Mission Director – Army

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Mission Director owning Army Aviation business development, contract execution, and portfolio growth. Defense Unicorns delivers secure cloud-native software and continuous delivery solutions for federal customers.

Responsibilities:

  • Identify and develop net-new Army Aviation opportunities and build trusted relationships with customers and key stakeholders
  • Own a quota and grow a diversified portfolio of business
  • Define customer problems, scope, and desired outcomes to shape solutions using Defense Unicorns products and appropriate acquisition approaches
  • Lead opportunities through proposal, negotiation, and contract award
  • Serve as program leader for newly closed contracts and remain accountable for execution
  • Manage delivery risks, scope changes, and mission outcomes
  • Define and build teams required to execute contracts
  • Lead contract execution, program managers, and delivery leaders as the portfolio grows
  • Maintain an active pipeline and develop new opportunities while executing existing contracts
  • Identify follow-on work, expansions, and adjacent opportunities
  • Own customer retention, portfolio growth, and gross margin
  • Grow from individual contract ownership into broader portfolio leadership
  • Adapt to evolving organizational needs and take on additional responsibilities

Requirements:

  • Experience within Army Aviation or a closely related defense environment
  • Strong understanding of the culture, mission, stakeholders, and terminology within the supported domain
  • Experience in military operations, government program management, acquisition, contracting, business development, or defense industry program leadership
  • Working knowledge of federal acquisition, including contract vehicles, acquisition strategies, and contract negotiations
  • Strong commercial judgment and comfort owning revenue-generating activities
  • Demonstrated ability to lead teams and hold accountability for outcomes
  • Willingness to operate across business development, contracting, staffing, and execution
  • Comfort operating with ambiguity and creating paths forward without a predefined playbook
  • Technical fluency in Defense Unicorns products, cloud-native technologies, DevSecOps, Kubernetes, and modern software delivery concepts
  • Ability to travel approximately 25–40%
  • Candidates located near major Army hubs are preferred

Benefits:

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 100% company-paid premiums
  • Health Savings Account
  • Life insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • 401k retirement plan
  • Company stock options
  • Home office budget
  • Flexible Time Off (FTO)
  • Federal holidays
  • One week off for Thanksgiving
  • Two weeks off for Christmas and New Year's
  • Paid parental leave
  • Reimbursement for approved trainings and subscriptions
  • Conferences, including travel, lodging, and fees