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Project Manager, Marketing PMO

Yesterday Reston, VA

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Description

The Project Manager is a key member of the centralized Marketing and Brand Experience Project Management Office (PMO), responsible for leading Tier 1 and Tier 2 campaign initiatives from intake through delivery across the communications and marketing function at Leidos.

This role partners closely with Brand, Marketing, Creative, Digital, Experience, Technology, and internal and external partners to bring structure, visibility, and coordination to complex, cross-functional work. The Senior Project Manager ensures initiatives are clearly scoped, prioritized, and executed efficiently while helping protect team capacity and reduce last-minute disruption.

The role is highly collaborative and delivery-focused, balancing strategic planning with hands-on execution. The Project Manager also plays an important role in shaping PMO standards, workflows, and reporting, using the project management tool (Workfront) to drive consistency and transparency across function-wide delivery.

Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Delivery (40%)

  • Lead Tier 1 and Tier 2 campaign initiatives from intake through completion
  • Translate intake requests into clear scopes, timelines, and delivery plans
  • Manage milestones, dependencies, risks, and issue resolution across workstreams
  • Ensure initiatives deliver against defined objectives, timelines, and success metrics

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Intake, Planning & Prioritization (20%)

  • Partner with PMO leadership to review intake, confirm project tiering, and align on prioritization
  • Support planning decisions based on capacity, urgency, and business impact
  • Ensure work entering execution is approved, ready, and clearly defined

Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Coordination (20%)

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned initiatives
  • Coordinate closely with Brand, Marketing, Creative, Digital, Experience, Technology, and vendor partners
  • Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate risks, changes, and trade-offs proactively

Tools, Reporting & Process Improvement (20%)

  • Manage initiatives within the project management tool (Workfront), maintaining accurate timelines, statuses, and documentation
  • Contribute to PMO reporting, dashboards, and portfolio visibility
  • Identify opportunities to improve workflows, templates, and delivery standards
  • Support adoption of PMO processes and best practices across MBX

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, or a related field and 8+ years of experience in project management, marketing operations, or a related discipline. Additional years of experience will be considered in lieu of degree requirements.
  • Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional campaign or initiative delivery
  • Hands-on experience using project management tools to manage intake, timelines, and reporting (Workfront preferred)
  • Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills
  • Proven ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
  • Comfortable partnering across creative, experience, and operational teams to drive delivery

If 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.

Original Posting:

January 23, 2026

For 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.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $92,300.00 - $166,850.00

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.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

Securing Your Data

Beware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos' name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system - never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com.

If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.

Client-provided location(s): Reston, VA
Job ID: Leidos-R-00174354
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Posted: 2026-02-13T18:53:56

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Volunteer Time Off
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
    • Profit Sharing
  • Professional Development

    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Leadership Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

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