Business Development Executive - Government

Language Services Associates, Inc.; Horsham (PA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with match

Job summary

Language Services Associates, Inc. in Horsham, PA seeks a Business Development Executive - Government to drive growth by identifying, qualifying, and capturing new public sector opportunities across federal, state, and local agencies.

You will lead early capture, nurture relationships with agency buyers and prime contractors, monitor procurement portals, and collaborate with pricing, service delivery, and proposals to produce compliant, winning responses.

Qualifications

• Experience selling to federal, state, or municipal government spaces.
• Knowledge of public procurement lifecycles and contracting regulations (FAR/DFARS).
• Strong briefing and formal presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor procurement portals to identify RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, and solicitations.
• Lead outbound public sector prospecting and engage agency buyers and prime contractors.
• Identify teaming opportunities and position for favorable solicitations.
• Collaborate with pricing, service delivery, and proposal teams to craft compliant responses.
• Conduct discovery sessions with agency decision makers on language access needs.

Skills

Public sector sales

FAR/DFARS knowledge

Proposal development

RFP/RFI experience

Verbal & written communication

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics CRM

Job description

The Business Development Executive - Government is responsible for driving organizational growth by identifying, qualifying, and capturing new business across public sector entities, including federal, state, and local (SLED) government agencies. Reporting directly to the Director of Sales, you will lead early-stage capture and pipeline generation, combining proactive outbound prospecting and relationship building with prime contractors/agency buyers, monitoring procurement portals, and rapidly qualifying inbound public sector inquiries.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Government Opportunity Identification & Qualification: Monitor public procurement portals (SAM.gov, state/local e-procurement sites, cooperative purchasing schedules) to identify, analyze, and qualify relevant RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, and solicitations.
• Outbound Public Sector Prospecting: Source and discover new opportunities by engaging procurement officers, small business liaisons, program managers, and prime contractor partners through targeted outreach and industry networking.
• Capture Strategy & Teaming: Lead early capture efforts by identifying strategic teaming arrangements, sub-contracting avenues, and joint venture opportunities to position LSA competitively prior to solicitation releases.
• Proposal & Bid Collaboration: Partner with Sales Enablement, pricing, and service delivery teams to craft compliant, winning responses, ensure pricing alignment, and provide voice-of-the-customer insights for government submissions.
• Consultative Agency Selling: Conduct discovery sessions and capabilities briefings with agency decision makers to evaluate their language access and communication mandates (e.g., Title VI, Section 508 compliance).
• CRM & Contract Vehicle Tracking: Maintain meticulous records of capture status, agency touchpoints, contract vehicles, and pipeline forecasts within Microsoft Dynamics.
• Other duties as assigned or required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven track record of hitting pipeline generation and capture targets within federal, state, or municipal government spaces.
• Solid understanding of public procurement lifecycles, government contracting regulations (FAR/DFARS), and common purchasing vehicles (GSA Multiple Award Schedules, IDIQs, BPAs).
• Exceptional verbal, written, formal briefing, and consultative presentation skills.
• Experience collaborating on formal RFP/RFI proposal development and teaming agreements with prime and sub-contractors
• Strong pipeline discipline and organizational skills using Microsoft Dynamics CRM to manage long-cycle public sector procurement workflows.

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LSA Provides a great benefits package to full-time employees. We offer Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k with partial match, and other employer covered benefits. LSA offers a competitive benefits package with a generous 401k match for qualifying employees.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k with partial match
• other employer covered benefits
• generous 401k match for qualifying employees

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact Stefan Suchanec at 800.305.9673

Founded in 1991 by Laura K.T. Schriver, LSA offers a full range of premier language-based services. With over 200 employees and a network of more than 3,000 Independently Contracted global Linguists, LSA fulfills the multicultural communication needs of more than 2,000 clients worldwide, in over 230 languages, across virtually every industry segment. LSA is conveniently located in Horsham, minutes from the PA Turnpike, in a business center with ample free parking and beautiful landscaping. LSA offers a competitive benefits package with a generous 401k match for qualifying employees. For more information on LSA, please visit www.lsa.inc