Business Development Lead, Airborne ISR Products & Services

TSC is seeking a Business Development Lead (BDL) with a focus on business capture to support various programs and pursuits in Airborne ISR Products & Services
. The role spans across market assessment, forecasting opportunity, capture management and proposal writing. The BDL will work closely with the Operations Manager’s, Program Manager’s, Technical Engineering Resources, and Pricing leads to assess, pursue, propose, and capture critical path awards aligned to the P&L’s established business plan and focus areas. Building trust internally and externally with various stakeholders is essential to this role.

By following established capture processes, the BDL will accomplish tasks in direct support of the Director of Business Development, and coordinate with Program Managers, Operations Managers, and the Division Manager. Activities will include prospective opportunity reviews, developing and tracking external engagement, satisfying related action items, collaborating to develop win themes, executing capture strategies, and leading assigned proposals.
Travel is required up to 50% with a focus on prospective customers.

• Within the first six months, gain a keen understanding of the assigned P&L’s vision, mission, business plan, overarching strategies and technical focus areas.
• Develop subject matter expertise in TSC’s AISR Products & Services domain: past performance, existing capabilities, and future potential.
• Partner as a thought-leader during annual planning, growth and strategy sessions
• Lead the hunt and identify new and emerging business opportunities aligned to the Airborne ISR existing capabilities.
• Pro-actively identify, and engage with, prospective customers; track and record activities.
• Produce initial drafts, obtain feedback, and receive approval for marketing material, white papers, and presentations to influence prospective customer Decision Making Units.
• Develop material illustrating Concepts of Operations utilizing Airborne ISR Products & Services by leveraging P&L SMEs and corporate Marketing resources.
• Manage the assigned P&L’s opportunity pipeline under the direction, and in support of Operations Manager’s, Division Manager, and Business Development Director.
• Analyze draft/final RFPs and related documents to guide and steer Program Manager’s and Technical SMEs inputs for the development of compliant but compelling on-time responses for Bids & Proposals.
• Lead and manage all assigned proposal activities, finding ways to win.
• Develop and retain key government and industry partnerships.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of study and Minimum of 5 or more years of related professional experience in Airborne ISR solutions, products, or services with government or industry
• US Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance
• Formal certification, training, or degree in relevant or supporting knowledge areas which can be directly tied to business development or business capture.
• Relentless desire and initiative to identify and initiate engagements with new prospective customers.
• Demonstrated ability to perform within cross functional, geographically separated teams, to meet assigned objectives.
• Previous relevant experience conducting research, assessing data, and compiling written reports.
• A persona and ability to effectively gather information needed from files, team members, and senior staff members on time.
• Understanding of what it takes, for accomplishing initial drafts for white papers, presentations, and FAR compliant proposal content.
• Previous project management, program management, pricing, business development, bid and proposal, or capture experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of key business development and capture workflow milestones.
• Ability to facilitate capture activity gate reviews, manage action items, and outcomes.
• Demonstrated learning from business capture; success and failure.
• Knowledge of government procurement, fiscal, and regulatory environments.

• 10+ years of professional experience in FAR compliant business capture directly working proposal workflows and relevant content.
• A variety of…