Sr Specialist Business Development

EDGE; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

EDGE Commercial in Abu Dhabi, UAE, seeks a Senior Specialist in Business Development to drive market development and identify opportunities across its advanced technology and defence portfolio. The role focuses on engaging customers, coordinating with cross-functional teams and maintaining robust CRM pipelines for strategic growth.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in a related field and 8+ years’ experience across business development, sales, strategy or related roles, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Technology, Defence or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Business Development, Sales, Commercial, Strategy or related roles.
• Knowledge of EDGE clusters or similar systems: Platforms & Systems, Missiles & Weapons, Secure Intelligence Systems, Advanced Sensing, Homeland Security, Technology.

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.

Skills

Market research

Customer engagement

Analytical skills

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Business/Engineering/Technology/Defence)

Job description

External Job Description

Abu Dhabi, UAE | EDGE Commercial

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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