Associate Director, Business Development, Civilian Counter-UAS
Anduril· Sales and Marketing : Business Development : Air Defense Capture
Washington, DC$166k - $220kfull-timePosted 3mo ago
About the role
Senior business development leader focused on growing Anduril's Civilian, Commercial, and Critical Infrastructure portfolio in Federal Civilian, State and Local governments, and large commercial enterprises, with emphasis on DHS and related civilian customers.
Responsibilities
- Build and execute a data-driven strategy to identify, shape, and close growth opportunities across Federal Civilian agencies (with a focus on DHS), State and Local governments, and large commercial enterprises in sectors including energy, logistics, transportation, and critical infrastructure.
- Develop a deep understanding of the CCC customer base and use that understanding to position Anduril ahead of requirements.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with senior officials and program stakeholders across DHS, DOE/NNSA, USSS, State Department, and commercial sector customers to identify new business opportunities, resolve program issues, and provide strategic direction across Anduril's growth, delivery, engineering, and manufacturing teams.
- Collaborate with Business Line Operations and Engineering leads to develop and execute coordinated campaigns converting customer challenges into solutions and informing product development; work with various teams to develop contracting, funding, and partnership strategies for future CCC opportunities.
- Communicate Anduril's value to customers, partners, and the public; project the company's ethos and approach to building next-generation defense technology in civilian and commercial environments.
- Foster a culture of trust, open communication, customer focus, and continuous improvement across a fast-moving, cross-functional team.
- Deliver on financial performance commitments and strategic market growth initiatives.
Qualifications
- 7–10 years of relevant operations, acquisition, program management, business development, and/or capture experience in the government and/or private sector working in defense technology or the broader technology space.
- High ownership and initiative; adept at working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and creative environment.
- Demonstrated success leading acquisition, management, development, and/or capture of Federal Civilian programs — with a focus on DHS or similar civilian government customers — and/or large commercial technology deployments.
- Experience with the technical, programmatic, and operational challenges of developing, deploying, and sustaining complex technologies, software, and integrated security systems in regulated or sensitive environments.
- Ability to identify, establish, and leverage key relationships with senior officials and program stakeholders across government and the private sector.
- Working knowledge of the U.S. Government Acquisition Process, including OTAs, IDIQs, and non-traditional contracting vehicles.
- Demonstrated performance leading cross-functional teams and managing organizational resources under time pressure.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting to senior executives and customers.
- Willing to travel up to 50%.
Skills
Required:Strategy development and executionFederal Civilian & DHS market knowledgeRelationship management with senior government officialsCapture and proposal management
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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