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Senior Director of Business Development

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AEVEX Aerospace

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United States , Huntsville

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The Senior Director of Business Development is responsible for leading and driving the strategic growth of a company. They identify new business opportunities, cultivate relationships with potential clients and partners, and negotiate deals and contracts. They develop and implement sales and marketing strategies to expand the company's market reach and increase revenue.

Job Responsibility:

  • Builds and maintains a 5-year pipeline of new opportunities that are in the $10M-$300M size range with a focus on prime pursuits to include multiple award IDIQ and stand-alone contracts
  • A key leader in organic growth activities who will also contribute to acquisitive growth through target identification and competitive insights
  • Represents solutions to clients, industry forums, and other companies
  • maintain a visible presence within industry
  • Continuously works to gain understanding and monitor the market and its dynamics
  • Continuously works to gain understanding of clients
  • engages with and monitors requirements, concerns, gaps, budgets, organizational changes, and other matters that drive client acquisitions
  • Identifies and qualifies new opportunities through a gate review process
  • Uses integrative, innovative, and insightful thinking processes to develop comprehensive winning bid strategies
  • Positions the organization to greatest advantage against competitors
  • Identifies and qualifies viable and advantageous teaming partners
  • Develops market analysis, competitor assessments, and capability presentations
  • Maintains a high level of knowledge and proficiency in company's functional and technical capabilities to maximize competitive offerings
  • Engages with clients through strong interpersonal communications skills and ability to create and independently carry through on a strategic business plan
  • Participates in color reviews to include Black hat sessions, Pink and Red teams, and White team/lessons learned
  • Business plan lead
  • drafts, implements, maintains, and updates market- or client-specific business plans
  • Performs other duties as assigned or required
  • Regular and reliable attendance on a full time basis [or in accordance with posted schedule]
  • Responsible for exhibiting professional behavior with both internal and external business associates that reflects positively on the company and is consistent with the company's policies and practices
  • Embodies AEVEX’s cultural values and aligns daily actions with department goals and company culture

Requirements:

  • Knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas required: Manned and unmanned aviation and aerospace
  • sensor/system integration
  • advanced technology insertion
  • special mission aviation
  • loitering munitions, launched effects, Group 1-3 unmanned systems
  • Demonstrated winning record leading new business pursuits in the $10M-100M range of actual (not MAIDIQ) contract value to the company is required in the recent 3-5 years
  • Trained in Shipley BD/Capture Management or professional equivalent
  • Demonstrated experience in managing diverse teams who are solving challenges required
  • Highly competitive and driven to win
  • Financially literate with understanding of cost structures and returns on investment
  • Excellent ability to develop, retain, and maximize focus on client needs
  • Experience with or the ability to acquire and rapidly apply knowledge of company's operations and core competencies in order to develop integrated solutions
  • Incisive thinker
  • creative problem-solver
  • resource integration abilities
  • Excellent communication skills that allow for development, presentation, and promotion of integrated solutions to decisionmakers in both the public and private sectors
  • Excellent ability to establish and maintain successful working relationships with clients, corporate leaders
  • project managers, staff, and other business enterprises and partners
  • Strong knowledge of trends in government and industry which affect corporate business areas
  • Directs and provides expert knowledge in the strategic function of the department
  • Develops short and long-term people and organizational strategy in alignment with AEVEX goals and direction
  • Leads with impact & influence. Establishes credibility, effectively persuades and develops others, and achieves important objectives collaboratively
  • Identifies, recruits, and retains top-notch talent
  • Champions AEVEX’s culture and empowers employees to take responsibility for their jobs and goals
  • Sets performance standards and encourages employee engagement and results through delegation, continuous feedback, goal setting, and performance management
  • Maintains transparent communication
  • Bachelor's Degree or 15+ years of experience is required
  • 15+ years of progressively increasing functional experience in the Federal government or in Defense industry equivalent required
  • Established relationships and past performance within the launched effects marketplace to include PEO Aviation, PM UAS, and/or Future Vertical Lift Combined Task Force
  • Established relationships and past performance with Army Fixed-Wing offices
  • Understand the US Army Acquisition Process and OTAs
  • Ability to obtain/maintain a Top Secret DoD clearance, U.S. Citizenship required

Nice to have:

  • Current presence and network within professional circles and associations a plus
  • Master's Degree Preferred
What we offer:
  • 401(k)-retirement plan
  • comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance group coverage with a portion of the premiums paid by the company
  • professional development funds
  • an Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) with counseling, legal help, child and elder care support

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 16, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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