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Director of Business Development, Army at Persistent Systems LLC in Aberdeen, Maryland

Posted in General Business 30+ days ago.

Type: Full-Time





Job Description:

Job Description & Responsibilities

Persistent Systems is seeking a Director of Business Development, Army who will be responsible for growing business by identifying and establishing new customer relationships, as well as maintaining our existing ones for our Army customers. You will also be responsible for capturing business, managing high revenue accounts, and assisting with programmatic measures to ensure that customers receive the best products and services available for their needs. Additionally, you will be tasked with creating and implementing strategies that will expand Persistent Systems' customer base on a global scale. The position will be remote, but, the preferred location is within a commutable distance from the Aberdeen Proving Grounds.

Position Responsibilities


  • Identifying potential new customers; managing and developing existing customer relationships

  • Developing sales strategies and unique selling propositions to meet sales targets

  • Collaborating with Sales and Engineering to identify new product opportunities

  • Developing and retaining existing customer relationships by presenting solutions to meet customer needs, ensuring customer satisfaction

  • Demonstrated record of managing key accounts after the initial sale

  • Creating business proposals, handling initial negotiations, and closing business deals as part of a team

  • Identifying industry and marketing events and trade shows that will provide opportunities to expand the company's customer base

  • Organizing and traveling to trade shows to identify new business opportunities and strengthen current customer relationships

  • Conducting presentations for large groups of internal and external stakeholders

  • Adhering to established sales-administrative processes that allow for the transparent flow of communication between sales and internal operations teams


Job Qualifications & Experience

Minimum Qualifications


  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field or equivalent experience

  • At least 5 years of Sales/Business Development experience with commercial and/or Government

  • Experience in a senior-level role working within the US Government or Defense Industry

  • Level 3 Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification from DAU

  • Demonstrated knowledge of Radio Frequency (RF) and network theory

  • Strong understanding of acquisition/procurement process within the defense acquisition community

  • Must be able to travel up to 50% of the time

  • Must have a United States Security Clearance or the ability to obtain a United States Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master's degree in business or a related field

  • Prior experience interfacing with Army Contracting Command - Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG)

  • 5+ years of experience in Sales/Business Development with a demonstrated track record of revenue growth


Company Overview

Headquartered in New York City since 2007, Persistent Systems, LLC is a global communications technology company which develops, manufactures, and integrates a patented and secure Mobile Ad Hoc Networking (MANET) system: Wave Relay®. The company's industry leading R&D team has designed wireless networking protocols to support their cutting-edge Wave Relay® system and technology. Wave Relay® is capable of running data, video, voice and other applications under the most difficult and unpredictable conditions. Their suite of products is field proven and utilized in Commercial, Military, Government, Industrial, Agriculture, Robotics, and Unmanned System markets.





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