMO.\nMaintain accurate staffing information, including personnel assignments, vacancies, employee transitions, and onboarding status.\nPrepare, validate, and submit customer staffing sheets, operational updates, and required program deliverables.\nTrack action items, reporting deadlines, and administrative requirements to ensure timely and accurate completion.\nCoordinate with PMO stakeholders on staffing, personnel concerns, site requirements, and operational priorities.\nKeep program leadership informed of site activities, emerging challenges, customer concerns, and potential risks.\nSupport program management activities while maintaining a primary focus on daily operational execution and customer engagement.\nSecurity, Compliance & Site Coordination\nCoordinate with Leidos Security, customer security representatives, and program leadership to support personnel access and site security requirements.\nAssist with security-related administrative processes, onboarding requirements, and compliance tracking.\nHelp ensure personnel understand and follow applicable customer site procedures, security protocols, and operational requirements.\nCoordinate visitor arrivals, leadership visits, facility access, and associated logistical requirements.\nIdentify potential security or compliance concerns and communicate them through established reporting channels.\nEmployee Engagement & Mission Support\nFoster a positive, accountable, mission-focused environment that promotes employee engagement, performance, and retention.\nMaintain an accessible leadership presence, serving as a trusted resource for employees navigating workplace concerns or operational challenges.\nBuild strong working relationships with team leads, analysts, and other on-site personnel.\nProactively recognize staffing challenges, employee concerns, and emerging morale issues before they affect mission execution.\nPartner with program leadership and the PMO to address workforce needs, support employee development, and improve operational effectiveness.\nPromote a culture of ownership, responsiveness, teamwork, and continuous improvement.\nRequired Qualifications\n Active TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain approval for a polygraph.\nBachelor's degree and relevant professional experience in intelligence operations, site leadership, operations management, or a related discipline. Additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.\nExperience supporting Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), or similarly complex mission environments.\n5+ years of experience supporting GEOINT operations or related intelligence missions.\nPrevious experience as a Team Lead, Site Lead, Operations Lead, Mission Lead, or similar customer-facing leadership role.\n Familiarity with GEOINT and Imagery Intelligence (IMINT) operations and mission workflows.\nDemonstrated ability to coordinate daily operations, manage competing priorities, and resolve challenges in dynamic environments.\nExperience engaging directly with government customers, senior stakeholders, or mission leadership.\nStrong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trust, establish credibility, and maintain effective relationships across diverse teams.\nExcellent verbal and written communication skills, including experience preparing status reports, briefing leadership, and coordinating operational requirements.\nStrong organizational skills and attention to detail, particularly in staffing accountability, deliverable tracking, and operational reporting.\nWorking knowledge of personnel security, facility access procedures, and compliance requirements within classified environments.\nDemonstrated initiative, independent judgment, adaptability, and the ability to operate effectively with minimal supervision.\nAbility and willingness to work on-site at the customer location in St. Louis, MO, five days per week.\nPreferred Qualifications\n10+ years of experience supporting DoD or IC missions.\nExperience supporting multiple work teams or coordinating operations across different mission elements.\nExperience maintaining government staffing reports, contractor personnel accountability records, and contractual deliverables.\nFamiliarity with security coordination, personnel onboarding, and access procedures at classified government facilities.\nDemonstrated success building relationships and resolving challenges in complex customer environments.\nExperience working with geographically distributed program management teams.\nFamiliarity with Leidos processes and program management support functions.\nIf you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.\nOriginal Posting:\nOctober 30, 2026For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.\nPay Range:\nPay Range $73,450.00 - $132,775.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. 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