Business Development Director - MEA UxS

Business Development Director - Middle East

The Business Development Director - Middle East is responsible for the identification and business development of prospective UAS customers in the Middle East region. This position is responsible for the direction of all strategic and tactical efforts as they relate to supporting existing business as well as capturing new business in the region. This includes recommending potential partnerships, joint ventures and / or representations, substantiated by research and due diligence results in the specifics of each campaign, to include factors relating to geopolitics, government requirements, and customer operational demands, and familiarity with regional cultures and customs.

Position Responsibilities

• Responsible for the Middle East major international market segments / regions with full responsibility for business strategy, capture plan development and execution, and progressive sales growth in alignment with AV strategic plans
• Provides thought leadership and strategic guidance to the following areas :
• Analyzes current and new markets, develop campaign / capture strategies to grow our business
• Gathers pertinent information on market, customer structure, and the competition
• Identifies funding sources and sales vehicles
• Interfaces with local US Government teams
• Identifies initial customers and technical / operational requirements including identifying influencers and key decision makers, determine 'price-to-win' and shape requirements towards AV products
• Responsible for Sales Forecast and AOP planning, tracking and status reporting to Intl Market Segment Lead in support of global sales operations
• Identifies and develops key "value-add" partnerships that support AV strategic international growth goals
• Build and maintain trusted and solid relationships across the customer organization at all levels, while facilitating the same for others within AeroVironment
• Identification and creation of new business opportunities, primarily government but may include civil
• Strengthens the company's reputation within the customer organization
• Utilizes new business processes and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tool
• Creates capture strategies and execution plans with compelling win strategies for ongoing and new business opportunities
• Supports monthly forecast review presentations to leadership, as well as annual strategic planning efforts
• Prioritizes investment decisions for review, based on customer requirements, and the pipeline
• Identify funding sources, sales vehicles, influencers and decision-makers at prospective customers
• Communicates regularly with management and work closely with PLM to provide feedback and recommendations substantiated by progressive knowledge of the customer and competitor landscapes.
• Qualifies new leads and set up meetings to communicate customer requirements, campaign needs, and due diligence results
• In conjunction with the Marketing, Flight Ops, Project Management, and Customer Support Departments, organizes and supports trade shows, flight demonstrations, training, and customer service visits
• Other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills & Experience)

Other Qualifications & Desired Competencies

Physical Demands

Special Requirements

The salary range for this role is : $139,371 - $197,400

AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the location, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education / training, and key skills.

ITAR Requirement : This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations ("ITAR") and / or the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR"). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and / or the EAR, applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR, or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment's determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment's business requirements. A "U.S. person" according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR 120.15.

Benefits : AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9 / 80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown.