Mission Director: Navy Systems & Aviation Growth Leader

Defense Unicorns; United States; Remote; USD 145,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401k Retirement Plan

Stock Options

Home Office Budget

Flexible Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Conferences

Job summary

Defense Unicorns is seeking a Mission Director to own end-to-end opportunities in Navy mission systems and naval aviation. You will build trusted customer relationships, shape solutions, and lead opportunities from discovery to contract award, then ensure delivery and portfolio outcomes through experienced program leadership.

You will manage a growing portfolio, own forecasts, and navigate federal contracting environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in Navy mission environments (Mission Systems or Naval Aviation).
• Experience with federal acquisition, contract vehicles, and negotiations.
• Experience owning revenue-generating activities and forecasting.
• Ability to lead teams and drive portfolio outcomes.
• Willingness to operate across business development, contracting, staffing, and execution.
• Technical fluency to communicate Defense Unicorns products and cloud-native technologies.

Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new Navy mission opportunities and grow a diversified portfolio.
• Shape customer problems and lead opportunities to contract award.
• Serve as program leader for new contracts and manage execution.
• Define and build teams for each contract and scale with program managers.
• Grow the portfolio through follow-on work, retention, and margin.

Skills

CRM experience

Quota ownership

Leadership

Forecasting

Commercial judgment

Travel readiness

Tools

CRM

Kubernetes

Terraform

Pulumi

Job description

Defense Unicorns is seeking a Mission Director to own end-to-end opportunities in Navy mission systems and naval aviation. You will build trusted customer relationships, shape solutions, and lead opportunities from discovery to contract award, then ensure delivery and portfolio outcomes through experienced program leadership.

You will manage a growing portfolio, own forecasts, and navigate federal contracting environments.