Mission Director - Army
Core
Quota-carrying business owner responsible for identifying, shaping, closing, and executing new business within the Army specifically targeting PAE Maneuver Air, then leading contract execution and portfolio growth.
Role type
Senior business development and program leadership (defense)
Builds
New Army Aviation contracts and a diversified portfolio of business within the PAE Maneuver Air domain
Domain
Defense / Army Aviation / Federal Acquisition
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Business development, contract negotiation, program management, team leadership, federal acquisition knowledge, commercial judgment, portfolio management, risk management, stakeholder relationship building
Preferred skills
Army Aviation experience, military operations experience, government program management, defense industry program leadership, ability to operate with ambiguity, technical fluency in cloud-native technologies and DevSecOps
Technologies
Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure, Terraform, Pulumi, GitOps, Containers, Helm, Kustomize
Responsibilities
Identify and develop net-new Army Aviation opportunities; own a quota and grow a diversified portfolio; define customer problems and shape solutions using Defense Unicorns products; lead opportunities through proposal and contract award; serve as program leader for new contracts; manage delivery risks and mission outcomes; build and lead teams required to execute contracts; maintain an active pipeline and identify follow-on work.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC leading into portfolio leadership
