Director, Business Development – Defense/Civil Space Market

Job Description:

• Identify, qualify, and initiate capture activities aligned with Air Force, Space, and Intel Business Group goals
• Shape and execute long-term growth strategies in Space Command and Control and mission integration
• Develop teaming, price-to-win strategies, capture plans, win tactics, and value propositions
• Foster internal and external relationships to integrate SAIC’s space solutions across its customer base
• Build high-level partnerships with government and industry decision-makers
• Position SAIC as a trusted mission integrator
• Strengthen SAIC’s brand through thought leadership, speaking engagements, and market visibility efforts
• Lead business development efforts focused on Global Mission Data Dominance growth opportunities with the U.S. Space Force
• Drive strategy, capture efforts, and customer engagement supporting growth objectives for Space Battle Management and Command and Control opportunities
• Lead SAIC efforts related to space C2 and mission integration with the U.S. Space Force
• Build relationships across SAIC’s matrixed organization to develop and deliver enterprise-level opportunities and achieve sustained growth and profitability

Requirements:

• 15+ years of experience in industry business development-related activities for space lines of business, including strategy, pipeline development, selling services and solutions, front-end customer engagement, capture, and proposal development for U.S. government opportunities
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a technical or business aligned field
• Existing network of customer contacts in the U.S. Space Force, U.S. Air Force, Space Development Agency, Space Rapid Capabilities Office, and other DoD agencies
• Outstanding record of success leading teams in shaping new business opportunities and improving bid and program profitability, with emphasis on capture strategy and proposal development
• Demonstrated thought leadership in space-related domains
• Superior oral and written communication skills
• Experience responding to solicitations under the Federal Acquisition Regulation
• Proficiency in industry business development best practices, such as Shipley and BD-CMMI
• Immediately eligible for Top Secret clearance
• Desired: Experience with Space Force SCI and SAP activities
• Desired: Experience with business development for Systems Engineering and Integration solutions
• Desired: Experience applying Digital Engineering / Model Based Systems Engineering for mission integration of space systems