Mission Director - Army (Defense Software)

Location: United States — Remote. Candidates near major Army hubs are preferred, with approximately 25–40% travel required.

Base salary: $145,000–$185,000. Total on-target earnings: $290,000–$370,000.

Company

hirify.global delivers secure, cloud-native software delivery solutions for defense and federal customers, including security pipelines, testing, and deployment automation.

What you will do

• Identify and develop new Army Aviation opportunities and build relationships with customers and stakeholders.
• Own a quota and grow a diversified business portfolio.
• Define customer problems, shape solutions using hirify.global products, and lead proposals, negotiations, and contract awards.
• Lead contract execution, managing cost, schedule, performance, staffing, margin, delivery risks, scope changes, and customer satisfaction.
• Build teams for contract delivery and lead program managers and delivery leaders as the portfolio expands.
• Develop follow-on work, expansions, and adjacent opportunities while owning retention and portfolio growth.

Requirements

• Experience in Army Aviation or a closely related defense environment.
• Experience in military operations, government program management, acquisition, contracting, business development, or defense-industry program leadership.
• Working knowledge of federal acquisition, contract vehicles, acquisition strategies, and contract negotiations.
• Strong commercial judgment with experience owning revenue-generating activities and accountability for outcomes.
• Ability to work across business development, contracting, staffing, and execution while operating with ambiguity.
• Technical fluency in cloud-native technologies, DevSecOps, Kubernetes, and modern software delivery concepts.

Nice to have

• Experience and established understanding of Army Aviation culture, mission, stakeholders, and terminology.
• Location near a major Army hub.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work with a mission-focused team of innovators, software engineers, and veterans.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with company-paid premiums.
• Health savings account, life insurance, disability insurance, 401(k), stock options, and a home office budget.
• Flexible time off, federal holidays, additional holiday leave, and paid parental leave.
• Training and subscription reimbursement plus conference travel, lodging, and fees.