Process Improvement Team Lead – IFPC Program

Looking for an opportunity to make an impact? At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to doing the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. Your greatest work is ahead! Leidos’ Defense Systems Sector is seeking a Process Improvement Team Lead to support the Indirect Fires Protection Capability (IFPC) Program in Huntsville, Alabama. The IFPC system is a next-generation, ground-based defense capability designed to counter evolving aerial threats, including unmanned aircraft systems, cruise missiles, and rockets. As the program transitions from development into production, the IFPC organization is expanding its capabilities to improve execution, delivery performance, affordability, and mission readiness. The Process Improvement Team Lead will establish and lead a structured program-level improvement capability focused on identifying execution constraints, improving cross-functional processes, and implementing sustainable solutions. The selected candidate will work across Program Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, Contracts, and Logistics to improve the processes used to plan, execute, measure, and deliver IFPC program commitments. This is a hands-on leadership role that requires the ability to translate complex program challenges into practical, measurable improvements while building alignment across a matrixed organization. If this sounds like the kind of environment where you can thrive, keep reading!

Lead a cross-functional process improvement team supporting IFPC program execution, production readiness, delivery, and sustainment objectives. Develop and maintain a prioritized improvement roadmap aligned with program cost, schedule, technical, quality, and delivery commitments. Facilitate structured problem-solving activities to identify root causes, remove execution barriers, and implement corrective and preventive actions. Evaluate current-state processes and develop improved future-state workflows, roles, responsibilities, decision points, and performance measures. Partner with functional and program leaders to improve coordination across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, Contracts, and Logistics. Establish metrics and dashboards that measure process performance, improvement effectiveness, cycle time, quality, cost, schedule, and delivery outcomes. Lead recurring improvement reviews and communicate progress, risks, decisions, and unresolved constraints to program leadership. Support the development and standardization of program management processes, business rhythms, operating procedures, templates, and execution tools. Identify opportunities to improve production planning, material flow, configuration control, change implementation, corrective action closure, and delivery readiness. Coordinate improvement initiatives with Manufacturing while respecting Manufacturing’s ownership of factory operations and execution. Support risk and opportunity management by identifying systemic execution risks and developing measurable mitigation plans. Ensure completed improvements are documented, adopted, measured, and sustained by the responsible process owners.

Bachelor’s degree and 8 or more years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree and 6 or more years of relevant experience. Additional relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree. Demonstrated experience leading process improvement, operational excellence, program execution, manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, quality, or related initiatives. Experience leading cross-functional teams within a matrixed organization. Demonstrated ability to