Director of Business Development, Canada
Persistent Systems
- Canada
- $160,000-180,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Developing and executing strategy for growing the company’s efforts in the Canadian Market
- Developing new and existing customers with strong emphasis on the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), DND, RCMP, and other government agencies
- Identifying and capturing programmatic and FMS opportunities in the region
- Providing a single point of contact for all customers
- Identify applications and ambassadors for Wave Relay® technology
- Overseeing and planning market specific trade shows, conferences, and events
- Traveling to customer and business partner locations for programmatic meetings and events
- Providing input to the Engineering department in terms of roadblocks to entry into international markets
- Work closely with FT2S to identify and support key demonstrations and customer exercises
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a technical field
- Experience with the Directorate of Land Requirements (DLR) or the Director Land Command Systems Program Management (DLCSPM) that includes interfacing with ISTAR, Tactical Communication Systems and Vehicle Communication Systems
- Familiarity with Canadian Defense procurement/acquisition processes
- 3 years of experience supporting government projects for foreign entities
- Experience with project planning (including creating and managing work breakdown schedules), project cost estimation, risk management, cost-benefits analyses, progress reporting, and identifying potential business partners
- Prior experience selling and working with Canadian government organizations
- Must be able to travel up to 50% of the time
- Must have a United States Security Clearance or be able to obtain a United States Security Clearance
- Master’s degree in business administration
- 15 years’ progressive experience in international sales and sales management
- 15 years’ experience in technical sales