Business Development Director

Role Overview

The selected leader will report to the Senior Director of Business Development for the NIC Division and work in close partnership with NIC business unit leaders, Division Growth & Mission Solutions, R&D and engineering, and sector business development leadership. The role sits at the intersection of strategy and execution, combining market and portfolio insight with hands-on capture leadership to drive sustained new business, competitive advantage, and long-term division success.

What You Will Do

Develop and execute a coherent growth strategy and roadmap for the C&IS portfolio, aligned with NIC Division, Mission Systems Sector, and corporate objectives. Lead a team of business development and capture professionals charged with creating, shaping, and closing new business opportunities in cyber, intelligence, and advanced communications/networking markets.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The selected leader will have a proven track record of winning large, complex opportunities in competitive environments, experience building and leading high-performing teams, and strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, including executive-level presentation and briefing experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business discipline and 10 or more years of business development, capture, strategy, or closely related experience, OR a Master’s degree with 8 or more years of relevant professional experience.
• Extensive experience with DoD/DoW, military services, and U.S. Intelligence Community customers, requirements, programming, budgeting, and acquisition processes.
• Demonstrated hands-on leadership of complex business development and capture efforts, with a proven track record of winning large, complex opportunities in competitive environments.
• Experience building and leading high-performing teams, including collaborative leadership across distributed locations and organizations.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, including executive-level presentation and briefing experience.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver differentiated, discriminating solutions that have led to tangible new business growth.
• Dynamic self-starter with strong attention to detail, high work ethic, and the ability to prioritize and execute effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% domestically and internationally, as required.
• U.S. Citizenship and active Secret with the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI, and Special Program Access (SAP) clearances as required by programs.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance
• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• Annual bonuses
• Long Term Incentives