Sr Specialist Business Development

Al Tariq; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

EDGE Commercial in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Specialist – Business Development to drive market development, identify opportunities and engage customers across its advanced technology and defence portfolio.

The role demands 8+ years in BD or related fields, with strong analytical, research and presentation skills and experience in defense technologies. Join a leader in EDGE's platforms, missiles and secure systems portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 8+ years in Business Development or related roles.
• Experience in the defense sector.
• Knowledge of EDGE clusters or similar systems.
• Strong analytical, research, communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify new market and business development opportunities.
• Conduct market, customer and competitor research.
• Support pipeline management and opportunity qualification.
• Prepare customer presentations, business cases and market assessments.
• Support customer engagements, events and partnerships.
• Coordinate with technical and commercial teams to progress opportunities.
• Maintain CRM data and pipeline reporting.

Skills

Market research

CRM management

Strategic thinking

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Engineering/Technology/Defence

Job description

Job Description:

External Job Description

Senior Specialist – Business Development

Abu Dhabi, UAE | EDGE Commercial

EDGE Group is looking for a Senior Specialist – Business Development to support market development, opportunity identification and customer engagement across its advanced technology and defence portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify new market and business development opportunities.
• Conduct market, customer and competitor research.
• Support opportunity qualification and pipeline management.
• Prepare customer presentations, business cases and market assessments.
• Support customer engagements, events and strategic partnerships.
• Coordinate with technical and commercial teams to progress opportunities.
• Maintain CRM data and pipeline reporting.

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Technology, Defence or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Business Development, Sales, Commercial, Strategy or related roles.
• Knowledge or experience in technologies and products in at least a few of the following areas: integrated C5ISR systems, C5ISR products, multi-intelligence fusion, sensing and intelligence (EW, Radar, EO/IR, SAR, AIS, acoustics, GEOINT, OSINT, etc), artificial intelligence (AI), platforms, autonomy, missiles, weapons, multi-domain systems and technologies, and tactical systems.
• Knowledge of one or more EDGE clusters, or experience with similar systems: Platforms & Systems, Missiles & Weapons, Secure Intelligence Systems, Advanced Sensing, Homeland Security, and Technology and Industrialization
• Experience in the defense sector
• Experience in one or more of EDGE’s key capabilities, including Platforms & Systems, Missiles & Weapons, Secure Intelligence Systems, Advanced Sensing, Homeland Security or Technology.
• Defence, aerospace, advanced technology or security sector experience is preferred.
• Strong analytical, research, communication and presentation skills.

Join EDGE and contribute to the growth of a leading advanced technology and defence portfolio.

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