Director of Commercial Business Development at Aviture focusing on growth in financial services, logistics, and retail sectors. Leading strategic initiatives and client relationships to expand business opportunities.
Responsibilities
Develop and execute Aviture's commercial business development strategy across target verticals: financial services/fintech, logistics, and retail.
Own commercial revenue growth targets and pipeline health.
Establish measurable KPIs for pipeline development, conversion, and client expansion.
Align commercial priorities with the CEO's vision for innovation and market leadership.
Lead discovery conversations with prospects to deeply understand their business and technical needs, assessing whether a custom engineering engagement is the right fit.
Drive prospecting, outreach, and executive relationship-building across target verticals.
Own deal qualification: assess fit, frame what an engagement might look like, and determine when to bring in engineering resources and when not to.
Lead proposal strategy, pricing discussions, contract negotiations, and deal closure.
Build long-term, trust-based client relationships that lead to multi-year engagements and expanding scope.
Identify and pursue growth opportunities within existing accounts.
Stay actively engaged through early delivery to ensure client trust transfers smoothly from sales to engineering.
Build and lead the commercial business development function, growing the team as the pipeline matures.
Work closely with the CEO to internalize and advance Aviture's vision for innovation and impact.
Partner with defense and government teams to leverage shared capabilities across commercial pursuits.
Collaborate with engineering and solution leaders to position Aviture for each opportunity.
Immerse in Aviture's engineering culture, client portfolio, and innovation model within the first 90 days.
Audit existing commercial relationships for expansion potential.
Establish pipeline reporting and begin building a qualified prospect list across target verticals in the first year.
Build and maintain a qualified commercial pipeline.
Establish repeatable processes for prospecting, qualification, and deal progression.
Close initial deals that validate the go-to-market approach.
Requirements
10+ years of experience in commercial business development or enterprise sales within custom software development, systems engineering, or professional engineering services.
Demonstrated success closing complex, consultative engagements with custom or non-commoditized solutions.
Experience building and managing a sales pipeline from prospecting through close.
Sufficient technical fluency to discuss software architectures, system integrations, and engineering approaches credibly with technical stakeholders without relying on engineering staff for routine discovery conversations.
Strong understanding of modern sales methodology and CRM platforms.
High emotional intelligence, exceptional relationship-building skills, and strong executive presence.
Proven experience in engineering-driven organizations where delivery credibility directly impacts the ability to sell.
Experience in one or more of Aviture's target verticals: financial services/fintech, logistics, or retail (preferred).
Experience selling in environments where the solution is shaped collaboratively with the client rather than selected from a product catalog (preferred).
Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) (preferred).
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
Matching 401K with rapid vesting.
Performance-based commission and bonus structure.
Generous paid time off with flex scheduling.
Paid conferences, training, and professional development.
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