Senior Strategy and Business Development Manager

Responsibilities for this Position

Senior Strategy and Business Development Manager

ID: 2026-70780
USA-AZ-Scottsdale USA-VA-Chantilly USA-CO-Colorado Springs USA-CA-Los Angeles
Required Clearance: TS/SCI
Posted Date: 2/9/2026
Category: Business Development/Sales/Marketing
Employment Type: Full Time
Hiring Company: General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelors degree or equivalent is required plus a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience to meet managerial expectations.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Department of Defense TOP SECRET security clearance with SCI is required at time of hire. Applicants selected may be subject to further U.S. Government security investigations and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities for this Position

General Dynamics Mission Systems is looking for a talented Strategy and Business Development Manager to support our Space, Cyber and Intelligence Systems line of business. The incumbent would be joining a top performing team and should possess a strong business acumen and desire to be forward leaning in identifying and pursuing new opportunities across various markets including; Space Force, Space Development Agency, NASA, and the Intelligence Community.

The incumbent will primarily work with Space Systems business, to develop and execute strategies and priorities by identifying and opening new paths to market and expanding current initiatives and relationships with Space Payloads Customers. Duties would also include: identifying and shaping capture/new business opportunities within the Department of Defense and other national security departments and agencies, perform review & analysis of customer budgets and acquisition plans, own and maintain responsibility for new business funnel, participate in and foster discussions with government personnel to understand and shape acquisition strategies, and think outside of the box in ways that will move our business into new frontiers.

The incumbent will report to the Director of Strategy and Business Development and work with program managers to ensure clear communications with our customers, will attend program reviews to ensure that program progress supports the operational requirements within the limitations of the contracts, and will help bring forward ideas to customers for their consideration. The incumbent may be asked to take the role of capture manager on key opportunities and develop a complete capture strategy and execute captures as part of the business growth strategy.

Position will be located in Scottsdale, AZ, Washington DC, Colorado Springs, CO or Los Angeles, CA and will require travel to customer sites and other GDMS locations (25%).

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES AND TASKS:

Identifies and manages business development opportunities for space payloads and services to the US Space Force and other government agencies or commercial firms doing government business

Maintains key business development contacts with current and potential industry and DoD customers

Evaluates and manages new business opportunities, initiatives, partnerships, alliances and/or joint ventures

Oversees market analysis, monitors competitive activity, and identifies customer needs

Serves as capture manager for assigned opportunities

Defines vision, strategies, and tactics for assigned business development opportunities

Assists in the formulation of advertising campaigns and approves publicity releases and promotional activities

Advises management on status or action required in connection with existing and potential business development opportunities

Develops and administers schedules, performance requirements

Provides leadership in the planning, designing, due diligence, and implementing of strategic business objectives

Directs the development of short- and long-range objectives and recommends goals to higher management

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Strong familiarity and understanding of business development and capture

Very strong working knowledge of the space industry, mission areas, products and technologies including current and future application

Able to articulate examples of having identified, pursued and won competitive capture or sole-source efforts in areas related to GDMS business

Strong understanding of mission, personnel, and priorities, to include budgets, customer priorities, mission gaps and market dynamics

Maintains a very strong knowledge of government contracting and acquisition practices

Able to thrive in a highly interactive team environment

Demonstrates strong interpersonal, communication, collaboration and leadership skills

Demonstrated ability to build relationships with customers and internal counterparts

Works well under pressure with the ability to simultaneously deliver on multiple tasks and/or priorities

Interacts with internal and external personnel at various levels on significant matters often requiring coordination between organization

Represents organization as a prime contact on opportunities or projects

Participates and presents at meetings with internal and external representatives

Works collaboratively with resources external to the functional or project teams

Interprets and follows policies, processes, and procedures for self and project teams

Salary Note

This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors (geographic location, etc.). Actual pay may vary. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Combined Salary Range

USD $203,851.00 - USD $220,574.00 /Yr.

Company Overview

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

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