Director, Business Development

Location: Centennial, Colorado, USA; approximately 30%–50% business travel required. US citizenship required.

Salary: USD 225,000–275,000 per year, depending on qualifications, plus eligibility for a year-end bonus.

Company

hirify.global provides advanced electronics for space applications.

What you will do

• Develop and execute short-, mid-, and long-term business development strategies to drive growth, market share, and profitability.
• Generate leads, identify opportunities, develop capture strategies, and support executive bid/no-bid decisions and RFI, ROM, whitepaper, and proposal responses.
• Build and maintain relationships with government agencies, defense contractors, and commercial aerospace and space customers.
• Lead, coach, develop, and hold the Business Development team accountable for performance and results.
• Analyze markets, customer needs, competitive activity, product positioning, pricing, channels, and future mission requirements.
• Supervise marketing execution and represent SEAKR at industry events, conferences, trade shows, and customer engagements.

Requirements

• At least 15 years of technical business development experience; aerospace or space market experience is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably electrical, mechanical, or aerospace engineering, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Experience developing growth strategies and managing multiple opportunities, customer engagements, and capture activities in a technical environment.
• Established relationships with government, defense, aerospace, and/or commercial space customers.
• Demonstrated experience managing, coaching, and developing teams, with strong analytical, negotiation, leadership, and communication skills.
• Must possess a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph or be capable of obtaining the required clearance; US citizenship is required.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Engineering Management or Program Management, or an MBA.
• Technical background with demonstrated aerospace and/or space industry experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time exempt leadership position with a high degree of autonomy and executive alignment.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.
• Generous 401(k) retirement plan.
• Paid vacation, sick, bereavement, and FMLA leave.
• Business travel managed through Concur in accordance with company policies.