Director of Business Development

Red 6
United States, Orlando
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Business Development & PartnershipsExperience: 20+ yearsSkills: ["Strategic thinking","Communication","Presentation","Stakeholder engagement","Relationship building"]

Lead Navy business development for Red 6’s synthetic air combat training platform, driving strategy, customer engagement, and growth. Own the full BD lifecycle from opportunity identification and capture strategy through proposal support and contract transition. Partner with Navy stakeholders and cross-functionally with product, engineering, marketing, and leadership to align requirements and communicate progress. Based in Orlando, Florida.

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Red 6
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Director of Business Development

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Job Summary

Lead Navy business development for Red 6’s synthetic air combat training platform, driving strategy, customer engagement, and growth. Own the full BD lifecycle from opportunity identification and capture strategy through proposal support and contract transition. Partner with Navy stakeholders and cross-functionally with product, engineering, marketing, and leadership to align requirements and communicate progress. Based in Orlando, Florida.
Location: United States, Orlando
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Business Development & Partnerships
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop and execute a comprehensive Navy business development strategy aligned with corporate growth goals.
  • •Shape and influence requirements early in the acquisition cycle to align with Red 6’s capabilities.
  • •Manage the full BD lifecycle: opportunity identification, capture strategy, proposal support, and contract transition.
  • •Establish and maintain trusted relationships with Navy decision-makers, industry partners, and integrators.
  • •Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, marketing, and leadership teams to ensure customer success, and provide weekly/quarterly progress reporting.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionPaid Leave401kDisabilityFsa

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years in a business development leadership role.
  • •20+ years in the U.S. Navy, preferably retired Commander rank or higher.
  • •Background in modeling & simulation, flight training, or LVC systems.
  • •Demonstrated success capturing large-scale Navy contracts, preferably in emerging tech or training domains.
  • •Strong knowledge of Navy acquisition programs, POM processes, and contracting vehicles (e.g., SBIR, OTA, IDIQ).
Experience:20+ yearsNavyModeling & simulationFlight trainingTraining domainsEmerging tech
Skills:Strategic thinkingCommunicationPresentationStakeholder engagementRelationship building
Tech Stack:ARXRLVCCRMSBIROTAIDIQFAR

Eligibility

Security Clearance:Security clearance

Company Brief

Red 6
Develops ATARS — an outdoor-capable augmented reality system for realistic, scalable synthetic air-combat and pilot training; sells AR hardware, software, and analytics for defense and commercial training applications.
Industry: AR/VR & Spatial Computing
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Valuation: USD 100M to 250M
Funding: Series B
Headquarters: Orlando, United States
Founded: 2018
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