An Inclusive Workforce

The talent needed to grow our business depends on cultivating a workforce rich in diversity of thought, experience and culture. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is reflected in:

• How we advance our Diversity and Inclusion brand externally to attract qualified diverse candidates into our applicant pool
• How we build our inclusion acumen to remove barriers to retention and advancement
• How we establish processes that support the advancement of our diverse talent
• How we provide premier Employee Resource Groups with tools and resources to foster impact and engagement across Leidos.

That commitment also extends to our Diverse Senior Slate initiative – a focused effort to expand our diverse talent pools for top capability needs across our enterprise and enhance the diverse representation within our senior management positions.

Our extensive Diversity Talent Acquisition and External Partnership strategy focuses on four primary engagement objectives:

• Acquire Talent
• Showcase our Employment Brand
• Demonstrate Commitment to Community
• Professional Development & Employee Recognition

Each year we attend and sponsor a variety of national conferences and local career fairs near our primary locations that specifically engage talent across various dimensions of diversity – ethnically diverse, gender, military status, sexual orientation and those who are differently-abled.  

Leidos values the contributions of a diverse workforce and recognizes we are stronger together as an inclusive team.  Applicants and employees of all backgrounds are welcome here 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.

College campus outreach engages talent from multiple university sources – Leidos Strategic University Alliances, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and others that produce students and graduates well-suited to fill intern, Co-op, and entry-level positions.

Our recruiting strategy also includes large scale diversity-focused marketing and advertising that aims to pull in candidates through job scraping, magazine ads, targeted email campaigns, social media campaigns, and more.

Our military veteran outreach program is a strategy to attract, retain, and support current veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses interested in working at Leidos.

At Leidos, our focus on embedding Inclusion and Diversity throughout the fabric of our organization begins with our Executive Leadership Team. Each quarter during our Executive Talent Meetings, our leaders dedicate time to learn more about the breadth and depth of talent we have in our company, including a deep dive on high potential female and diverse talent.

This focus transcends into action through our Executive Mentoring Program, whereby top female and diverse talent are matched with mentors at the most senior leadership levels at Leidos. The goal of this program is to build our high potential diverse leadership pipeline by supporting their development of knowledge and key skills necessary to succeed in their careers.

Leidos’ advancement and retention pillar includes a variety of inclusion and diversity programs that support the engagement and advancement of our diverse workforce with initiatives such as:

• External Recognition and Awards Programs
• Executive Mentoring Program
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Inclusion Acumen Leadership Training and Development