Director, Strategy & Business Development

Role Overview

The Director, Strategy and Business Development will contribute to growing Seaspan Shipyards business by leading and implementing business strategies for new or growing markets. This role will lead and support a range of strategic plans and initiatives, including broad new business strategies, transformational initiatives, strategic initiatives, and complex captures.

What You Will Do

Drive future growth for the company through disciplined but creative strategy and business development. Lead development and implementation of new business strategies targeting new or growing markets. Lead implementation of strategic initiatives, provide oversight, guidance, and support to capture leads and their capture and proposal teams.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This is a full-time, permanent position with a competitive salary, annual bonus, and pension plan matching. The role provides a best-in-class health and wellness benefits package, including full health care, dental, vision, life insurance, medical leave coverage, parental leave coverage, wellness/fitness reimbursement, and an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP).

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional industry experience advancing complex new business development strategies and bid proposals in the shipbuilding industry or in a complex defence, aerospace or systems development, manufacturing or construction industry
• University degree in a relevant area preferred
• Proven track record of developing business strategies and then leading the implementation
• Experience leading and closing complex opportunities with contract values over $10M and ideally over $50M
• Broad understanding of technical, programmatic, financial and commercial aspects of complex deals
• Experience with forming and maintaining strategic industry partnerships and supplier arrangements as part of an overall strategy
• Multi-faceted leadership skills applicable to direct leadership roles and influential leadership roles
• Ability to work in a highly flexible and fluid environment and maintain calm and rational thinking and reasoning at all times
• Demonstrated ability to communicate with a variety of stakeholders and the ability to respond to stakeholder needs strategically and tactfully
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, superior oral and written capabilities, including the ability to build professional relationships with government and industry partners
• Skilled at advocacy, influence, and persuasion, with the able to convince others to act on information or recommendations based on compelling logic or common best interests
• Knowledge of complex government markets
• Strong knowledge and expertise with Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Project and Excel)
• Self-starter with good organizational skills who can work both independently and as a member of a team

Benefits

• Annual bonus
• Pension plan matching
• Full health care
• Dental
• Vision
• Life insurance
• Medical leave coverage
• Parental leave coverage
• Wellness/fitness reimbursement
• Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
• Complimentary shuttle bus
• Parking