Military Intelligence Business Development Manager

Amentum is seeking a Business Development BD professional to accelerate Amentums growth within the National Defense and Intelligence Communities, specifically military intelligence customers.

The successful candidate must have proven experience in customer engagement, the development of a growth pipeline, and the ability to qualify key strategies, opportunities between $50M and greater than $1B in size. As required, the individual must have experience supporting several mission areas within the military intelligence customers. Candidates must have strong and current customer knowledge and networking relationships to identify opportunities in the relevant customer base that will position Amentum as a leading provider in those areas.

The military intelligence BD professional must have a deep and broad understanding of the customers short and long-term objectives, as well as their in-house capabilities and areas where Amentums support will enhance their chances for mission success.

Essential Job Duties

• Supports the development of customer account strategies, responses to Request for Information (RFI), Market Surveys, and Expressions of Interest (EOI).
• Identifies, Develops, and Qualifies a pipeline of opportunities across the military intelligence customer set, including opportunities ranging from $50M and above in TCV.
• Prepares and presents capability statements and other new business information presentations.
• Develops customer engagement strategies while maintaining close relationships with key customers to understand their requirements, plans, goals, and concerns to develop new business.
• Responsible for shaping the RFP, determining customer intimacy, and identifying strengths and weaknesses of the organization in pursuit of the opportunity.
• Works with the Capture Manager and other pursuit leaders to inform decisions through contract award, including bid strategies, the development of technical management and cost strategies, and associated proposals.
• Responsible for building the foundational approach to meet requirements to successfully win an opportunity, to include development and articulation of our solution approach, win strategies, themes, and discriminators.
• Clearly communicates these to key customers, corporate executives, and the proposal team.
• Identifies the initial need or benefits of teaming partners and the associated oversight of required agreements. May be asked to support the drafting and negotiating teaming agreements, statements of work addressing customers requirements, resulting in increased PWIN and long-term benefits to the company.
• Develops and matures the strategies for future market changes and assesses the likely impact on customers to identify growth opportunities and trends in domestic and international markets.
• Consults with customers on upcoming requirements to help shape requests for proposals (RFPs) and ensures BD/Proposal teams have full understanding of requirements, constraints, and perceived risks.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in business or subject matter relevant to customers mission required.
• TS/SCI clearance, preferably with polygraph at the time of application.
• A minimum of five years Business Development experience with proven capability to execute a growth strategy and win pursuits working with the customers organization is desired.
• Credibility with external constituents, specifically with the military intelligence community, including areas such as Enterprise IT, Information Systems and Networks, intelligence analysis, and other adjacent mission subject areas. The candidate should have a developed network of relevant contacts in these customer sets.
• Deep and broad understanding of customers operations, priorities, short/long-term goals, strengths, and weaknesses, typically derived from having worked within this customers organization in a variety of roles and departments.
• A broad-based understanding and knowledge of the business environment and business cycles around the customers operations support services.
• Proven capability to act as a Business Development professional for various size pursuits ranging from $50M and up.
• Experienced with the IC acquisition processes and development of proposal responses to a defined timeline.
• Ability to work in a matrixed, fast-paced team environment.
• Demonstrate the ability to support business process objectives and pursuit support from vaguely defined requirements to final proposal submission.
• Effective oral, written, and presentation communication skills coupled with the ability to establish and maintain productive customer and industry participant networks are essential.
• Efficient use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel is required.
• Excellent customer service, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Able to multi-task, organize, and prioritize multiple on-going projects.
• Be self-motivated and work independently.

Other Responsibilities

Safety Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks, and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance Each employee must read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational safety, quality, and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures, and policies pertaining to his/her job.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

Compensation Details $230,000.00 - $265,000.00

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits including 401k matching
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-OHara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting 03/27/2026 - Until Filled

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

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