Solutions Lead Director with Security Clearance
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We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do.
The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation.
We're making a difference every day-working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world.
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We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities, and a culture of innovation that embraces diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career growth.
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The MITRE Acceleration Office (AO) is seeking a Solution Lead (SL) Director to drive the full innovation lifecycle from gap-validation to rapid fielding and scaling highly disruptive brand-building solutions.
The SL will drive the innovation lifecycle via the AO's Acceleration 2.
0 via MITRE-Wide Acceleration efforts.
This highly entrepreneurial position is the focal point for harnessing MITRE and global entrepreneurial innovation resources to rapidly advance MITRE's Good Growth strategy and unique brand as the active connector of government, industry, and academia for solving our nations hardest problems.
Gap identification and brand building solutioning efforts will be in close collaboration with the MITRE leadership General Managers, Office of the Chief Technology Officer oCTO, and corporate partners, aligning with and strongly supporting their strategic thrusts, at appropriate points in the innovation lifecycle.
Work Type This position offers a 80% hybrid on-site schedule.
Job Description:
Solution Lead Directors (SLD) are responsible and accountable for the success of 1-3 projects in the AO's MITRE-wide Acceleration (MwA) portfolio of projects.
The role will report to MwA Portfolio Managing Director.
SLs will successfully exit their projects from the MwA funnel via current and new business models, including via external sponsors, licensing of captured IP via MITRE's Technology Transfer Office, MITRE Engenuity, spinouts/ups, co-development partnerships and other rapid transition and scaling avenues.
This role will follow an agile solution and transition / scaling focused Innovation Lifecycle process:
Discovery of Gaps that identify Critical problems, achieving Customer Validated Needs Exploration & identification of Differentiated Solutions with the Optimal Solution and Team Development, Field Tests/Demonstrations, and iteration to Validate the Solution solves Customer problems.
Transition and rapid scaling of the solution, with an eye towards disruptive Dual-use SLs will actively globally seek, identify, capture, negotiate for, obtain, and utilize all available internal and external resources at their disposal, to achieve disruptive solution delivery at the speed of mission need.
SLs will also be objective and highly data-driven, utilizing clear and focused metrics to track progress and when necessary, quickly terminate projects that do not show a clear path to meet the threshold of disruption and impact envisioned, thereby rapidly redeploying resources to more promising (higher likelihood of success) MwA projects.
SLs should be hands-on technical, business, and project execution experts in their chosen field (a modern intra/entrepreneur) able to pursue excellence in innovation.
SL's are expected to operate at a rapid pace at all levels, internally and externally, willing and able to break glass when absolutely necessary, while understanding the risk / reward balance of actions and reactions, and of the values various approaches in obtaining objectives.
SL's primary measure of success will be successful exits from the MwA funnel and positive feedback from MITRE and sponsor / key partner senior leaders.
The ideal candidate thinks and acts (or performs) like an entrepreneur with 'hands-on' experience at rapidly and efficiently identifying opportunities, evaluating 'market' size/impact, and finding solution-'market' fit while being mission driven to achieve MITRE's goals for the public good.
The candidate should have a broad set of business skills including new business creation/development, solution development / rapid prototyping, and operational execution capability.
Strong partnering, external diligence and evaluation skills are important, in addition to the candidate's ability to structure and negotiate partnering agreements.
Initially, the AO is seeking SLs with proven credentials in support rapid positive disruption in of one or more of the following areas:
healthcare with AI / healthy aging focus, cybersecurity, 5/xG, micro/opto/RF electronics including laser, energy / climate, modern diverse technology-enabled workforce development, space - including very low-Earth orbit (VLEO), and automated logistics robotics.
Key
Responsibilities:
The responsible individual for leading and growing a defined set of MwA funnel projects rapidly driving them through the full MITRE Innovation Lifecycle.
Successful candidates will have most of the following skills and attributes, with a demonstrated ability to fill in gaps as needed:
Search/find, evaluate, shape, and execute disruptive solution projects.
Identify, and maximize dual-use opportunities in the national interest.
Collaborative 'co-invest' with internal and external partners.
Foster positive relationships with oCTO RPL's, ensuring joint success.
Gap to Scaling disruptive solutions for key sponsor / global challenges.
Ensuring continuous learning and incorporation of feedback that accelerates impact.
Driving brand building disruption versus incremental improvement.
Proactively matching strategic level results to the speed of mission need.
Proactively managing the intellectual property (IP), including co-developed IP, lifecycle for success.
Scaling of the output of an innovation lifecycle in MITRE relevant markets.
Proactively discovers and leverages MITRE competitive advantages, right to play (i.
e.
Why MITRE?), and develop gap / solution.
Proactively analyzing/assessing customer requirements and competitive dynamics through industry interviews and secondary-source research.
Leads development of pro forma financial and business plans for solution business concepts, including market-based revenue models and full cost estimates Leads development of preliminary go-to-market (GTM) strategy and business model development, in collaboration with other MITRE leaders and external partners.
Seeks ground truth and provides guidance to teams on problems, value proposition, and voice of customer.
Leads project teams to define key milestones, targets, methods to test assumptions according to lean processes.
Leverage industry and sponsor connections to assist teams in testing ideas, partnering for speed, and scaling business.
Works collaboratively and in a consultative manner with the rest of the Acceleration Office, the greater MITRE Team and external partners, to co-create, develop, and execute business strategies.
Builds and manages relationships across the enterprise and externally, to create new and enhance existing partnerships within the private sector.
Basic
Qualifications:
Requires a minimum of 15 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 12 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 10 years' experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
Entrepreneurial (Demonstrated speed, managed risk taking, lean organization, and highly results-oriented) Adept at and enthusiasm for Entrepreneurial skills mentoring.
Demonstrated history of successful project and team leadership in an entrepreneurial culture.
Successful leadership of transition and scaling of 'sponsor' / customer relevant disruptive solutions.
Relevant and accessible sponsor / customer, global innovation ecosystem, and industry contacts.
Demonstrated success in managing innovation opportunity funnels and projects through to completion.
Demonstrated high performing program / project management and team building / mentoring.
Demonstrated change agent in improving innovation results.
History of being highly resilient to barrier removal challenges.
Evidence of Disruptive, Brand building Solution IP Generation.
Success in managing up to ELT / Board level.
Formal Techno-Business education / training.
Experience in solution delivering in the defense industrial and USG space.
IP portfolio management.
Demonstrated business plan viability analysis, planning and execution.
Demonstrated experience leading and hands on experimentation and rapid prototyping.
Experience with innovation funnel processes, including customer research, market sizing, structure development of value proposition and ideation, able to create a business hypothesis and potential exit avenues.
Experience starting, scaling and operationalizing teams and businesses, especially in venture and /or corporate backed scenarios.
Experience with different types of business structures and delivery models for hardware and software products and/or services.
Ability to strategically anticipate business opportunities, analyze product and/or service opportunities and/or partnership development.
Strong consulting skills:
demonstrated ability to work with executive and senior management to analyze complex business issues.
Experience in developing and evaluating business cases for new offerings or market segments - Experience conducting market research / potential customer interviews to test hypotheses and to vet / ref Recommended Skills Training Investigation Requisition Management Training And Development Interpersonal Skills Recruitment Apply to this job.
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That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges-and we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees.
MITRE is different from most technology companies.
We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do.
The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation.
We're making a difference every day-working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world.
Our workplace reflects our values.
We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities, and a culture of innovation that embraces diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career growth.
If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE-and make a difference with us.
The MITRE Acceleration Office (AO) is seeking a Solution Lead (SL) Director to drive the full innovation lifecycle from gap-validation to rapid fielding and scaling highly disruptive brand-building solutions.
The SL will drive the innovation lifecycle via the AO's Acceleration 2.
0 via MITRE-Wide Acceleration efforts.
This highly entrepreneurial position is the focal point for harnessing MITRE and global entrepreneurial innovation resources to rapidly advance MITRE's Good Growth strategy and unique brand as the active connector of government, industry, and academia for solving our nations hardest problems.
Gap identification and brand building solutioning efforts will be in close collaboration with the MITRE leadership General Managers, Office of the Chief Technology Officer oCTO, and corporate partners, aligning with and strongly supporting their strategic thrusts, at appropriate points in the innovation lifecycle.
Work Type This position offers a 80% hybrid on-site schedule.
Job Description:
Solution Lead Directors (SLD) are responsible and accountable for the success of 1-3 projects in the AO's MITRE-wide Acceleration (MwA) portfolio of projects.
The role will report to MwA Portfolio Managing Director.
SLs will successfully exit their projects from the MwA funnel via current and new business models, including via external sponsors, licensing of captured IP via MITRE's Technology Transfer Office, MITRE Engenuity, spinouts/ups, co-development partnerships and other rapid transition and scaling avenues.
This role will follow an agile solution and transition / scaling focused Innovation Lifecycle process:
Discovery of Gaps that identify Critical problems, achieving Customer Validated Needs Exploration & identification of Differentiated Solutions with the Optimal Solution and Team Development, Field Tests/Demonstrations, and iteration to Validate the Solution solves Customer problems.
Transition and rapid scaling of the solution, with an eye towards disruptive Dual-use SLs will actively globally seek, identify, capture, negotiate for, obtain, and utilize all available internal and external resources at their disposal, to achieve disruptive solution delivery at the speed of mission need.
SLs will also be objective and highly data-driven, utilizing clear and focused metrics to track progress and when necessary, quickly terminate projects that do not show a clear path to meet the threshold of disruption and impact envisioned, thereby rapidly redeploying resources to more promising (higher likelihood of success) MwA projects.
SLs should be hands-on technical, business, and project execution experts in their chosen field (a modern intra/entrepreneur) able to pursue excellence in innovation.
SL's are expected to operate at a rapid pace at all levels, internally and externally, willing and able to break glass when absolutely necessary, while understanding the risk / reward balance of actions and reactions, and of the values various approaches in obtaining objectives.
SL's primary measure of success will be successful exits from the MwA funnel and positive feedback from MITRE and sponsor / key partner senior leaders.
The ideal candidate thinks and acts (or performs) like an entrepreneur with 'hands-on' experience at rapidly and efficiently identifying opportunities, evaluating 'market' size/impact, and finding solution-'market' fit while being mission driven to achieve MITRE's goals for the public good.
The candidate should have a broad set of business skills including new business creation/development, solution development / rapid prototyping, and operational execution capability.
Strong partnering, external diligence and evaluation skills are important, in addition to the candidate's ability to structure and negotiate partnering agreements.
Initially, the AO is seeking SLs with proven credentials in support rapid positive disruption in of one or more of the following areas:
healthcare with AI / healthy aging focus, cybersecurity, 5/xG, micro/opto/RF electronics including laser, energy / climate, modern diverse technology-enabled workforce development, space - including very low-Earth orbit (VLEO), and automated logistics robotics.
Key
Responsibilities:
The responsible individual for leading and growing a defined set of MwA funnel projects rapidly driving them through the full MITRE Innovation Lifecycle.
Successful candidates will have most of the following skills and attributes, with a demonstrated ability to fill in gaps as needed:
Search/find, evaluate, shape, and execute disruptive solution projects.
Identify, and maximize dual-use opportunities in the national interest.
Collaborative 'co-invest' with internal and external partners.
Foster positive relationships with oCTO RPL's, ensuring joint success.
Gap to Scaling disruptive solutions for key sponsor / global challenges.
Ensuring continuous learning and incorporation of feedback that accelerates impact.
Driving brand building disruption versus incremental improvement.
Proactively matching strategic level results to the speed of mission need.
Proactively managing the intellectual property (IP), including co-developed IP, lifecycle for success.
Scaling of the output of an innovation lifecycle in MITRE relevant markets.
Proactively discovers and leverages MITRE competitive advantages, right to play (i.
e.
Why MITRE?), and develop gap / solution.
Proactively analyzing/assessing customer requirements and competitive dynamics through industry interviews and secondary-source research.
Leads development of pro forma financial and business plans for solution business concepts, including market-based revenue models and full cost estimates Leads development of preliminary go-to-market (GTM) strategy and business model development, in collaboration with other MITRE leaders and external partners.
Seeks ground truth and provides guidance to teams on problems, value proposition, and voice of customer.
Leads project teams to define key milestones, targets, methods to test assumptions according to lean processes.
Leverage industry and sponsor connections to assist teams in testing ideas, partnering for speed, and scaling business.
Works collaboratively and in a consultative manner with the rest of the Acceleration Office, the greater MITRE Team and external partners, to co-create, develop, and execute business strategies.
Builds and manages relationships across the enterprise and externally, to create new and enhance existing partnerships within the private sector.
Basic
Qualifications:
Requires a minimum of 15 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 12 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 10 years' experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
Entrepreneurial (Demonstrated speed, managed risk taking, lean organization, and highly results-oriented) Adept at and enthusiasm for Entrepreneurial skills mentoring.
Demonstrated history of successful project and team leadership in an entrepreneurial culture.
Successful leadership of transition and scaling of 'sponsor' / customer relevant disruptive solutions.
Relevant and accessible sponsor / customer, global innovation ecosystem, and industry contacts.
Demonstrated success in managing innovation opportunity funnels and projects through to completion.
Demonstrated high performing program / project management and team building / mentoring.
Demonstrated change agent in improving innovation results.
History of being highly resilient to barrier removal challenges.
Evidence of Disruptive, Brand building Solution IP Generation.
Success in managing up to ELT / Board level.
Formal Techno-Business education / training.
Experience in solution delivering in the defense industrial and USG space.
IP portfolio management.
Demonstrated business plan viability analysis, planning and execution.
Demonstrated experience leading and hands on experimentation and rapid prototyping.
Experience with innovation funnel processes, including customer research, market sizing, structure development of value proposition and ideation, able to create a business hypothesis and potential exit avenues.
Experience starting, scaling and operationalizing teams and businesses, especially in venture and /or corporate backed scenarios.
Experience with different types of business structures and delivery models for hardware and software products and/or services.
Ability to strategically anticipate business opportunities, analyze product and/or service opportunities and/or partnership development.
Strong consulting skills:
demonstrated ability to work with executive and senior management to analyze complex business issues.
Experience in developing and evaluating business cases for new offerings or market segments - Experience conducting market research / potential customer interviews to test hypotheses and to vet / ref Recommended Skills Training Investigation Requisition Management Training And Development Interpersonal Skills Recruitment Apply to this job.
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