Director, Business Development, Advanced Effects (army)

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Costa Mesa, CA · Sales and Marketing : Business Development : Air Dominance & Strike Capture

This role is for a Director of Business Development focused on Advanced Effects for the US Army and International Partners within a defense technology company. The primary responsibilities include identifying, shaping, and capturing new opportunities, developing capture strategies, driving product development based on client needs, growing existing business, and communicating the company's value proposition. The role requires significant experience with US Army programs, missile systems, and acquisition strategies, with a focus on business growth and client engagement.

What you'd actually do

  1. Generate and capture US Army Advanced Effects opportunities. The BD team is ultimately responsible for growing revenue. Specifically, this role will focus on building business for Anduril’s Advanced Effects business line. Success will be achieved by developing a deep understanding of the existing and prospective customer base, knowing the current or planned programmatic and technical roadmaps, and being cognizant of the competitive landscape. This expertise will inform capture strategies, revenue forecasts, and aid in technology development plans. Tactically, you will manage continuous engagements with current and future clients, generate growth strategies, and monitor buying cycles for opportunities, and lead specific proposal and capture efforts.
  2. Develop capture strategies. Provide cohesive business plans and execution models that outline acquisition plans, create clear alignment to investment strategies, and drive towards program of record execution. Success will be achieved by engaging key stakeholders to shape requirements, identifying and securing relevant funding, and developing compelling win themes and supplier strategies for competitive captures.
  3. Drive product development and program transition. Anduril thrives by developing new technologies for our clients’ pressing operational challenges. This demands delivering nascent concepts to clients shaping early design of experiment, study, and collaborative research and development that enable the road map toward ACAT 1 programs. Internally, you are charged with translating client problem sets back into our engineering organization, identifying key milestones, and proactively providing clear communications to appropriate levels of the company. Your assessment of clients’ needs will inform new product decisions, and your ongoing engagement with clients will yield crucial input that helps Anduril ensure our product suite is best-in-class.
  4. Grow existing business. While the primary role will be shaping and capturing new business, a successful candidate will represent the entire Advanced Effects business line. You will partner with execution teams and product engineers to grow business with current clients. This does not simply include expanding upon current work, but also leveraging existing partnerships to explore new areas of work or opportunities by sustaining and building upon the strong foundation of those client relationships.
  5. Communicate our value to clients. BD team members represent Anduril to a broad audience: clients, partners, competitors, and the interested public. You must project the company’s ethos, conveying insights that illustrate our approach to building next-generation defense technology and our competitive edges in doing so.

Skills

Required

  • creating or supporting new missiles/weapons programs
  • requirements definition
  • acquisition strategies
  • working with US Army program offices / customers
  • US Army customer community, requirements process, and operational needs
  • acquisition or operational experience with missile systems
  • surface fires
  • air launched effects
  • air defense domains
  • excellent writing skills
  • communication skills
  • presenting to senior executives and customers
  • ability to travel 50% – 75%

Nice to have

  • shaping and leading capture efforts in the defense industry
  • high ownership
  • work in a fast-paced, highly entrepreneurial, and creative environment
  • builder who is adaptive
  • lead new and innovative approaches to market
  • working with technical partners / engineering teams
  • STEM background
  • working in limited resource environments
  • currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

What the JD emphasized

  • Minimum 7 years experience in creating or supporting new missiles/weapons programs, including requirements definition and acquisition strategies.
  • Prior experience working with US Army program offices / customers. Deep understanding of US Army customer community, requirements process, and operational needs.
  • Prior acquisition or operational experience with missile systems across across surface fires, air launched effects, and the air defense domains, across a variety of roles and missions.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.