27 Years of Trusted Government Mission Support
Director, Business Development
Location
United States
Posted
1 day ago
Salary
$150K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Director, Business Development
WESTECH International, Inc.
• Independently identify, assess, and qualify federal contracting opportunities aligned with WESTECH’s capabilities and strategic growth objectives. • Build and maintain a qualified pipeline of opportunities capable of supporting corporate growth objectives. • Develop and maintain strong relationships with government customers and industry partners across the federal marketplace. • Identify and pursue subcontracting opportunities with prime contractors that provide meaningful and executable workshare opportunities for WESTECH. • Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and customer intelligence gathering related to emerging opportunities, incumbent contractors, acquisition trends, and procurement forecasts. • Participate in industry events, conferences, industry days, customer meetings, and networking activities to expand WESTECH’s market presence and relationships. • Prepare Statements of Capabilities (SOC), Sources Sought Notice (SSN) responses, Requests for Information (RFI) responses, and other pre-proposal business development materials. • Support proposal development efforts through data calls, color team reviews, strategic messaging input, competitive intelligence, and customer insight development. • Maintain awareness of FAR requirements, federal procurement processes, and acquisition trends relevant to WESTECH’s markets. • Utilize business development and pipeline management tools to track opportunities, customer engagement activities, and actions. • Communicate effectively and professionally with government customers, industry partners, executives, contracting personnel, and internal stakeholders.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required.
- Minimum 5–7 years of experience in federal business development or related growth functions.
- Demonstrated experience identifying and qualifying federal contracting opportunities.
- Demonstrated experience developing relationships with government customers and/or prime contractors within the federal marketplace.
- Working knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and federal procurement processes.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to travel approximately 25% for customer engagement, partner meetings, conferences, and industry events.
- Active DoD security clearance preferred but not required.
Benefits
- Group medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Employer-paid life/AD&D, short- and long-term disability insurance
- Supplemental insurance (accident, critical illness, hospital, voluntary life/AD&D)
- 401(k) with immediate company contribution and 100% vesting
- Paid time off (PTO), sick leave, holidays, and bereavement leave
- Tax-free Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Tuition assistance and professional development support
- Performance incentives, spot bonuses, and employee referral bonuses
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