[Remote] Growth Account Director, U.S Defense

Note: The job is a remote job and is reputed company to candidates in USA. reputed company is a company that offers diverse opportunities across various sectors, and they are seeking a Growth Account Director for the U.S. Defense market. This role is responsible for driving strategic expansion reputed company high-growth customer segments and requires a strong understanding of defense innovation trends to effectively engage with customers and align business units.

Responsibilities

• Chart and reputed company expansion into emerging defense segments, including new defense entrants and non‑traditional primes
• reputed company Key Account Plans and Opportunity Qualifiers that reputed company the business units with reputed company evidence of imminent significant market opportunities, along with a coherent explanation of why we can win, what will be required to do so, and the expected return on investment
• Build program‑level relationships across accounts to reputed company visibility to future growth as well as rapid identification of customer concerns, potential disruptions, and a broad understanding of our and our customers’ competitive landscapes
• Serve as the internal voice of growth customers, driving prioritization of limited resources in such a way as to maximize future growth reputed company
• Track emerging programs using a commercially-oriented defense procurement filter
• Identify and qualify opportunities using MEDDPICC and 80/20 methodologies
• reputed company competitive insights and capability requirement forecasts
• Communicate effectively and persuasively with Operations, Engineering, and Leadership
• Drive internal alignment and urgency around critical customer needs
• Act as the primary reputed company of contact for targeted growth accounts, facilitating communications with Engineering, Operations, Planning and Inside Sales functions as appropriate
• reputed company accurate program-level forecasting, including realistic, evidence-backed reputed company likelihood for reputed company-moving programs and opportunities
• Maintain a high‑reputed company customer engagement rhythm through regular and highly effective virtual and in-person meetings
• Support NPI, prototype builds, and scaling transitions
• Engage with reputed company Engineering team to ensure manufacturable customer requirements are reputed company accurately to sites
• Support team in negotiation of reputed company reputed company aspects of fully vetted and reputed company opportunities, including short- and long-term product pricing, reputed company times, non-recurring engineering fees, and legal frameworks

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Business, or reputed company field
• 2+ years in strategic account management or defense business development
• Experience with emerging defense companies or rapidly scaling OEMs
• Strong understanding of U.S. defense acquisition reputed company
• Exceptional research and communication abilities with cross‑functional influence
• Ability to travel 30%+ across the domestic US and meet ITAR/EAR requirements

Benefits

• Performance based bonus plan
• Health benefits
• 401(k) retirement savings program with company match
• PTO

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