Job Title: Principal, Strategy Development - Secret Clearance Job ID: 41800 Job Location: Palm Bay, FL Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday offJob Description:L3Harris is seeking a dynamic Principal, Strategy Development to help shape the future growth of the Airborne Solutions Sector. This high-impact role will lead strategic partnership and M&A initiatives that expand capabilities, accelerate innovation, and position the Sector for long-term success. This is an exciting opportunity for a self-starter, strategic thinker, and relationship builder who thrives at the intersection of market insight, cross-functional collaboration, and business growth.
Essential Duties:- Lead the Airborne Solutions Sector's strategic partnership efforts, managing a portfolio of internal and external partnerships from identification through execution and ongoing engagement.
- Drive Sector M&A activities by conducting research, analysis, and developing recommendations and work products for leadership consideration.
- Identify and assess growth opportunities that align with Sector priorities, strategic objectives, and long-term business goals.
- Build and implement repeatable processes, frameworks, and governance models for strategic partnerships and M&A activities.
- Partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders, including finance, legal, contracts, subcontracts, and business teams, to support evaluation, structuring, and execution of strategic opportunities.
- Interface effectively across all levels of the organization, including C-suite executives, business leaders, and P&L teams, to communicate strategy, influence decisions, and drive alignment.
- Support strategic planning efforts through market research, business analysis, and competitive insight development.
- Contribute to work product creation by integrating inputs across research and development, manufacturing, marketing, sales, and service functions.
- Help guide and lead offerings and growth initiatives through business checkpoints, including consideration of financial, operational, schedule, and market impacts.
- Prepare and present clear, compelling materials for leadership reviews, opportunity assessments, and decision-making forums.
- Up to 30% depending on work location
- Ability to obtain TS Clearance
Qualifications:- Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.
- Active Secret Clearance
Preferred Qualifications:- Experience in strategic partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategy, or related business growth functions
- Corporate finance experience preferred.
- Strong business acumen with the ability to facilitate discussions across multiple functional disciplines, including finance, legal, contracts, and subcontracts.
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