Business Development Director - Washington D.C. Metro Area

Viderity

$140K — $270K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in federal business development
  • Proven track record of personally attributable wins
  • Strong relationships with program and contracting personnel
  • Experience securing subcontracting roles for small businesses
  • Background in digital services or data-driven initiatives
  • History of converting partnerships into task order awards
  • Familiarity with Federal Civilian agencies is essential.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and qualify actionable opportunities
  • Convert relationships into definitive subcontract revenue
  • Develop and execute a strategic revenue growth plan
  • Manage the entire business development lifecycle
  • Evaluate competitors and perform SWOT analyses
  • Contribute to solution development and pricing strategies
  • Represent the company at industry events with a purpose-driven approach.

Benefits

  • Remote work flexibility for DC metro area candidates
  • Opportunity for travel to networking and industry events
  • Performance-based commission structure
  • Engagement in meaningful federal contracts
  • Chance to shape business development strategies.
Full Job Description
This is a remote role for candidates located in the Washington, D.C. metro area (D.C., Maryland, Virginia), with in-person participation in a networking event, client meeting, industry day, or local conference approximately every other week.

We are seeking a Business Development Director who can build and convert a qualified pipeline into revenue. This is a results-driven role focused on originating new opportunities, securing strong teaming positions, and delivering measurable wins that accelerate company growth.

Candidates should currently be supporting a federal consulting firm in a business development capacity, with current hands-on experience in capture, proposal oversight, and opportunity shaping. Compensation includes a base salary plus commission tied to performance.

The Opportunity
• Identify and qualify opportunities with a realistic path to award
• Convert existing relationships into booked subcontract revenue
• Introduce Viderity to funded program offices where you have direct access

What You Will Do
• Develop and execute a focused plan tied to revenue outcomes
• Create new opportunities and manage pipeline stages and gate analyses owning the full BD lifecycle from identification through the proposal and post-award transition
• Secure subcontracting roles on awarded contracts where you have direct access
• Evaluate competitors and conduct SWAT analyses• • Contribute to solution shaping and pricing strategy discussions
• Represent Viderity at conferences and meetings with clear opportunity focused purpose and follow-through
• Focus more on direct contract opportunities rather than new IDIQ or GWAC indirect contracts

Required Experience
• 10+ years' experience working in federal business development
• Personally attributable wins that can be validated
• Strong relationships at both program and contracting levels
• History of securing subcontracting roles on active contracts at a small business
• Experience aligned to digital services, modernization, technology implementation, or data-driven initiatives
• Demonstrated success converting existing relationships into task order awards
• Experience working within Federal Civilian agencies (DoD-only backgrounds are not the focus for this role)
• Must be local to the DC Metro

Ideal Attributes
• 5+ years' experience supporting a small business (HUBZone/WOSB preferred)
• Opportunity/Revenue driven focus
• Resilient and detailed oriented
• Comfortable operating in a lean environment (task cross over will occur)
• Travel on an as-needed basis for networking and conferences
• Salary range $140,000 - $270,000, including commission, based on qualifications and experience.

If you enjoy challenges, let's chat and see if this might be a good fit!

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