Business Development Manager

Amentum is seeking a Business Development (BD) professional to accelerate Amentum’s growth within the National Defense and Intelligence Communities; specifically, the Fort Meade customers. The successful candidate must have proven experience in customer engagement, the development of a growth pipeline, and ability to qualify key strategies opportunities between $50M and greater than $1B in size. As required, the individual must have experience supporting several mission areas for the Fort Meade customers. Candidates must have strong and current customer knowledge and networking relationships to identify opportunities in the across the National Security customer base that will position Amentum as a leading provider in those areas. 

The Fort Meade BD professional must have a deep and broad understanding of the customer’s short and long-term objectives, as well as their in-house capabilities, and areas where Amentum’s support will enhance their chances for mission success.

Essential Job Duties:

• Supports the development of customer account strategies, responses to Request for Information (RFI), Market Surveys, and Expressions of Interest (EOI).
• Identifies, Develops, and Qualifies a pipeline of opportunities across the National Security customer set including opportunities ranging from $50M and above in TCV.
• Prepares and presents capability statements and other new business information presentations.
• Develops customer engagement strategies while maintaining close relationships with the key customers to understand their requirements, plans, goals and concerns to develop new business.
• Responsible for shaping the RFP, determining customer intimacy and identifying strengths and weaknesses of the organization in pursuit of the opportunity.  
• Works with the Capture Manager and other pursuit leaders to inform decision(s) through contract award, including bid strategies, the development of the technical, management and cost strategies and associated the proposal. 
• Responsible for building the foundational approach to meet requirements to successfully win an opportunity to include development and articulation of our solution approach, win strategies, themes and discriminators.  Clearly communicates these to key customers, corporate executives, and the proposal team.
• Identifies the initial need or benefits of teaming partners and the associated oversight of required agreements. May be asked to support the drafting and negotiating teaming agreements/ statements of work addressing customer’s requirements, resulting in increased PWIN and long-term benefits to the company.
• Develops and matures the strategies for future market changes and assess the likely impact on customers to identify growth opportunities and trends in domestic and international markets.
• Consults with customers on upcoming requirements to help shape requests for proposals (RFPs) and ensures BD/Proposal teams have full understanding of requirements, constraints, and perceived risks. (Responsible for core market sustainment and new business growth; responsible for new business opportunity qualification, competitive positioning, and capture).

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or subject matter relevant to customer’s mission required.
• TS/SCI clearance, preferably with polygraph, at the time of application.
• A minimum of five years’ Business Development experience with proven capability to execute a growth strategy and win pursuits working with the customer’s organization is desired.
• Credibility with external constituents, specifically with the Fort Meade Customers, including areas such as Enterprise IT, Information Systems and Networks, and other adjacent mission subject areas; the candidate should have a developed network of relevant contacts in these customer set(s).
• Deep and broad understanding of customers’ operations, priorities, short/long term goals, strengths, and weaknesses typically derived from having worked within this customer’s organization in a variety of roles and departments.
• A broad-based understanding and knowledge of the business environment around the customer’s operations support services, understanding of the business cycles of this capability set.
• Proven capability to act as a Business Development professional for various size pursuits ranging from $50M and up.
• Experienced with the IC acquisition processes and development of proposal responses to a defined timeline.
• Ability to work in a matrixed, fast-paced team environment.
• Demonstrate the ability to support business process objectives and pursuit support from vaguely defined requirements to final proposal submission.
• Effective oral, written, and presentation communication skills coupled with the ability to establish and maintain productive customer and industry participant networks are essential.
• Efficient use of Microsoft (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) is required.
• Experience working with a wide range of technical service offerings to include a wide range of IT and Information Systems areas, cybersecurity capabilities, and mission knowledge of adjacent technical areas.
• Maintain a positive demeanor despite challenging situations.
• Excellent customer service, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Abie to multi-task, organize, and prioritize multiple on-going projects.
• Be self-motivated and work independently.

Other Responsibilities:

Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

This position is designated as a safety sensitive position.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant work environment, Amentum is a drug-free workplace and requires all personnel to comply with company drug and alcohol policies as a condition of employment.  Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the drug screening process.  Please note that this may include pre-hire screening for marijuana, as well as other federally controlled substances due to Amentum’s role as a federal contractor and trusted partner to the US Government.  

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed,  marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters.