Director, Defense
Core
Building Arc's Defense organization from the ground up to establish the company as a strategic partner for the U.S. military, allied governments, and the defense industrial base for electric marine propulsion.
Role type
Director, Defense
Builds
Defense business unit, sales, business development, and technical program management teams
Domain
Defense, Maritime, Electric Propulsion
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Defense strategy, team building, government relations, capture strategy, procurement pathways, market intelligence, compliance infrastructure
Preferred skills
Emerging technology defense contracting, strategy consulting, maritime industry experience, government program office engagement, autonomy/robotics familiarity
Technologies
Electric powertrains, power distribution systems, unmanned maritime systems
Responsibilities
Define and own Defense strategy across service branches; build and lead the Defense organization; establish operating cadence and pipeline discipline; serve as external face to DoD and primes; lead capture strategy for priority pursuits; map programs to Arc's capabilities; partner with Engineering/Product to translate warfighter needs; guide company strategy with market intelligence; establish compliance infrastructure (ITAR, CMMC)
Seniority
Director, hands-on IC building a new function
