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Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX's small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, is solving some of the toughest challenges in space. Our components and bus platforms have completed missions ranging from very-low Earth orbits to lunar and interplanetary journeys at a fraction of the cost of traditional space systems. We support premier defense, commercial and civil organizations including the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA, MIT Lincoln Lab, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Colorado and more. Join our innovative and dynamic company as we build, test and operate the small spacecraft of the future.

Title: Executive Director of Business Development

Position Type: Full Time

Pay Range: $150,000 - $281,000

(Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

Location: Lafayette, CO

Benefits:

100% company paid health, dental and vision benefits for you and your dependents effective the first of the month following hire date Life insurance 401k (matching 4% with a minimum 5% contribution Generous PTO (4 weeks of vacation + 3 floating holidays, 2 weeks of sick time, 7 paid holidays throughout the year) and parental leave.

Position Purpose: The Executive Director of Business Development role supports all BCT product lines by driving and supporting new business across the multiple product lines. Primary focus will be on strategic growth and winning new business.

Job Responsibilities:

Primary focus is on strategic growth and new business efforts across the multiple product lines. Lead Business Development team by setting goals, providing clear direction to complete necessary tasks, and enabling the team for success. Lead the team in creating, managing, and leading capture plans for future business and strategic partnerships. Coordinate Business Development team members to respond in a timely manner to customer inquiries and RFIs/RFPs with support from the corresponding product line teams. Demonstrated experience with customer engagement through existing and new network connections and show ability to grow new business opportunities. Maintain Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tool for emerging and near-term contracts. Determine bid/no-bid decisions, Price to Win (PTW), and collaborate on pricing strategies with stakeholders. Estimate and adhere to internal financial budgets for New Business Investments (NBI), conferences, trade shows, customers visits, and marketing materials. Evaluate/track industry trends, economic macro forces, competitor information and provide actionable recommendations to the management team. Collaborate with the senior leadership from the RTX enterprise to determine long-term goals and inform leadership of progress. Develop strategy with collective team for Long Range Plan (LRP) forecasting with product line managers, financial team, and leadership. Support transition of new contracts with the corresponding product and functional teams to ensure smooth hand-off. Utilize customer insights and market data to inform the development and evolution of the product line roadmaps with product line owners. Collaborate with the marketing team and product line managers to develop new marketing material, press releases, and social media posts. Successfully lead cross-functional proposal team to deliver on-time, competitive proposals. Promote information sharing across lines of business by empowering team members to effectively capture market share and help with product roadmaps. Has fundamental understanding and shows a genuine motivation and curiosity for the aerospace/space industry at large. Demonstrated high-proficiency to conduct executive-level presentations and understands how to adjust messaging for audiences for productive engagements and outcomes. Other responsibilities as assigned

Required Qualifications/Education:

Bachelor s degree in Aerospace, Engineering, Systems, Business Administration, or related discipline. Demonstrated skills in leading direct report employees and cross-functional teams Shows a positive, can-do attitude and works well with team members and senior leadership Proficient working on interdisciplinary teams including mechanical, electrical and software engineers. Strong written and verbal communications skills and willingness to share and transfer knowledge. Able to work well in a face-paced, dynamic team setting. The ability to obtain and maintain a clearance. Related technical experience will be considered in lieu of education

Working Conditions:

This job operates in a professional office environment, but in a manufacturing company. This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines. BCT anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate