Director, Business Development, DZMG - Core Munitions

Day & Zimmermann Company; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Day & Zimmermann Company seeks a Director, Business Development, DZMG - Core Munitions to drive growth across munitions lines by developing strategic customer relationships, shaping opportunities, leading capture and proposal activities, and transitioning awarded work to execution.

The role spans Direct Fire Munitions, Indirect Fire Munitions, Warheads, and related components across government and prime contractors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, engineering, defense, munitions, or related field.
• 10+ years progressive business development or capture experience in defense or government contractor environments.
• Experience leading cross-functional pursuit teams and BD employees.
• Ability to write complex business documents and proposals in English.
• Willingness to travel approximately 50% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Develop market and customer relationships across DZMG lines, building trusted networks with key stakeholders.
• Source, shape and qualify new business opportunities and manage disciplined pipeline.
• Develop market-facing responses and pre-solicitation content; lead capture and proposals.
• Direct cross-functional pursuit teams and transition awarded work to execution.
• Coordinate pricing, teaming, and bid strategy to ensure compliant, competitive submissions.

Skills

Defense market knowledge

BD & capture lifecycle

Strategic analysis

Written & verbal comms

Leadership & influence

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Related field background

Tools

Proposal development tools

RFIs & Sources Sought

Pricing coordination

Job description

Director, Business Development, DZMG - Core Munitions

The Director, Business Development, DZMG - Core Munitionsleads growth across assigned Day & Zimmermann Munitions markets by developing customer relationships, shaping opportunities, leading capture and proposal activities, and transitioning awarded work to execution. This job owns the business development lifecycle for Core Munitions, includingDirect Fire Munitions, Indirect Fire Munitions, Warheads, Close Combat Munitions, Demilitarization of Conventional Munitions, Munition Facilities and Production, Fuzing and Precision Products, and Area Denial. It also includes the lifecycle forCounter-UAS/UAS, loitering munitions, warheads, fuzing and precision products, and related payload and electronic components across government, includingU.S. Department of War organizations,interagency, and commercial customer sets, includingother prime contractors, commercial partners, and organizations within the defense industrial base. The job strengthens disciplined pursuit practices and supports revenue growth by aligning customer needs, market intelligence, program capabilities, and cross-functional execution teams. The Director, Business Development, DZMG leads growth across assigned Day & Zimmermann Munitions markets by developing strategic customer and industry relationships, identifying and shaping opportunities, leading capture and proposal activities, and transitioning awarded work to execution.The Director is expected to develop a strong understanding of customer missions, acquisition priorities, funding, competitive dynamics, and emerging requirements to identify and shape opportunities for DZMG.The role owns the business development lifecycle for significant and complex opportunities and is accountable for building and maintaining a qualified pipeline, achieving assigned bookings and revenue growth objectives, and improving competitive position and probability of win. This role requiresfrequent travel to Day & Zimmermann Munitions operating locations, customer sites, industry events, and other business-development activities. The Director will work extensively with existing programs and cross-functional program teams, including operations, engineering, contracts, finance, estimating, supply chain, and executive leadership, to ensure growth strategies and customer commitments are competitive, financially sound, and executable.

Responsibilities

• Develop market and customer relationships across assigned DZMG lines of effort, including core munitions, Counter-UAS/UAS, loitering munitions, warheads, fuzing and precision products, payload components, and associated electronic components. Build trusted relationships with PM Combat Ammunition Systems, PM Maneuver Ammunition Systems, PM Close Combat Systems, Joint Munitions Command, PEO Missiles & Space, Department of War Fuze Integrated Product Team, DEVCOM Armaments Center Army Fuze Management Office, DoW Portfolio Manager for Unmanned & Autonomous Systems, Joint Interagency Task Force 401, Defense Innovation Unit/Drone Dominance Program, Army CPE Aviation - PM UAS, commercial prime OEMs, and other stakeholders to identify mission needs, funding priorities, acquisition strategies, market trends, and competitive dynamics.
• Source, shape, and qualify new business, account expansion, recompete, and adjacent-market opportunities through early customer engagement and disciplined pipeline management. Assess strategic fit, customer need, competitive position, differentiation, financial attractiveness, resource requirements, and probability of win to support pursue/no-pursue decisions.
• Develop and coordinate market-facing responses, including white papers, capability statements, RFIs, Sources Sought responses, industry-day materials, presentations, and other pre-solicitation content. Ensure customer-facing materials accurately position DZMG capabilities and inform customer requirements while supporting competitive differentiation.
• Lead capture, proposal, and award activities for qualified pursuits, including win strategy, solution development, teaming, pricing coordination, proposal development, presentations, negotiations, and final award. Direct cross-functional pursuit teams and maintain opportunity ownership through award to support compliant, competitive, and executable submissions.
• Transition awarded work to program and execution teams by communicating commitments, assumptions, risks, pricing and capture context, and customer expectations. Manage the Manager, Business Development and partner with program teams to strengthen BD practices, pursuit discipline, and organizational growth capability

KSAs (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Defense munitions market and customer knowledge sufficient to understand Department of War munitions missions, acquisition processes, funding drivers, industry trends, competitive dynamics, and the customer organizations relevant to assigned DZMG lines of effort.
• Business development and capture lifecycle capability sufficient to source, shape, qualify, capture, propose, negotiate, win, and transition complex opportunities ranging from $10M-$500M.
• Strategic and competitive analysis capability sufficient to evaluate market opportunities, assess competitors, identify discriminators, develop value propositions, and recommend disciplined pursuit/no-pursuit decisions.
• Persuasive written and verbal communication capability sufficient to develop white papers, RFIs, Sources Sought responses, proposals, presentations, executive briefings, and other customer-facing business development materials.
• Business and commercial acumen sufficient to consider pricing, contracting approach, financial drivers, risk, profitability, investment tradeoffs, and executable customer commitments when shaping and pursuing opportunities.
• Leadership and influence capability sufficient to manage business development employees, lead cross-functional pursuit teams, engage senior customers and executives, drive accountability, and maintain ownership from opportunity development through execution handoff.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Business, marketing, engineering, defense, munitions, or related field; equivalent related business development, capture, government customer, or defense industry experience may be considered.
• 10+ years Progressive business development, capture, account management, sales, or related growth experience, including experience in defense, munitions, government agency, or government contractor environments; complex opportunity pursuit/capture from sourcing and qualification through proposal, award, and execution handoff; development of white papers, RFI/Sources Sought responses, proposals, presentations, or other customer-facing BD content; and experience leading cross-functional pursuit teams or business development employees

Essential Functions

• Visual acuity (e.g., needed to prepare and analyze data, to transcribe documents, to view a computer, to read, to inspect objects, to operate machinery
• Walking
• Hearing
• Talking
• Capacity to think, concentrate and focus over long periods of time
• Ability to write complex documents in the [English] language
• Ability to read complex documents in [English] language
• Capacity to express thoughts orally (e.g., accurately, quick and loudly convey spoken instructions to workers)
• Capacity to reason and make sound decisions
• Ability to regularly perform all job functions at Company's office or work site

Travel:

50%

Compensation and Benefits

Candidates may be required to satisfy additional job-related requirements, including those established and controlled by third parties, as part of the selection process.

In compliance with this state's pay transparency laws, the wage range for this role is $131,600 - $197,400. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. (The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements).

We care about our employees and it shows. Our staff receive a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical/Rx, dental and vision coverage; life, AD&D and disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; 100% paid maternity leave for up to 12 weeks, parental leave, family leave, other paid time off; voluntary benefits and discount programs to meet our employees' individual needs including pet insurance for our furry family members!