Business Development Executive - Aerospace & Defense
About The Position
As a Business Development Executive, you will be responsible for driving account growth and developing strategic opportunities with existing and new clients. Your role involves understanding customer missions, delivering solutions, and managing the end-to-end customer engagement process. You have spent years selling Aerospace and Defense, and you want to own the market, not inherit a small slice of someone else’s territory. You want to walk into a defense prime, aerospace OEM, or supplier and be the person who opens the door, shapes the opportunity, builds the strategy, and closes the deal. You understand how this industry buys. You know the difference between program leadership and procurement. You are comfortable with long sales cycles, complex compliance environments, and pursuits that take months and require strategy, technical understanding, and executive relationship management. If that sounds like you, this role was built for you.
Requirements
- 10 or more years of enterprise sales experience with a strong focus on Aerospace and Defense
- Proven track record growing Aerospace and Defense accounts and closing complex multi-year services and transformation deals
- Experience selling digital engineering, cloud, data, cybersecurity, or other mission-critical technology solutions
- Strong understanding of how Aerospace and Defense organizations buy, including program structures, buying centers, capture processes, and long-cycle sales motions
- Experience working with U.S. Federal, Department of Defense, or defense-related clients
- Familiarity with regulated environments, including ITAR, export controls, and secure delivery requirements
- Experience supporting programs that require security clearances
- Familiarity with FAR, DFARS, IDIQs, GWACs, and capture methodology
- Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, technology, or equivalent experience
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
Nice To Haves
- MBA, MS, or formal pursuit training such as Shipley, TAS, or Miller Heiman
- Experience working with defense primes, aerospace OEMs, or federal system integrators
- Experience leading large capture pursuits and complex proposal efforts
- Experience partnering with hyperscalers or enterprise software providers on joint pursuits
- Active DoD Secret Clearance or eligible to be required
Responsibilities
- Own Aerospace and Defense growth, including pipeline, bookings, and revenue.
- Build and execute strategy to expand DXC’s presence across aerospace OEMs, defense primes, Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, and the broader ecosystem.
- Lead large, complex initiatives across digital engineering, application modernization, data and AI, cloud transformation, and enterprise platforms from qualification through win strategy, proposal, negotiation, and close.
- Stay engaged after the deal closes to ensure a smooth transition to delivery and continued account growth.
- Apply experience working in regulated environments on the Federal and Public Sector side, navigating IDIQs, task orders, or long-cycle pursuits.
- Build executive relationships with clients and partners, becoming a trusted advisor involved early in their planning and transformation initiatives.
- Work closely with hyperscalers, software partners, and Aerospace and Defense ecosystem partners to build differentiated solutions.
- Maintain strong pipeline discipline, accurate forecasting, and clear win strategies aligned to DXC growth priorities.
Benefits
- health, dental, and vision insurance coverage
- employee wellness
- life and disability insurance
- a retirement savings plan
- paid holidays
- paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
