Business Development Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and 8+ years of defense‑sector business development/capture experience or relevant military experience or a Master's degree and 6+ years of defense‑sector business development/capture experience or relevant military experience.
• 3+ years leading large, multi‑disciplinary teams to deliver win‑focused outcomes.
• Deep knowledge of DoW acquisition and/or operational processes.
• Exceptional executive‑level communication and briefing skills; experience influencing senior government officials and corporate leadership.
• U.S. Citizenship.
• Current/Active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a SAP clearance after starting.

Nice To Haves

• Proven track record of owning full‑cycle account management and improving win rates.
• Top Secret Clearance
• Advanced degree or MBA preferred

Responsibilities

• Support sector/division leaders and portfolio owners as the senior business development executor for the sector, coordinating enterprise stakeholder engagement and driving pipeline health, bookings outcomes, and stakeholder satisfaction in line with the account strategy.
• Execute and coordinate across the account lifecycle—from early shaping and solution scoping through proposal support, award, and post‑award stewardship with enterprise stakeholders—ensuring disciplined handoffs to programs/captures and adherence to account plans.
• Integrate divisions, product lines, and capture teams to present a unified value proposition to internal decision forums and enterprise stakeholders; recommend portfolio alignment and investment priorities to advance sector goals.
• Maintain and expand relationships across sector/division leadership, portfolio owners, capture/program leaders, Corporate functions, and key enterprise influencers; translate enterprise priorities into actionable solution shaping and capture inputs.
• Drive pipeline discipline by identifying, qualifying, and prioritizing pursuits with sector/division leaders and portfolio owners; apply business‑case and competitive analysis to inform resourcing recommendations and monitor coverage versus AOP.
• Orchestrate disciplined opportunity qualification during early capture phases on behalf of sector/division leaders and portfolio owners; contribute to win strategies/themes and ensure rapid, clean transitions to capture with clear stakeholder insight and decision‑gate readiness.
• Partner with Capture Leadership, P&L owners, and functional teams to support capture strategy execution across capture phases; enable color‑team readiness, price‑to‑win integration, and timely decision‑making.
• Prepare and enable senior executive engagements (Sector President, ELT, division GMs) with precise briefs, call plans, talking points, and post‑engagement readouts; distill intelligence into concise, actionable decisions.
• Coordinate integrated enterprise stakeholder engagement plans; synchronize sector activities with Corporate functions (e.g., Government Relations, Legislative Affairs) to align with enterprise and congressional priorities.
• Gather and synthesize stakeholder feedback, competitive intelligence, and market signals to inform product roadmaps, IRAD/R&D recommendations, and portfolio strategy; provide timely insight on senior‑level enterprise priorities.
• Collaborate with operating divisions to represent stakeholder needs, understand division equities, and integrate division content into executive packages and enterprise engagements.
• Manage and build elements of the annual engagement plan, forecast and track spend, allocate to priority pursuits, measure ROI, and ensure policy/compliance adherence.
• Run account rhythms and metrics on behalf of sector/division leaders and portfolio owners (e.g., Quarterly Business Reviews, pipeline and gate reviews); communicate status, risks, and recovery actions to sector and division leadership with clarity and in a timely manner.
• Identify and recommend strategic teammates and suppliers; support teaming strategies and agreements that strengthen competitive position and close capability gaps for priority pursuits.
• Uphold ethical conduct and compliance in all stakeholder interactions and pursuit activities

Benefits

• Relocation assistance may be available
• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Education Assistance
• Training and Development
• 9/80 Work Schedule (where available)
• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business