Defense - Army Business Development Director - Aberdeen

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.

$173K — $234K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in Sales/Business Development/Capture/Proposal in the Department of Defense or Army environment
  • Proven track record of generating significant single award wins over $50M
  • Experience managing a business development pipeline focused on year-over-year growth or successful government project execution
  • BS/BA degree required; Master's degree preferred
  • Technical expertise in software development, cloud, cybersecurity, or advanced logistics is desirable
  • Secret clearance required, with the ability to obtain a Top Secret/SCI
  • Strong professional connections with government leaders in key US regions

Responsibilities

  • Lead growth initiatives and new business development for assigned accounts
  • Meet with customers to gather insights about portfolio deals and opportunities
  • Develop a pipeline for new business opportunities within assigned sectors
  • Identify and qualify business opportunities aligned with growth goals
  • Coordinate with stakeholders to develop win strategies during early opportunity phases
  • Collect information on opportunities through engagement with OEM vendors and industry partners
  • Lead customer relationship management to improve intimacy and assess competitors

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Flexible work weeks and various paid time off plans
  • Short and long-term disability benefits and life insurance options
  • Critical illness, accident insurance, and business travel protection
  • Continuous review of benefits to remain competitive and employee-focused
Full Job Description
Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret/SCI

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
Business Development

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Customer Relationships, Government Markets, New Business Development, Strategic Planning
Certifications:
None
Experience:
10 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

Army Business Development Director

Support mission-critical initiatives and enable the growth of our business as a Business Development Director at GDIT. Here, you'll become an integral part of how GDIT is able to ensure the safety and security of our nation.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
As a Business Development Director, the work you'll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of the Department of the Army. You will play a crucial role in identifying opportunities where GDIT can partner with the Army to deliver game-changing capabilities in support of Army transformation, while also growing our business.
  • Lead all aspects of account growth, new business development and customer relationship management across all levels within assigned accounts.
  • Meet with customers to understand the customer territory-relative to portfolio of deals
  • Develop a pipeline of new opportunities for assigned Sector or market segment
  • Lead identification and qualification of new business opportunities that support the account plan, Sector growth goals, and submit targets, throughout the opportunity life cycle.
  • Lead early development of win strategy during the Assessment Phase, prior to assignment of a Capture Manager
  • Lead identification, qualification, and capture on select OTAs with assistance from the Defense CTO/SA.
  • Execute call plans to collect information about opportunities; in collaboration with technical staff, offers and tests potential solutions; qualifies opportunities; document customer meetings in Salesforce.
  • Meet with OEM vendors, other GD business units, and potential industry partners to collect information about opportunities and customers
  • Develop customer relationships, improve customer intimacy, strengthen key customer relationships
  • Identify competitors, assess strategic fit, assess OCI
  • Prepare for and brief opportunities at formal gate reviews.
  • Develop and brief Pursuit Reviews
  • Provide insight from customer point of view throughout opportunity life cycle.


WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your initiative and drive for innovation and growth to GDIT. The Army Business Development Director must have:
  • Education: BS/BA Degree Required
  • Experience: 10+ years of Sales/BD/Capture/Proposal experience within the DoW/Army environment; preferably in a technical area (i.e. Signals, Cyber, etc.) and/or acquisition background (i.e. ACC, ACC-APG, PEO, CPE, PAE)
  • Demonstrated experience managing a pipeline of business focused on year-over-year Growth or equivalent experience managing a pipeline of acquisitions or major government projects.
  • Demonstrable track record of success converting that pipeline into single award wins upward of $50M and/or equivalent experience managing government projects or acquisition to successful completion/execution.
  • Experience developing Account Strategies or Strategies for Capability Development and Acquisition
  • Experience with forecasting capabilities and tools, including, preferably CRM tools (e.g. SalesForce), SharePoint, and all Microsoft Office applications
  • Assuming prior business development experience, willingness to provide 'deal sheet' of opportunities led and supported with results (won, lost, pending) [without disclosing proprietary information]
  • Secret Clearance required to start, with ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI
  • Location: Hybrid to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD or Falls Church, VA office with the expectation the selected individual will work three (3) days per week in office/customer sites as needed
  • US Citizenship Required


Desired Qualifications:
  • Technical expertise in areas of relevance: software development, cloud, cybersecurity, ai, advanced logistics
  • Master's Degree
  • Able to develop actionable plans by leveraging market knowledge
  • Significant professional connections with government leaders working in Northern Virginia, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Augusta and or Sierra Vista.


OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your sense of ownership and pride in the meaningful work we do.

The likely salary range for this position is $173,400 - $234,600. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
25-50%

Telecommuting Options:
Hybrid

Work Location:
USA MD Aberdeen Proving Ground - 2201 Aberdeen Blvd (MDC075)

Additional Work Locations:
USA VA Falls Church - 3150 Fairview Park Dr (VAS095)

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

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