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Director Operations Business Development Jobs in Colorado

West, Pacific North West, South Primary Purpose To lead the overall business development strategy and operations, ensuring alignment with business objectives and driving the growth of the Contract ...

Summary The Business Development Director identifies opportunities for new business acquisition ... Advises and supports operations personnel on satisfying the client. * Participates in organizations ...

Director, Operations

Denver, CO · On-site

$200K - $250K/yr

Assists the Vice President, Operations and other executives in the development and formulation of ... Bachelor's degree in Business, Construction Science/Management, Engineering, or equivalent field ...

As our business continues to grow, we continue to look for top talent to join our team as we lead ... Partner with HR to support employee engagement, retention, and organizational development.

Director, Operations

Denver, CO · On-site

$200K - $250K/yr

Assists the Vice President, Operations and other executives in the development and formulation of ... Bachelor's degree in Business, Construction Science/Management, Engineering, or equivalent field ...

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What is the difference between Director Operations Business Development vs Business Development Manager?

AspectDirector Operations Business DevelopmentBusiness Development Manager
ResponsibilitiesOversees strategic growth, manages cross-departmental operations, and develops high-level partnershipsIdentifies sales opportunities, builds client relationships, and executes business growth strategies
Required CredentialsBachelor’s degree, often MBA, extensive experience in operations and salesBachelor’s degree, experience in sales or marketing
Work EnvironmentSenior leadership, strategic planning, cross-functional teamsSales teams, client-facing roles, marketing departments

The main difference is that the Director Operations Business Development focuses on strategic oversight and operational growth at a high level, while the Business Development Manager concentrates on executing sales strategies and building client relationships. Both roles require strong communication and industry knowledge, but the director role involves broader organizational responsibilities.

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Director, Business Development

Colorado Springs, CO • On-site

Peraton
IT Services • 10K+ employees

$176K - $282K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 15 days ago


Key responsibilities

  • Create a customer focused strategic account plan with clear objectives, goals, and actions to drive new business growth.

  • Develop and execute a new business pipeline by identifying, qualifying, and maturing new business targets to drive deal velocity.

  • Assist in guiding buying organizations by demonstrating technology solutions, architectures, capabilities, and potential acquisition paths for early stage opportunities, working with internal technical and program management teams to develop responses for requests for information (RFI), market survey's, white papers, presentations, briefings, and major event demonstrations.


Peraton rating

8.3

Company rating: 8.3 out of 10

Based on 56 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz


Job description

Responsibilities
Peraton is seeking a proven operations or business development candidate for the role of Director of Business Development to lead the growth of our US Space Force accounts in the National Capital Region. *If not local to Northern Virginia or Colorado Springs, CO, must be willing to travel up to 40% of the time.
Peraton is a rapidly growing national security firm that exists to protect and promote freedom around the world. Our company works closely with our customers to solve their most daunting challenges and create novel solutions to support their most vital missions. As a key member of our Space & Intelligence Sector, you will provide leadership, critical thought, and a strategic mindset to winning business opportunities. You will partner with program management teams, solution architects, and functional leadership to develop winning strategies, solutions, and proposals. Success in this role is ultimately measured by meeting and exceeding acquisition and financial targets aligned to company goals.
This role will report to the Chief Growth Officer for the Space & Intelligence (S&I) sector of Peraton. A successful candidate will operate as an integral member of the S&I growth team, partnering with operational and functional leaders across the company. The selected candidate is responsible for developing broad knowledge of customers and competitors while maintaining awareness market dynamics. He/she will evaluate market trends and develop business cases that align customer's requirements with Peraton's capabilities and discriminators.
A qualified candidate will have:
  • Deep knowledge, experience, and understanding of the Air Force and Space Force missions and requirements particularly in space operations, space control, BMC2, and secure satellite communications.
  • Familiarity with the POM process
  • Past experience or familiarity with National Security Space ground segments
  • Demonstrated successful track record of supporting and winning contracts with the Air Force or Space Force.
  • Proven experience building relationships with strategic teaming partners.
  • A deep network of relationships across Air Force and Space Force acquisitions and operations teams.

Responsibilities
  • Create a customer focused strategic account plan with clear objectives, goals, and actions to drive new business growth.
  • Develop and execute a new business pipeline by identifying, qualifying, and maturing new business targets to drive deal velocity.
  • Achieve revenue and sales goals.
  • Function as a trusted interface to the Air Force and Space Force customers and build relationships through effective leadership and communication.
  • Develop strategies to shape requirements and acquisition strategy.
  • Embrace the Peraton Business Acquisition Process in daily activities, and effectively communicate all the opportunities and plans for management and technical teams.
  • Build and maintain the accuracy of pipeline data across your opportunities in our CRM tool
  • Assist in guiding buying organizations by demonstrating technology solutions, architectures, capabilities, and potential acquisition paths for early stage opportunities, working with internal technical and program management teams to develop responses for requests for information (RFI), market survey's, white papers, presentations, briefings, and major event demonstrations.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications
  • 16+ years of operations or business development experience
  • Demonstrated expertise in space operations or business development with extensive experience working within or alongside the U.S. Air Force space enterprise or U.S. Space Force
  • Experience leading large $100M+ business pursuits through a business acquisition process going through opportunity identification, qualification, and capture phases.
  • Domain experience in space / satellite operations, BMC2, and secure communications
  • Superior leadership, business acumen, and executive presence with the ability to communicate effectively at senior levels of an organization.
  • Relationships with U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force leadership and strong connectivity to industry partners serving these customers.
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Active TS/SCI security clearance
  • If not local to Northern Virginia or Colorado Springs, CO, must be willing to travel as needed.

Desired Qualifications
  • Military experience
  • Master's Degree
  • Local to Northern Virginia, Colorado Springs and/or other customer locations will be considered

Peraton Overview
Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.
Target Salary Range
$176,000 - $282,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
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EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

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At Peraton, we re at the forefront of delivering the next big thing every day. We re the partner of choice to help solve some of the world s most daunting challenges, delivering bold, new solutions to keep people around the world safer and more secure.

Industry

It services

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Herndon, VA, US

Year founded

2017