Aviture

Aviture

Director of Commercial Business Development

Omaha, Nebraska, United States · Director

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 132 days ago
Platform EngineeringProduct StrategySalesBusiness DevelopmentLogisticsSystems EngineeringLeadership

About the role

  • Aviture's commercial business has grown through the strength of our engineering work and the relationships our leadership team has built over two decades.
  • We have established processes, marketing infrastructure, and a portfolio of marquee commercial clients across financial services, retail, and logistics.
  • What we need is the right person behind the wheel.

Responsibilities

  • Commercial Growth Strategy Develop and execute Aviture's commercial business development strategy across target verticals: financial services/fintech, logistics, and retail.
  • New Client Acquisition 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.
  • Relationship & Account Expansion Build long-term, trust-based client relationships that lead to multi-year engagements and expanding scope.
  • Team & Cross-Functional Leadership Build and lead the commercial business development function, growing the team as the pipeline matures.
  • 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.

Skills

  • All from Omaha, competing alongside firms many times our size.
  • The incubator alone has produced multiple successful exits.
  • There is no pre-built solution to demo or price sheet to hand over.
  • Aviture operates across both commercial and defense markets, and the combination is a competitive advantage.
  • Our CEO and senior leaders have driven every major commercial relationship Aviture has today, from Carson Group to McDonald's.
  • Innovation is the product.
  • The Foundry isn't marketing, it's how Aviture operates.

Benefits

  • Own commercial revenue growth targets and pipeline health.
  • Align commercial priorities with the CEO's vision for innovation and market leadership.
  • Work closely with the CEO to internalize and advance Aviture's vision for innovation and impact.

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