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Director Business Relationship Mgr

BAE Systems

Falls Church, VAFull-time$173–294K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago

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Compensation
$173–294K/yr
Location
Falls Church, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Functional Director Business Relationship Manager serves as the strategic liaison between HR, Safety, Health and Environmental, Communications, and IT. The role aligns technology capabilities with functional priorities and enables secure delivery of major initiatives. It owns technology roadmaps, demand prioritization, business cases, value tracking, cybersecurity compliance, enterprise platform adoption, and stakeholder relationships across functions, sectors, and IT.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Executive InfluenceExecutive GovernanceSteering CommitteesImplementation ReadinessStakeholder EngagementEnterprise DeliveryImplementation GovernanceDependency ManagementTransformation ExecutionAmbiguity ManagementPriority ManagementCoordinated ExecutionLeadershipTeam ManagementProject ManagementGovernance FrameworksLifecycle ManagementEnterprise Implementation Methodologies

Qualifications

12 Years ExperienceBachelor's Degree or EquivalentMaster's Degree15 Years Work Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Job Description

The Functional Director Business Relationship Manager serves as the strategic liaison between the Human Resources, Safety, Health and Environmental (SHE), and Communications functions at BAE Systems and the Information Technology organization, aligning technology capabilities with functional priorities and enabling secure, efficient delivery of major technology initiatives.

Key Outcomes

  • A multi-year business capability and technology roadmap aligned with functional and enterprise priorities.

  • Improved demand intake, prioritization, and governance for technology initiatives.

  • Clear business case definition, KPI alignment, and post-launch value realization tracking.

  • Strengthened cybersecurity and CMMC Level 2 compliance across functional systems and processes.

  • Increased cross-functional integration and reduction of duplicative technologies.

  • Improved throughput by removing delivery blockers and aligning IT shared services.

  • Stronger, trusted relationships with functional, IT, and sector stakeholders.

  • Greater adoption of enterprise technology solutions and reduced shadow IT.

  • Improved data visibility, quality, and integration for better decision support.

  • Improved alignment to enterprise operating models and clearer accountability boundaries.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

  • Own and maintain the multi-year business capability and technology roadmap for assigned functions.

  • Operate the full demand intake, shaping, and prioritization process for supported functions.

  • Jointly shape programs with sector BRMs, PMO, Architecture, Cyber, and Value Stream Owners.

  • Ensure roadmap alignment with sector needs; reconcile priority conflicts.

  • Lead business case creation, benefit hypotheses, KPI definition, and value tracking.

  • Drive adherence to CMMC Level 2 and enterprise cyber compliance.

  • Increase adoption of enterprise platforms; establish readiness and change plans.

  • Identify and broker standardization opportunities across functions and sectors.

  • Resolve delivery barriers and escalate unresolved blockers.

  • Improve data visibility and integration across fragmented systems.

  • Run a functional BRM scorecard and lead monthly performance reviews.

  • Communicate strategy and roadmap decisions with executive-ready materials.

  • Build trusted relationships across functions, sectors, PMO, cyber, and IT delivery.

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

  • 12 years experience and Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent

  • Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior leaders and stakeholders without direct authority.

  • Experience supporting executive governance forums, steering committees, implementation readiness activities, and senior stakeholder engagement.

  • Strong understanding of enterprise delivery practices, implementation governance, dependency management, and transformation execution.

  • Demonstrated ability to lead through ambiguity, resolve competing priorities, and drive coordinated execution across distributed teams.

  • Strong leadership and management skills, with experience managing project managers and teams.

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills

  • Masters degreee and 15 years work experience

  • Experience supporting enterprise headquarters or corporate function initiatives.

  • Experience operating within highly matrixed business and technology environments.

  • Familiarity with governance frameworks, lifecycle management practices, and enterprise implementation methodologies.

  • Aerospace & Defense Industry Experience

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $173023 - $294137

Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.

Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.

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How this job compares

Set against the 8,147 open Director jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$173–294K/yr
  • Virginia median$176–240K/yr241 salary ranges
  • US median$155–264K/yr6,312 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $234K, is 6% above the Virginia median midpoint ($221K) — in the middle half of Director salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 273 open Director jobs in Virginia and 8,147 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 12 years of experience — more than three in four Director postings that state a minimum ask for (median 9 years, across 6,780 postings).
Education
5,307 of the 8,147 open Director jobs (65%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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