Chief Technology Officer, Vice President (Defense)

Overview LMI is seeking an experienced Chief Technology Officer, Vice President (Defense market) with demonstrated performance leading the technology solutioning across our entire Defense Market. LMI is a new breed of digital solutions provider dedicated to accelerating government impact with innovation and speed. Investing in technology and prototypes ahead of need, LMI brings commercial-grade platforms and mission-ready AI to federal agencies at commercial speed. Leveraging our mission-ready technology and solutions, proven expertise in federal deployment, and strategic relationships, we enhance outcomes for the government, efficiently and effectively. With a focus on agility and collaboration, LMI serves the defense, space, healthcare, and energy sectors—helping agencies navigate complexity and outpace change. Headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, LMI is committed to delivering impactful results that strengthen missions and drive lasting value. Responsibilities Provide visionary, enterprise-level leadership to guide innovation strategy and align technology initiatives with organizational goals. Drive growth across entire Defense Market, accelerating customer adoption and entering into new customer sets Identify and implement innovation opportunities using emerging technologies, including AI, to enhance customer strategic and operational outcomes. Scout, assess, and recommend transformative technologies and trends that advance and accelerate customer missions. Develop and execute a comprehensive AI roadmap focused on high-impact, ROI-driven initiatives. Advise senior executives, embedding innovation into business strategy and ensuring alignment with mission and long-term vision. Champion the use of AI, automation, and digital tools to generate Drive cross-functional collaboration to ensure innovation initiatives are integrated seamlessly into workflows. Build and maintain strategic partnerships and innovation ecosystems to accelerate transformation. Qualifications The ability to drive teams in complex solution development Demonstrated expertise in building business cases, solutions, developing proposal artifacts. Strong ability to collaborate to get things done in a matrix organization (e.g., successful collaboration across Division/Groups in current LMI structure) Excellent verbal and written communication skill Organization and time-management skills Multitasking skills Ability to manage large budgets effectively Knowledge of latest technological advances that could benefit company Knowledge of all functions and roles within IT Knowledge of best information security practices Excellent leadership skills Demonstrated ability to meet critical deadlines Demonstrated strong culture fit and values alignment with LMI. Demonstrated leadership capability. Team player. Minimum 10 years’ experience in the govcon/IT market. Advanced degree preferred. Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. LMI will only consider applicants with current security clearances. Please note that only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements for a U.S. Government security clearance. Only US Citizens are eligible for a security clearance. For this position, LMI will only consider applicants with security clearances or applicants who are eligible for security clearances, due to the nature of the work.