Strategic and Business Development Sr. Manager - Strategic Systems

General Dynamics Mission Systems • MA-Dedham, MA

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About The Position

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) is seeking a Business Development Manager to lead a strong and diverse team supporting exploration and business development within the Strategic Weapons and Nuclear, Command, Control and Communications (NC3) systems domain. The candidate will use his/her expertise and understanding of Strategic Systems community, mission operations, strategic weapons, and command, control, and communications contractor industrial base to define business strategies, competitive landscape, and investment needed to bid and win opportunities in 2026 and beyond. The candidate will leverage our GDMS Strategic Mission Systems core competencies in strategic weapon systems, computer and communications electronics to develop customer and industry relationships, win strategies, and capture plans in support of growth objectives for Maritime and Strategic Systems (M&SS) Line of Business (LoB). The candidate will be responsible for providing oversight to all proposal efforts, execution of new business and independent R&D funds, and ultimately managing one or more CRAD/BAA programs as awarded to GDMS. Candidate will be responsible for ensuring that all project activities are compliant to contract and GDMS common process requirements, and performed and completed in a timely, cost-effective, and efficient manner without compromising the quality of the deliverables.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent is required plus a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience to meet managerial expectations.
• Department of Defense Top Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.
• Excellent understanding of strategic deterrence mission and its technical and integration challenges
• Excellent understanding of the Nuclear Command, Control and communication mission and its technical and integration challenges
• Expertise and understanding of strategic deterrence community mission operations, strategic systems, and contractor industrial base
• Strong knowledge of DOD acquisition process and policy
• Relevant past experience managing programs, project planning, monitor and controls in accordance with company policies, common processes, and contract terms and conditions.
• Expertise in assessing market and opportunity sets, developing business and capture strategies, and leading technical teams to position and win new opportunities.
• Development of accurate and complete Bid and Proposals and ROMS that are responsive to customer requests and achieve business objective.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and influence across multiple customer organizations in support of engineering, analytical and operational objectives.
• Strong communications skills, oral and written, with senior personnel
• Candidates must demonstrate strong leadership behaviors, effective communications skills, a sophisticated understanding of budget management and the ability to successfully manage, grow and evolve GDMS programs.

Responsibilities

• Define business strategies, competitive landscape, and investment needed to bid and win opportunities in 2026 and beyond.
• Develop customer and industry relationships, win strategies, and capture plans in support of growth objectives for Maritime and Strategic Systems (M&SS) Line of Business (LoB).
• Provide oversight to all proposal efforts, execution of new business and independent R&D funds, and ultimately managing one or more CRAD/BAA programs as awarded to GDMS.
• Ensure that all project activities are compliant to contract and GDMS common process requirements, and performed and completed in a timely, cost-effective, and efficient manner without compromising the quality of the deliverables.
• Exercise creative thinking and ideation to advance our business performance.
• Deliver innovative, flexible, integrated solutions to meet customers changing business needs.
• Support and engage in programs, projects and practices behind the GDMS culture and strategy, and comply with all policies and procedures.
• Follow industry and department trends and developments to ensure GDMS' services are consistent with, and/or superior to, industry best practices.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager