[Hiring] Senior Sales Director @GE Aerospace

Role Description

As a member of the Avionics Business Capture team, the Sr Sales Director will lead sales and business development efforts for GE Aerospace's Avionics business segment with a primary focus on military markets and OEM customers.

The dynamic and growing Avionics business provides cutting-edge solutions, including:

• Networked computing
• Data transfer systems
• Controls and displays
• Flight management systems
• Health management
• Stores management
• Cockpit and data recorders
• A comprehensive suite of other Avionics capabilities in both commercial and military space

This role will primarily focus on Flight Management Systems, Stores Management, Data Transfer, Recorders, and Vehicle Health Management, but may evolve over time based on business needs. While the role primarily focuses on domestic markets, it may also involve international exposure.

This individual contributor role requires a leader capable of:

• Shaping requirements early
• Aligning internal resources with customer needs
• Managing complex capture efforts across multiple stakeholders

The preferred location for this role is at the Grand Rapids, Michigan headquarters, but remote work within the United States may be considered based on candidate qualifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Business Development, Capture Management, Sales, Account Management, Marketing, Commercial Operations, Program Management, and/or DoD Military experience
• This role requires the successful candidate to maintain a US Government Security Clearance; prerequisite for a security clearance is U.S. Citizenship. Preference will be given to candidates who currently hold US Government Security Clearance.

Requirements

• Active U.S. Government security clearance
• Master's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field
• Experience with aircraft mission/vehicle avionics and subsystems
• Proven success in leading aerospace/defense OEM and DoD pursuits and captures
• Experience managing complex proposals and source selection processes
• Familiarity with military aircraft systems, operations, and acquisition processes
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Exceptional influencing and relationship-building abilities
• Sound decision-making and people management skills
• Strong customer focus and results-oriented mindset
• This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. Therefore, employment will be contingent upon the ability to prove that you meet the status of a U.S. Person as one of the following: U.S. lawful permanent resident, U.S. Citizen, have been granted asylee or refugee status (i.e., a protected individual under the Immigration and Naturalization Act, 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).

Benefits

• Great work environment
• Professional development
• Challenging careers
• Competitive compensation