Hybrid Defense Business Development Manager, Energy Solutions

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About the role

  • Business Development Manager at GM Defense leading energy solutions across tactical and operational sectors. Focused on government partnerships and growing defense energy portfolios.

Responsibilities

  • Lead customer focused business development and opportunity identification for GM Defense across tactical and operational energy solutions and related opportunities.
  • Grow Defense and Federal Government energy solutions portfolio, including energy storage systems, mobile energy management and distribution, microgrid technologies, commercial batteries and energy resilience capabilities.
  • Identify and qualify new business, shape acquisition approaches with government customers and drive customer focused capture management activities.
  • Maintain a current understanding of customer missions, capability gaps, budgets and acquisition plans.
  • Develop and sustain strong relationships with in the War Department and other U.S. Government customers, Prime Defense contractors, strategic partners and industry influencers.
  • Coordinate and lead meetings with customers and teammates to develop requirements, acquisition strategies, timing and budgets.
  • Partner with the Director, Commercial, Energy and Manufacturing Solutions to refine and execute the Energy Solutions growth strategy.
  • Work cross functionally with GM Defense and GM enterprise teams to ensure internal alignment, product allocation and manufacture of solutions for Defense customers.
  • Develop and maintain Capture Plans and lead capture activities including pursuit decisions, bid/no bid gates and formal reviews.
  • Collaborate with proposal, pricing, contracts, legal and technical teams to deliver compliant, competitive and customer aligned offers.
  • Support development and achievement of GM Defense Annual Operating Plan and Long Term Plan objectives for Defense & Federal Government Energy Solutions and related portfolios and share best practices across the company.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree.
  • Minimum 3 years of relevant business development experience in industry, preferably in a government customer facing role.
  • Proven ability to build trust, influence and motivate diverse internal and external teams in a dynamic, demanding environment.
  • Extensive experience working with War Department/ Department of Defense (DoD) and other U.S. Government Agency leaders, with strong understanding of customers, missions, decision processes and buying processes.
  • Experience developing and executing Capture Plans and leading pursuits from identification through proposal submission.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to create clear, compelling customer and internal materials.
  • Strong analytical, problem solving and entrepreneurial skills; comfortable operating in a fast paced, high technology environment.
  • Team oriented with demonstrated success in highly matrixed organizations.
  • Must be flexible and able to travel worldwide, including frequent travel to Washington DC and other customer locations.
  • Candidate must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, asylee or refugee).
  • Eligible to obtain a Secret U.S. Security Clearance after hire.

Benefits

  • Base salary range: $134,700 to $207,600
  • Bonus potential through an incentive pay program based on company performance, job level and individual performance.
  • Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental and vision coverage
  • Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Sickness and accident benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Paid vacation and holidays
  • Tuition assistance
  • Employee assistance program
  • GM vehicle discounts
  • Eligibility to participate in the GM company vehicle evaluation program after a satisfactory motor vehicle report review.

Job title

Defense Business Development Manager, Energy Solutions

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$134,700 - $207,600 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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