SOUTHCOM Business Development Manager

Location: Remote

Salary: $110,500–$154,500 USD base salary, plus potential equity grants.

Company

hirify.global is a defense technology company designing and manufacturing high-performance unmanned systems for large-scale deployment.

What you will do

• Own business development and sales efforts for U.S. forces operating in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility.
• Identify key stakeholders and build relationships with operational units, commands, and program offices.
• Generate and lead customer engagements tied to regional demand.
• Support planning and execution of demos, live fires, training events, exercises, and operational evaluations.
• Identify opportunities related to training, equipping, partner-force support, and real-world testing.
• Work across sales, product, operations, and leadership teams to convert demand into fielded capability.

Requirements

• Experience working with or inside U.S. military organizations, preferably in operational or business development contexts.
• Strong understanding of U.S. forces operating in the SOUTHCOM region.
• Experience planning or supporting military engagements, training events, exercises, demos, or live fires.
• Willingness to travel regionally and domestically as needed.
• Ability to work across sales, product, operations, and leadership teams.
• High ownership, strong judgment, and a mission-first mindset.

Nice to have

• Prior military service or direct experience supporting deployed U.S. forces.
• Familiarity with UAS, loitering munitions, robotics, defense technology, or tactical systems.
• Experience with foreign military sales, partner-force equipping, security cooperation, or SOF networks.
• Existing relationships with U.S. units, commands, or program offices operating in the region.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, hands-on startup environment focused on moving capability from design to deployment.
• Mission-oriented work supporting warfighters and modern battlefield capabilities.
• Base salary range of $110,500–$154,500 USD.
• Highly competitive equity grants may be included in total compensation.