Account Executive - Commercial
Defense Unicorns · United States · 2 mo ago
RemoteRemoteBusiness Development$145k–$185k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Drive new Mission Hero acquisition across the DIB ecosystem, ensuring alignment with Defense Unicorn’s strategic growth objectives and solution capabilities.
- Develop and execute capture plans, win strategies, and competitive positioning to secure new business.
- Engage early with government stakeholders, primes, and ecosystem partners to shape opportunities ahead of solicitation.
- Understand customer pain points, acquisition timelines, and funding paths across multiple branches of the DoD.
- Identify and lead teaming arrangements that enhance technical capabilities, socio-economic positioning, or incumbent advantage.
- Translate technical capabilities—such as the Unicorn Delivery Service (UDS), cATO acceleration, and edge deployments—into persuasive win themes.
- Support RFI/RFP responses with market intelligence, SWOT analysis, and pricing strategy input.
- Prepare regular reports on business development activities, track key performance indicators (KPIs), and analyze the effectiveness of various strategies. Use data-driven insights to refine approaches and achieve better results.
- Represent the company at industry and government events to raise visibility and gather market intelligence.
Requirements
Number and quality of qualified DIB opportunities identified and advanced
Maturity of pipeline supporting growth goals
Development and execution of capture strategies, including capture plans, customer shaping, and teaming
Achievement of annual bookings target
Contribution to overall proposal win rate and contract awards
Success in building lasting relationships that lead to competitive advantage
Travel Expectations/Requirements
20%-30%
Preferred Experience And Qualifications
- Proven ability to win complex technical pursuits through the full capture lifecycle.
- Working knowledge of acquisition processes (e.g., FAR-based contracts, OTAs, SBIR, IDIQ).
- Excellent communication, strategic thinking, and leadership skills across technical and executive audiences.
- Experience coordinating multi-disciplinary teams to deliver successful proposals.
- Familiarity with software factory environments, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, or tactical edge deployments is a strong plus.
- Deep DIB experience.
Pay
$145,000 - $185,000
Schedule
Not specified