SciTec, a Firefly Aerospace company, is a dynamic non-traditional defense contractor that delivers advanced technologies in support of U.S. National Security and Defense. For the past forty-five plus years, we have supported Department of Defense customers by developing innovative remote sensing algorithms, tools, and techniques to deliver world-class data exploitation capabilities supporting missile defense; intelligence, surveillance, & reconnaissance; space domain awareness; and aircraft survivability missions.
Important Notice: SciTec exclusively works on U.S. government contracts that require U.S. citizenship for all employees. SciTec cannot sponsor or assume sponsorship of employee work visas of any type. Further, U.S. citizenship is a requirement to obtain and keep a security clearance. Applicants that do not meet these requirements will not be considered.
SciTec has an immediate opportunity for an accomplished business development and strategy executive to serve as Executive Director, Strategy & Growth. The Executive Director leads enterprise strategy, growth planning, business development, capture, proposal and marketing activities in support of SciTec’s mission and long-term growth objectives. The role manages a distributed team of approximately 8–10 direct reports, including business development and capture. The Executive Director is a member of the senior leadership team and works closely with technical, program, operations, contracts, finance, security, and Firefly Aerospace stakeholders to translate SciTec’s differentiated capabilities into sustainable growth.
Responsibilities
Enterprise Strategy and Growth
Lead development, execution, and periodic refresh of SciTec’s enterprise growth strategy, strategic campaigns, and multi-year business plans, aligned to corporate objectives, customer priorities, and Firefly Aerospace’s defense enterprise.
Facilitate strategic planning with executive, technical, and portfolio leaders; translate priorities into actionable growth roadmaps, investment recommendations, market-entry plans, and measurable objectives.
Identify and assess adjacent markets, mission needs, technology applications, partnerships, and internal investments that can accelerate strategic growth.
Establish and maintain an enterprise view of the qualified opportunity pipeline, probability-weighted forecast, strategic account plans, and growth risks; provide clear, regular reporting to executive leadership.
Business Development, Capture, and Proposals
Lead the company’s business development and capture organization, setting priorities, allocating resources, and ensuring disciplined execution across strategic campaigns and customer accounts.
Oversee opportunity qualification, customer engagement, competitive assessment, capture planning, gate reviews, bid/no-bid decisions, teaming strategy, and proposal investments for major pursuits.
Serve as executive sponsor or capture leader for selected high-priority opportunities; ensure compelling customer-aligned solutions, win themes, pricing and business strategies, and proposal readiness.
Set and continuously improve enterprise processes, tools, and governance for market intelligence, customer relationship management, pipeline management, capture, proposal development, and lessons learned.
Partner with Contracts, Finance, Legal, IT, Security, Human Resources, program leadership, and technical teams to ensure compliant, executable, and competitive offers.
Ensure disciplined transition of awarded work from capture and proposal teams to program execution, including customer handoff, staffing, partner coordination, and start-up support.
Customer, Partner, and Market Leadership
Build and sustain senior relationships with Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, civil space, and other national security customers, industry partners, and relevant associations.
Represent SciTec at customer meetings, industry forums, conferences, and strategic partner engagements;…