FEMA Business Development Manager

Location: Remote (United States); Nationwide Remote Office (US99). Travel required, anticipated at 60–75%, including client meetings, conferences, and potential post-disaster deployments.

Salary: $108,476–$184,409 annually.

Company

hirify.global is an advisory and technology services provider helping clients address complex challenges through consulting expertise and technology.

What you will do

• Build and manage a pipeline of state and local FEMA opportunities, including on-call and IDIQ contract vehicles and task order activations.
• Develop capture, bid/no-bid, go-to-market, and win strategies for FEMA Public Assistance, EOC support, and emergency preparedness planning services.
• Build relationships with state emergency management directors, local government emergency managers, FEMA regional staff, and other decision-makers.
• Develop teaming partnerships and collaborate with delivery, subject matter expert, proposal, marketing, and leadership teams.
• Provide capture intelligence, client insights, proposal content, oral presentation support, and competitive intelligence throughout pursuits.
• Manage pipeline governance, forecasting, sales performance, and an annual sales target of $10 million.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in emergency management, public administration, business, communications, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of direct FEMA program experience, including expertise in FEMA Public Assistance.
• At least 1 year of business development experience in state and local government markets.
• Experience winning new contracts and task orders through state and local on-call or IDIQ contracting vehicles.
• Experience leading pursuits from opportunity identification through award and managing cross-functional, geographically diverse stakeholders.
• Strong proposal writing, presentation, MS Office, and CRM skills; a valid U.S. driver’s license and willingness to travel are required.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in emergency management, public administration, or a related field.
• Experience with a state or local emergency management agency, FEMA region, HMGP, BRIC, Individual Assistance, or preparedness grants.
• Experience leading pursuits valued at $10 million or more.
• PMP certification or an emergency management credential such as CEM or CHPP.
• Background in hazard mitigation, resilience planning, disaster recovery, climate adaptation, or infrastructure.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with a nationwide remote office arrangement in the United States.
• Collaborative work across capture, proposals, marketing, delivery, and enterprise teams.
• Equal opportunity workplace with reasonable accommodations available throughout the employment process.
• Interview responses must be based on the candidate’s own skills and knowledge; AI assistance is not permitted unless provided as an accommodation.