Strategic Planning Analyst

Leidos’ Corporate Strategy organization is seeking a high-impact Strategic Planning Analyst to help shape the company’s strategic direction and drive growth and profitability. This role sits at the center of enterprise decision-making and is designed for a candidate who can move beyond traditional analysis to deliver forward-looking, decision-ready insights.

Reporting to a Director within Corporate Strategy, this position supports the Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy and partners closely with business leaders across Leidos. The analyst will play a critical role in strengthening the company’s early warning capability, while directly informing portfolio strategy, capital allocation, and ecosystem partnerships.

The Opportunity

The selected candidate will connect external market signals and internal performance data to influence where Leidos competes, how it invests, and with whom it partners.

The role spans three interconnected domains:

• Early Warning (anticipatory intelligence)
• Portfolio Strategy (investment and growth prioritization)
• Ecosystem Orchestration (strategic partnerships and teaming)

Key Responsibilities

Early Warning & Market Sensing

• Develop and maintain structured approaches leveraging automation and AI tools to identify and interpret emerging market, customer, competitor, and technology signals
• Translate weak signals into clear strategic implications and actionable insights
• Support development of leading indicators and dashboards tied to growth opportunities and risks
• Produce forward-looking assessments that inform executive decision-making ahead of market inflection points

Portfolio Strategy & Growth Prioritization

• Conduct market assessments and right-to-win analyses to inform where Leidos should invest, build, partner, or exit
• Support M&A pipeline development through thesis-driven identification of acquisition targets aligned to strategic gaps
• Build quantitative and financial models linking market dynamics to revenue, margin, and valuation outcomes
• Translate insights into portfolio recommendations that influence capital allocation and business strategy

Ecosystem & Partnership Strategy

• Identify and assess strategic partners (technology firms, primes, niche providers) aligned to priority growth areas
• Support development of partnership strategies and business cases tied to capability acceleration and market access
• Analyze competitor teaming approaches and broader ecosystem dynamics
• Contribute to development of repeatable partnership models to scale impact across the enterprise

Executive Engagement & Strategic Communication

• Develop executive-level materials for Board of Directors, CEO, investor briefings, and strategic advisory forums
• Frame complex issues into clear, decision-oriented narratives, including scenarios and trade-offs
• Engage with senior leaders to shape recommendations and drive alignment

Strategy Execution & Operating Rhythm

• Support development of action plans tied to strategic recommendations and track progress against defined metrics
• Conduct interviews with internal and external stakeholders to inform analysis
• Contribute to building repeatable tools, models, and processes that strengthen the Corporate Strategy function

What Success Looks Like

• Anticipates market shifts and enables leadership to act 6–18 months ahead of competitors
• Connects external signals directly to portfolio decisions and investment priorities
• Identifies and advances high-impact M&A and partnership opportunities
• Produces insights that consistently drive executive decisions, not just inform them
• Helps position Leidos as a leader within key mission-focused ecosystems

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, engineering, or a related field and 4+ years of professional experience
• Experience in corporate strategy, corporate development, management consulting, or investment banking
• Demonstrated ability to conduct structured analysis and develop executive-ready insights
• Strong quantitative and financial modeling skills – and ability to work with and learn about automated tools and processes.
• Excellent communication skills with experience developing senior-level presentations
• Working knowledge of federal contracting databases (e.g., DACIS, BGOV, GovWin IQ, etc.)

Preferred:

• Experience within aerospace, defense, government services, or adjacent sectors
• Familiarity with DoD, Intelligence Community, or federal civilian markets
• Experience supporting M&A, partnerships, or growth strategy development
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-moving environments

• Familiarity with S&P Capital IQ, FactSet, Pitchbook, or similar financial services platforms

Why This Role Matters

This role directly contributes to how Leidos competes and grows. The successful candidate will help build an anticipatory, insight-driven strategy capability that strengthens the company’s ability to navigate disruption, capture emerging opportunities, and deliver sustained value.

Who Should Apply

This role is ideal for individuals who:

• Think ahead of the market, not just within it
• Are motivated to shape decisions at the enterprise level
• Want exposure to senior leadership and high-impact strategic issues
• Thrive in roles that blend analysis, judgment, and influence

Join us in shaping the future direction of Leidos.

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The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.