Director, Business Development

Anduril Industries; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 250,000 - 500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Abu Dhabi seeks a high-initiative Business Development Director to shape and execute opportunities across the Middle East. You will own capture activities, build strategic plans, and liaise with partners and customers to advance Anduril’s portfolio in a dynamic defense landscape.

You will travel extensively, engage senior leaders, and coordinate with engineering and program management to tailor solutions and win opportunities while representing the Anduril brand with

Qualifications

• Prior acquisition or operational experience with defense systems across a variety of roles and missions.
• Experience working with foreign militaries or ministries of defense, with emphasis on the Middle East.
• Excellent writing and communication skills with experience presenting to senior executives/customers.
• Ability to travel up to 50%–75%.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S., U.K., Canada, New Zealand or Australian Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Generate and capture opportunities in the Middle East with significant international travel and events.
• Develop capture strategies and cohesive business plans aligned to investment strategies and programs.
• Grow existing business by representing all business lines and partnering with execution teams to expand current relationships.
• Communicate Anduril's value to clients, partners, competitors, and the broader public.

Job description

Director, Business Development - Middle East

Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Department: Sales and Marketing : Business Development : Global Defense Capture

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Anduril’s Middle East team delivers platforms, systems, and integrated effects from across Anduril’s portfolio to regional customers. The Middle East team delivers Anduril’s core products, adapting and applying the products to serve a variety of defense and commercial customers in Middle East market. As this team rapidly expands, this role requires an applicant willing to take on diverse responsibilities.

The Business Development (BD) team is responsible for identifying, shaping, capturing, and growing new opportunities and capabilities for the company. BD team members serve as the bridge between clients and the broader Anduril team; they convey client perspectives to other teams across the enterprise while also serving as the Anduril brand ambassador externally. They partner extensively with the broader division team, to include engineering and program management, to ensure that Anduril products exceed client expectations and mission demands, and to drive continuous product improvements in response to client needs.

ABOUT THE JOB

Anduril’s Middle East team is looking for a high initiative, collaborative individual to join the team as a Business Development Director. This person will have ownership and responsibility for shaping and capturing and executing Business Development opportunities with International Partners.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Based in the UAE, this role is responsible to generate and capture opportunities in the Middle East. This will involve significant international travel, trade show coordination, and deep understanding and responsibility for representing country specific budget cycles. The BD team is ultimately responsible for growing revenue. Specifically, this role will focus on building business for Anduril’s Middle East portfolio. Success will be achieved by developing a deep understanding of the existing and prospective customer base, knowing the current or planned programmatic and technical roadmaps, and being cognizant of the competitive landscape. This expertise will inform capture strategies, revenue forecasts, and aid in technology development plans. Tactically, you will manage continuous engagements with current and future clients, generate growth strategies, and monitor buying cycles for opportunities, and lead specific proposal and capture efforts.
• Develop capture strategies. Provide cohesive business plans and execution models that outline acquisition plans, create clear alignment to investment strategies, and drive towards program of record execution. Success will be achieved by engaging key stakeholders to shape requirements, identifying and securing relevant funding, and developing compelling win themes and supplier strategies for competitive captures.
• Grow existing business. While the primary role will be shaping and capturing new business, a successful candidate will represent all Business Lines across Anduril’s portfolio. You will partner with execution teams and product engineers to grow business with current clients. This does not simply include expanding upon current work, but also leveraging existing partnerships to explore new areas of work or opportunities by sustaining and building upon the strong foundation of those client relationships.
• Communicate our value to clients. BD team members represent Anduril to a broad audience: clients, partners, competitors, and the interested public. You must project the company’s ethos, conveying insights that illustrate our approach to building next-generation defense technology and our competitive edges in doing so.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Prior acquisition or operational experience with defense systems across across a variety of roles and missions.
• Prior experience working with foreign militaries or ministries of defense, with emphasis on current operational needs and relationships across key partners in the Middle East.
• Excellent writing, communication skills with experience presenting to senior executives and customers.
• Ability to travel up to 50% – 75%.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S., U.K., Canada, New Zealand or Australian Secret security clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience shaping and leading capture efforts in the defense industry.
• Prior experience working with FMS/DCS and direct international customers with a strong understanding of FMS/DCS processes, including navigating licensing and releasability.
• High ownership and ability to work in a fast-paced, highly entrepreneurial, and creative environment.
• Builder who is adaptive and who can lead new and innovative approaches to market.
• Comfortable with working in limited resource environments.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S., U.K., Canadian, New Zealand or Australian Secret security clearance.
• Ability to speak Arabic at an intermediate or advanced level

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

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