Director of Business Development (Defence)

Location: Brussels, Belgium; based at the hirify.global Belgium Branch office. The role covers the Belgium and Luxembourg defence markets and requires frequent travel within Belgium and Luxembourg, to the Netherlands, other regional countries, Sweden, and hirify.global business units.

Company

hirify.global is a defence and security company that develops, manufactures, and maintains systems in aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors, and underwater technologies.

What you will do

• Lead strategic business development campaigns and convert prospects into orders in Belgium and Luxembourg.
• Own customer sales responsibility for selected land, naval, or air solutions.
• Deliver order intake and gross margin in line with business targets and the hirify.global Winning Business process.
• Build and maintain relationships across the Belgian and Luxembourg defence ecosystem.
• Coordinate product specialists, CRM activity, market planning, and in-country delivery projects.
• Support customer sales activities across other countries in the Western Europe and Baltics region.

Requirements

• 5–10 years of experience in the Belgium or Luxembourg defence sector, government, defence industry, or armed forces.
• Established connections within the Belgian and Luxembourg armed forces or defence industry.
• Proven business development, marketing, sales, negotiation, and project management experience.
• Understanding of Government-to-Government, Business-to-Government, and Business-to-Business processes.
• Technical knowledge, commercial awareness, and experience with CRM tools and customer sales responsibility.
• Professional communication skills in French, Dutch, and English are required.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with a global defence and security organisation focused on protecting people and society.
• Collaborate with product specialists, country management, regional teams, and international hirify.global business units.
• Operate in a fast-paced environment with multiple business opportunities and complex sales issues.
• Security vetting is required, and additional citizenship obligations may apply for positions requiring security clearance.