Director, Business Development, Advanced Effects (international)

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 International Advanced Effects within the Air Dominance and Strike Division of a defense technology company. The primary responsibilities involve identifying, shaping, and capturing international opportunities for ground and air-launched advanced effects, managing client relationships, developing capture strategies, and driving product development based on client needs. The role requires experience with missile systems, foreign militaries, and business development in the defense sector.

What you'd actually do

  1. Generate and capture International Advanced Effects opportunities. This will involve significant international travel, trade show coordination, and deep understanding and responsibility for representing country specific budget cycles. The BD team is ultimately responsible for growing revenue.
  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.
  3. Drive product development and program transition. The International Growth lead will be responsible for representing key design trades for partner nation specific design trades.
  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.
  5. Communicate our value to clients. BD team members represent Anduril to a broad audience: clients, partners, competitors, and the interested public.

Skills

Required

  • Prior acquisition or operational experience with missile systems across across surface fires, air launched effects, and the air defense domains, in a variety of roles and missions
  • Prior experience working with foreign militaries or ministries of defense, with emphasis on current operational needs and relationships across key allies in Europe and Asia
  • Excellent writing, communication skills with experience presenting to senior executives and customers
  • Ability to travel up to 50% – 75%
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

Nice to have

  • Experience shaping and leading capture efforts in the defense industry
  • Prior experience working with FMS/DCS and direct international customers with a strong understanding of FMS/DCS processes, including navigating licensing and releasability
  • High ownership and ability to work in a fast-paced, highly entrepreneurial, and creative environment
  • Builder who is adaptive and who can lead new and innovative approaches to market
  • Comfortable with working in limited resource environments
  • Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

What the JD emphasized

  • ownership and responsibility for shaping and capturing ground and air launched advanced effects primarily with International Partners
  • deep understanding and responsibility for representing country specific budget cycles
  • building business for Anduril’s Advanced Effects business line
  • 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
  • inform capture strategies, revenue forecasts, and aid in technology development plans
  • manage continuous engagements with current and future clients
  • generate growth strategies
  • monitor buying cycles for opportunities
  • lead specific proposal and capture efforts
  • Provide cohesive business plans and execution models
  • drive towards program of record execution
  • engaging key stakeholders to shape requirements
  • identifying and securing relevant funding
  • developing compelling win themes and supplier strategies for competitive captures
  • representing key design trades for partner nation specific design trades
  • assessment of clients’ needs will inform new product decisions
  • ongoing engagement with clients will yield crucial input
  • shaping and capturing new business
  • partner with execution teams and product engineers to grow business with current clients
  • leveraging existing partnerships to explore new areas of work or opportunities
  • sustaining and building upon the strong foundation of those client relationships
  • represent Anduril to a broad audience
  • project the company’s ethos
  • conveying insights that illustrate our approach to building next-generation defense technology and our competitive edges in doing so
  • Prior acquisition or operational experience with missile systems across across surface fires, air launched effects, and the air defense domains, in a variety of roles and missions
  • Prior experience working with foreign militaries or ministries of defense, with emphasis on current operational needs and relationships across key allies in Europe and Asia
  • Excellent writing, communication skills with experience presenting to senior executives and customers
  • Ability to travel up to 50% – 75%
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
  • Experience shaping and leading capture efforts in the defense industry
  • Prior experience working with FMS/DCS and direct international customers with a strong understanding of FMS/DCS processes, including navigating licensing and releasability
  • High ownership and ability to work in a fast-paced, highly entrepreneurial, and creative environment
  • Builder who is adaptive and who can lead new and innovative approaches to market
  • Comfortable with working in limited resource environments
  • Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance