Description About Leidos AustraliaAt Leidos Australia, our work goes beyond a job title. We design, build, operate and support the systems, services and capabilities that help protect and advance the Australian way of life.
Backed by a global organisation of more than 40,000 people, our Australian team of around 2,000 has partnered with government, defence and national security customers for more than 30 years. We deliver mission-critical solutions where reliability, trust and purpose matter.
Leidos is a destination for people who want their work to have purpose, their contribution to be recognised, and their career to grow without needing to fit a single mould. Meaningful work is supported by benefits, flexibility and career pathways that help you grow while balancing life outside work. This includes:
- Flex Your Way - Tailor work to your life with options including Life Days (up to 12 extra days off per year), part-time arrangements, job sharing, and compressed hours.
- Wellbeing That Matters - Free access to Headspace and MeQuilibrium, plus dedicated wellness spaces to support your mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing.
- Learn Without Limits - Access over 120,000 on-demand courses, alongside technical, project management, leadership, and professional development opportunities.
- Work That Makes an Impact - Contribute to nationally significant projects that matter, solve complex challenges, and accelerate your career through unique growth opportunities.
- Build Your Future - Whether you're deepening technical expertise or preparing for leadership, we'll invest in your development every step of the way.
- And Much More - These are just a few of the ways we invest in our people and help them thrive.
About the TeamYou'll join a team where people work with integrity, inclusion, innovation, agility, collaboration and commitment. In practice, that means sharing ownership, solving complex problems together and staying connected to the customer context, the purpose behind the work and how each role contributes to meaningful outcomes.
The OpportunityAs the Strategic Pricing Expert, you'll shape the pricing and commercial strategy for a large, complex opportunity, balancing customer value, market competitiveness and long-term commercial viability.
- Develop a competitive and defensible pricing strategy that supports win probability while maintaining a commercially viable delivery model.
- Bring market insight into competitor pricing approaches, commercial structures and market rates to inform pricing decisions and challenge underlying assumptions.
- Develop and test financial models, business cases and alternative commercial approaches to identify opportunities to improve value for money without increasing delivery risk.
- Support commercial negotiations and provide continuity post-award through effective financial governance and oversight of the agreed commercial model.
About YouYou'll bring experience pricing complex opportunities, with the commercial judgement and analytical capability to turn market insight, customer value and delivery considerations into a compelling pricing strategy.
Essential
- Experience developing pricing strategies for large and complex opportunities, ideally within systems integration, managed services or a comparable technology services environment.
- Knowledge of competitor pricing approaches, commercial structures and relevant market rates, and the ability to apply this insight to pricing strategy.
- Advanced capability in financial modelling and business case development, including evaluating pricing scenarios, assumptions, risks and commercial outcomes.
- Ability to constructively challenge cost and pricing assumptions and identify alternative commercial models that balance customer value with commercial viability.
- Experience working across bid, solution, finance and commercial disciplines to develop pricing that is aligned with the proposed delivery model.
- Experience supporting commercial negotiations and translating agreed commercial positions into effective post-award financial governance.
Advantageous
- Experience gained within a systems integrator, managed services provider or comparable complex services environment.
- Experience developing innovative pricing or commercial models that improve customer value while appropriately managing delivery and commercial risk.
This role requires the successful applicant to be an Australian citizen and hold, or be eligible to obtain, a Baseline security clearance as required for the role.
Certain roles may be subject International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements which may limit persons who hold dual nationality with certain proscribed countries from accessing material, or in the case of dual Australian-U.S citizens, may require the candidate to obtain a U.S. Persons Abroad authorisation from the U.S DDTC.
If this role interests you, we encourage you to apply. We value different experiences and are interested in the capability and potential you could bring.
What to Expect When You ApplyOur hiring process is designed to be straightforward, respectful and easy to navigate. If your skills, experience and qualifications look aligned with the role, our Talent Acquisition team will contact you to discuss the next stage. You can expect:
- An initial conversation with our Talent Acquisition team
- An interview with the hiring manager or interview panel
- Any role-specific assessment, technical discussion or customer step required for the position
We'll let you know what to expect before each stage, including who you'll meet and how to prepare. If you need any adjustments or support during the process, please let us know.
Ready to explore what's possible?If this sounds like a role where you can make an impact and continue to grow, we'd like to hear from you. Please apply via the "Apply Now" button with your resume. If you have any questions about the role or recruitment process, please contact Cam Larkin, Talent Acquisition.
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: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: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 LeidosLeidos 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 BenefitsPay 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.
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Commitment to Non-DiscriminationAll 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.
