Business Development Manager

The Business Development Manager will report directly to the CEO and is responsible for helping to grow Silo Smashers revenues by identifying, planning, qualifying, pursuing, capturing, bidding and closing both new and follow-on business across all of the corporate business lines and competencies.

• Conduct market research and segmentation to analyze current and new markets to include competitive analysis and pursuit strategies, including contract vehicles.
• Develop profiles of potential pursuits and formulate client contact strategies to include face‑to‑face meetings, industry association meetings, white papers, capabilities statements, etc. to establish positive relationships with potential clients.
• Originate and lead efforts to capture targeted government contracts either as a prime or subcontractor
• Collaborate with Silo Smashers PMs to develop strategies for organic growth and opportunity identification and capture.
• Establish new and maintain existing client relationships within the Federal Government, and within organizations that support the Federal Government, including system integrators, business solution aggregators, consultants and service providers
• Participate in the overall capture process to include teaming and win strategies and the bid decision process.
• Assist capture and proposal managers in pre and post RFP release proposal development activities, ensuring proposal submissions are compliant and responsive. Provide expert technical writing capabilities to proposal efforts.
• Identify and develop opportunities for business expansion into the commercial sector to include marketing strategies and corporate offering modifications to align with clients’ needs
• Establish a positive relationship with Silo Smashers IDIQ Primes and develop task order selling strategies
• Represent the company at government and industry networking events
• Lead marketing efforts: website content and updates, marketing slicks/materials, white papers, etc.

• A high degree of compatibility, in personality, style and work ethic with the CEO, COO, PMs and the other staff at Silo Smashers;
• Must have a good track record of closing and meeting performance objectives with a track‑record of consistently meeting or exceeding goals set;
• A reputation within the professional services community, both government and commercial, as being able to effectively provide consulting solutions and to "close deals;"
• A working knowledge of market research, lead and contact management, and automated sales and funnel management tools;
• Executive business development skills for interfacing with senior executives in government agencies and other C‑level executives in the commercial marketplace;
• A broad knowledge of federal procurement practices and contract vehicles, particularly GSA schedules, MACs, and GWACs, and the government’s bid and proposal process;
• Ten plus years of experience in a government or commercial consulting environment;
• Excellent presentation and writing skills;
• Must be clearable to Top Secret;
• Strong reputation for integrity and ethics;
• Strong business and financial acumen;
• Entrepreneurial, idea‑driven person;
• Outstanding organizational skills;
• Pro‑active problem solver;
• Able to quickly assimilate into a dynamic, fast‑paced environment;
• High energy, self‑starter;
• Highly effective communicator to all levels within a professional services organization;
• Team builder;
• Think and operate "outside the box;"
• "Just get it done" attitude;

• Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook;
• Microsoft SharePoint;
• Internet Browsers (Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer);
• Customer relationship management (CRM) software;
• Business Intelligence tools such as Govwin, Sam.gov, USA Spending.gov and Fed Connect.