Senior Director, Business Development - Intelligence Community

Loft Federal; Arvada (CO); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top compensation package

Job summary

Loft Federal is seeking a Director of Business Development focused on the Intelligence Community to lead customer engagement, campaign strategy, and growth across national IC space missions. Reporting to the Vice President of Growth, this role drives disciplined engagement and mission‑aligned campaigns with senior IC stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will bring deep IC space mission understanding, a broad network of trusted customer relationships, and proven success in managing complex capture

Qualifications

• Fifteen or more years of experience in business development or capture supporting the Intelligence Community.
• Direct experience operating within classified acquisition and operational environments.
• Strong understanding of IC space missions including ISR, GEOINT, tactical surveillance, and mission integration.
• Demonstrated success leading complex and sensitive capture campaigns.
• Proven ability to manage customer portfolios and long‑term campaigns.
• Excellent communication skills across technical, operational, and executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary customer‑facing executive for Intelligence Community accounts.
• Define and execute long‑term business development and campaign strategies.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior IC stakeholders and mission owners.
• Identify, qualify, and shape new opportunities aligned with Loft Federal’s capabilities.
• Lead capture strategy development including value propositions, teaming, and win approaches.
• Oversee multiple classified and unclassified campaigns with Capture Manager support.
• Guide investment priorities and alignment with product and engineering roadmaps.
• Coordinate internal teams to ensure solutions reflect mission realities.
• Support proposal shaping, executive reviews, and customer engagement activities.
• Represent Loft Federal within appropriate classified and industry forums.

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Job description

About Loft Federal

Loft Federal is committed to delivering the U.S. national security space community a fast, affordable, and streamlined pathway to orbit. As a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Loft Orbital Solutions, Inc., we specialize in providing mission‑ready space infrastructure with unmatched efficiency.

Role

Loft Federal is seeking a Director, Business Development focused on the Intelligence Community to lead customer engagement, campaign strategy, and growth execution across national intelligence space missions. Reporting to the Vice President of Growth, this role is responsible for establishing and expanding Loft Federal’s footprint within the Intelligence Community through disciplined customer engagement and mission‑aligned campaign development.

This role is deeply customer facing and requires credibility, discretion, and operational understanding within classified environments. The Director will define long‑term business development strategies, manage a portfolio of IC campaigns, and work closely with Capture Managers, engineering, and product teams to translate mission needs into executable capture strategies and contract wins.

The ideal candidate understands how the Intelligence Community plans, acquires, and fields space‑based capabilities and brings an existing network of trusted customer relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary customer‑facing executive for Intelligence Community accounts
• Define and execute long‑term business development and campaign strategies
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior IC stakeholders and mission owners
• Identify, qualify, and shape new opportunities aligned with Loft Federal’s capabilities
• Lead capture strategy development including value propositions, teaming, and win approaches
• Oversee multiple classified and unclassified campaigns with Capture Manager support
• Guide investment priorities and alignment with product and engineering roadmaps
• Coordinate internal teams to ensure solutions reflect mission realities
• Support proposal shaping, executive reviews, and customer engagement activities
• Represent Loft Federal within appropriate classified and industry forums

Qualifications

• Fifteen or more years of experience in business development or capture supporting the Intelligence Community
• Direct experience operating within classified acquisition and operational environments
• Strong understanding of IC space missions including ISR, GEOINT, tactical surveillance, and mission integration
• Demonstrated success leading complex and sensitive capture campaigns
• Proven ability to manage customer portfolios and long‑term campaigns
• Excellent communication skills across technical, operational, and executive audiences
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline

Preferred Qualifications

• Existing network across Intelligence Community agencies and mission partners
• Experience supporting SCI and SAP level programs
• Familiarity with non‑traditional acquisition and rapid capability insertion models
• Product or mission integration experience
• Demonstrated discretion and sound judgment in sensitive environments
• Active Top Secret SCI clearance

Compensation

On‑Target Earnings (OTE): This role offers a competitive compensation package with On‑Target Earnings (OTE). Your OTE is a combination of a base salary and a significant variable commission structure based on achieving an organization’s sales target.

Salary Range: $200,000 USD – $250,000 USD

Equal Employment Opportunity & Affinitive Action

Loft Federal is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affinitive Action Employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information, disability, pregnancy, or any other legally protected status.

Accessibility & Accommodations

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