Director of Business Development, US Navy

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Director of Business Development, US Navy reports to the Vice President of Strategic Growth on the Business Development. This role is responsible for long-term horizon scanning and opportunity shaping, focusing on managing and driving multi-year pursuits for assigned strategic programs. The Director of BD will build deep and wide relationships with all buying influences (end-user, OEM, prime, reseller, PM offices) to influence capability requirements towards Silvus solutions and capture large, long-cycle programs.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Program Capture: Take ownership of and drive the capture process for large-scale, multi-year US Navy programs.
• Relationship Building: Identify, cultivate, and maintain deep relationships with all buying influences on assigned programs, including Program Offices (PEOs/PMs), prime contractors, OEM partners, and key end-user communities.
• Requirements Shaping: Proactively work with customers and partners to influence technical requirements for long-term programs, positioning Silvus's MN-MIMO technology as a critical component.
• Strategic Pursuits: Manage the full lifecycle of long-cycle pursuits, from initial identification and qualification (horizon scanning) to proposal and award.
• Cross-Functional Teaming: Collaborate closely with the Market Development Executive (MDE) to align high-level strategy and with Account Sales to ensure a smooth transition of "landed" programs for near-term execution.
• Market Intelligence: Stay updated on market trends, competitor actions, and funding priorities related to assigned programs to inform capture strategy.
• Travel Requirements
  • Up to 50% of the time will be required to facilitate strong customer engagement.
  • As needed to advance company goals and profitability.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college; or High School Diploma/GED with at least 8 years of relevant experience.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in defense sales or business development, specifically focused on the US Navy.
• Proven track record of capturing complex, long-cycle DoD programs (Programs of Record).