Strategy and Business Development Lead (S&BD)

Strategy and Business Development Lead (S&BD)

Strategy and Business Development (S&BD) position for the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (SAC) Advanced Concepts organization, with a focus on Vertical Take Off and Land (VTOL) aircraft development, Autonomy and operational employment.

10+ years of commercial or direct support to military customers with an understanding of military operations and capability employment.

Create, maintain, and expand relationships with commercial, government, and partnered nations to include commercial operators, government labs, acquisition customers, and warfighters to gain a detailed understanding of their near-, mid-, and long-term capability gaps to inform capability and capability roadmap solutions.

Identify, qualify, pursue, and capture new business opportunities that advance next generation Lockheed Martin (LM) technology and increase Department of Defense warfighting capability. Specific focus on customer funded Science and Technology (S&T) and Research and Development (R&D) opportunities.

Capture Contract Research and Development (CRAD) to support Sikorsky's technology roadmap for current and next generation programs.

Coordinate and lead cross-organization teams to advance LM's OneLM approach to capability development, demonstration, and next generation products.

Collaborate with Business Segments to position LM for mid- and long-term capture opportunities by driving future concepts, requirements, product strategies, investments, and partnering opportunities.

Define and lead operational analysis efforts to identify and validate advanced system solutions to solve customer needs and fill capability gaps.

Manage New Business Fund accounts (Market Assist, Bid and Proposal, Internal Research and Development).

Develop, review, and execute capture and customer engagement plans in support of current and next generation opportunities.

Develop next generation strategies and proposals with Capture Managers, Program Managers, and Technical Subject Matter Experts and brief them to IWSS Executives and Rotary and Mission System Leadership.

Assist in development of product and technology roadmaps.

Conduct all business in strict compliance with all corporate command media and applicable state, federal, and international regulations.

Integrate with LM's Advanced Technology Lab (ATL) and LM Artificial Intelligence Center (LAIC) to shape and pursue next generation CRAD for transition to platform and weapons system development. Preferred location is Connecticut and / or travel to base site would be required on monthly basis.