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Business Development Manager US Army

Dulles, VAHybridFull TimeManager / HeadPosted 1 month ago

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Required skills

  • U.S. Army
  • Army National Guard
  • counter-UAS
  • sales lifecycle
  • pipeline development
  • contract award
  • key account network
  • R&D
  • Product teams
  • Bid Operations

Nice to have

  • Air Defense Artillery
  • Huntsville, AL
  • Fort Sill, OK
  • National Capital Region
  • travel up to 50%

Role summary

Robin Radar is seeking a Business Development Manager to lead sales and pipeline development for their counter-UAS portfolio within the U.S. Army and Army National Guard. This role involves managing the complete sales lifecycle from requirement shaping to contract award, expanding key account networks, and channeling field feedback to R&D. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of defense business development experience with proven U.S. Army sales success, strong domain knowledge in counter-UAS and air defense, and experience with FAR-based procurements. Compliance with export controls (EAR/ITAR) and negotiation skills are essential. A background in U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery is preferred.

Your next mission

Shape the future of air defense – expanding our reach across the U.S. Army.

As our Business Development Manager US Army, you lead sales and pipeline development into the U.S. Army and Army National Guard for our counter-UAS portfolio. You own the complete sales lifecycle from requirement shaping through tender, negotiation, and contract award while expanding our key account network. Reporting to the General Manager, Robin Radar USA, you connect field feedback with internal R&D teams. You turn strategic opportunities into long-term partnerships that keep soldiers safe.

What you'll do

  • Pipeline driving and contract closing: Initiate, manage, and drive the U.S. Army and Army National Guard opportunity pipeline through FAR-based procurements, OTAs, CSOs, BAAs, and SBIR pathways. Guide complex opportunities through to contract award.

  • Market intelligence and account strategy: Monitor Army C-UAS program-of-record roadmaps, competitive sensor landscapes, and evolving requirements. Execute targeted capture strategies across key accounts.

  • Relationship building across key nodes: Build trusted connections across program offices, requirement owners, testing organizations, and prime integrators. Represent Robin Radar at defense conferences and field demonstrations.

  • Commercial negotiation and deal closing: Negotiate commercial terms, pricing, and contract agreements. Align deal structures with corporate revenue, margin, and strategic goals.

  • Cross-functional bridge and product feedback: Channel field feedback, spectrum constraints, and operational needs to our R&D and Product teams. Work closely with Bid Operations, Systems Engineering, and Marketing.

  • Compliance and export control oversight: Ensure all sales activities comply with U.S. export controls (EAR and ITAR). Manage spectrum authorization needs and Buy American Act guidelines.

What you bring

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent military experience)

  • 7+ years of defense business development experience with proven U.S. Army sales success

  • Track record of capturing named U.S. Army programs, contract vehicles, or OTAs and BAAs

  • Strong domain knowledge of counter-UAS, radar sensors, and air defense architectures

  • U.S. Person status under EAR and ITAR with eligibility for security clearance

  • Prior U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery (14-series MOS or officer) background preferred

  • Excellent cross-cultural communication, negotiation skills, and strategic thinking

  • Comfortable working independently within a global, high-tech matrix environment

  • Location in the U.S., with preference for proximity to Huntsville, AL, Fort Sill, OK, or the National Capital Region

  • Willingness to travel up to 50% to key Army sites and events

What we offer

  • Working for a Great Place to Work® certified company;

  • Medical insurance managed via United Healthcare

  • Group dental, vision, long-term and short-term disability benefits administered via Deel;

  • 401(k) plan;

  • Paid time off (PTO) balance of 27 days per calendar year;

  • Observance of all US federal government holidays;

  • Provision of Company property including a cell phone and laptop computer;

  • Opportunities to develop your skills even further through training and certifications;

  • An international team of 30+ nationalities, full of high performance colleagues you can exchange experiences with and learn from. As well as having a lot of fun in our social events and Friday drinks!

Robin Radar is a defence technology leader in detecting, tracking and classifying drones and other small airborne objects. Our radars and software protect military sites, borders and critical infrastructure from drone threats, and also help prevent bird strikes in aviation and reduce the impact of wind farms on wildlife. Our work shows up at defence and security sites, airports and wind farms around the world.

We're one of the top 10 fastest-growing companies in the Netherlands, with a crew of bright minds across 30+ nationalities. Growth doesn't mean we lose the plot – eyes on the skies, feet on the ground. Our values keep us grounded: WE TRUST. WE OWN IT. WE AIM HIGH.

Want to work on next-level radar tech, solve real problems, and never have to pretend your job has meaning?

You'll fit right in – we're saving you a seat.

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