Business Development Associate - CENTCOM

Cantos Ventures; United States; Remote; USD 81,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Neros Technologies is seeking a Business Development Associate to lead U.S. forces engagement in the CENTCOM area. You will identify key stakeholders, build relationships with operational units, generate engagements, and help convert regional demand into fielded capability.

This remote role requires strong military domain knowledge, travel across the region and domestically, and collaboration across sales, product, operations, and leadership to close critical opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience working with or inside U.S. military organizations, preferably in operational or business development contexts.
• Strong understanding of U.S. forces operating in the CENTCOM region.
• Experience planning or supporting military engagements, training events, exercises, demos, or live fires.
• Willingness to travel regionally and domestically as needed.
• Comfort working across sales, product, operations, and leadership teams.
• High ownership, strong judgment, and a mission-first mindset.

Responsibilities

• Own business development and sales efforts for U.S. forces in CENTCOM
• Coordinate closely with the MENA Business Development team to link U.S. force opportunities with host‑nation priorities
• Support planning and execution of demos, live fires, training events, and operational evaluations
• Identify opportunities tied to training, equipping, partner‑force support, and real‑world testing

Skills

Military experience

CENTCOM knowledge

Strategic BD

Travel willingness

Cross-functional

Ownership mindset

Job description

Business Development Associate - CENTCOM

Remote

Who we are

Neros is a defense technology company rebuilding America’s drone industrial base. We design and manufacture high-performance unmanned systems that are tested in combat, iterated at startup speed, and built at massive scale. Our team culture is fast, hands‑on, and obsessed with closing the gap between design and deployment.

As drones transform the character of warfare, Neros is delivering the systems the West needs to compete on the modern battlefield and deter the adversaries of democracy. We’re hiring engineers, operators, and builders who want to move fast, take on extreme ownership, and get capability into the hands of warfighters in months, not years.

What you will be doing

Neros is hiring a CENTCOM Lead to drive business development and sales with U.S. forces operating across the CENTCOM area of responsibility. This person will be responsible for identifying key stakeholders, building relationships with operational units, generating and leading engagements, and helping convert regional demand into fielded capability.

Responsibilities

• Own business development and sales efforts for U.S. forces in CENTCOM
• Coordinate closely with the MENA Business Development team to link U.S. force opportunities with host‑nation priorities
• Support planning and execution of demos, live fires, training events, and operational evaluations
• Identify opportunities tied to training, equipping, partner‑force support, and real‑world testing

You should have the following

• Experience working with or inside U.S. military organizations, preferably in operational or business development contexts
• Strong understanding of U.S. forces operating in the CENTCOM region
• Experience planning or supporting military engagements, training events, exercises, demos, or live fires
• Willingness to travel regionally and domestically as needed
• Comfort working across sales, product, operations, and leadership teams
• High ownership, strong judgment, and a mission‑first mindset

Nice to have

• Prior military service or direct experience supporting deployed U.S. forces
• Familiarity with UAS, loitering munitions, robotics, defense technology, or tactical systems
• Experience with foreign military sales, partner‑force equipping, security cooperation, or SOF networks
• Existing relationships with U.S. units, commands, or program offices operating in the region

US Salary Range

$81,000 - $154,500 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary 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 considered part of Neros' total compensation package.

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