LATAM Government & Public Safety Business Development Lead

SS8 Networks; Buenos Aires; On-site; ARS 133,982,000 - 193,530,000; Full time

Job summary

SS8 Networks in LATAM seeks an experienced Business Development Manager to expand our presence with government, public safety, intelligence, and law enforcement customers.

You will identify opportunities, manage strategic partnerships, and lead proposals, working with product, marketing, legal, and operations across the region. This role requires fluency in English and Spanish, willingness to travel internationally, and a track record of closing complex, high-value deals.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of business development, sales, or account management experience selling to international governments or public sector clients.
• Demonstrated success closing complex, high-value opportunities involving multiple stakeholders.
• Experience with government procurement, tendering, or contracting processes in international markets.
• Strong relationship-building, negotiation, presentation, and communication skills.
• Experience selling to government agencies, law enforcement, public safety, intelligence, defense, or telecommunications organizations.
• Experience across Latin America and understanding regional market dynamics.
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally as required.
• Fluency in English and Spanish; Portuguese or additional languages a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute territory growth strategies to identify, qualify, and capture new business opportunities across government, public safety, intelligence, and law enforcement organizations throughout the region.
• Build and maintain a healthy pipeline of strategic opportunities while consistently achieving or exceeding quarterly and annual bookings targets.
• Navigate complex government procurement, tendering, and contracting processes while ensuring compliance with local and regional requirements.
• Represent SS8 at industry events, trade shows, conferences, and customer meetings to strengthen market presence and cultivate new business relationships.
• Collaborate closely with product, marketing, legal, and operations teams to develop tailored solutions that address customer requirements and support successful sales outcomes.
• Lead the development of compelling proposals, presentations, bids, and RFI/RFP responses that clearly communicate the value of SS8 solutions.
• Establish and maintain executive-level relationships with key government stakeholders, industry partners, systems integrators, and consultants.
• Develop and manage strategic partner relationships to expand market reach and accelerate business growth within the region.
• Provide market intelligence and customer insights to inform regional go-to-market strategies, competitive positioning, and product development initiatives.
• Maintain accurate opportunity forecasting and account plans to support effective business planning and revenue growth.

Skills

Business development

Sales

Account management

Gov/Public sector sales

Relationship building

Negotiation

Presentation

Communication

LATAM market

Travel readiness

English & Spanish

Job description

SS8 Networks in LATAM seeks an experienced Business Development Manager to expand our presence with government, public safety, intelligence, and law enforcement customers.

You will identify opportunities, manage strategic partnerships, and lead proposals, working with product, marketing, legal, and operations across the region. This role requires fluency in English and Spanish, willingness to travel internationally, and a track record of closing complex, high-value deals.