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Senior Manager, Business Development

L3Harris

Melbourne, FLJob$175–325K/yrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$175–325K/yr
Location
Melbourne, FL
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Security clearance

Job overview

The Senior Manager, Business Development will lead a team within L3Harris’s Tactical Missions & Cyber Division, driving growth across wireless, unmanned systems, electronic warfare, and offensive cyber solutions. The role combines team leadership with strategic customer engagement and pursuit execution, coordinating with division leaders and cross-functional partners to grow existing programs, develop new opportunities, and align customer mission needs with company capabilities.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Business DevelopmentTeam LeadershipCoachingPerformance ManagementCustomer EngagementPursuit ExecutionCross-Functional CollaborationNew Business DevelopmentTechnical Requirements AnalysisTechnical PresentationsProduct DemonstrationsProposal DevelopmentTechnical DocumentationStatements of WorkVerbal CommunicationWritten CommunicationPresentation SkillsCRM ToolsExport PoliciesEARITARFMSWirelessElectronic WarfareCyber MarketsUnmanned SystemsUSG Acquisition ProcessesDoW Acquisition ProcessesIC Acquisition ProcessesAllied Partner Acquisition Processes

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience12+ Years Related ExperienceGraduate Degree or Equivalent Experience10+ Years Related Experience16+ Years Related ExperienceActive Top Secret ClearanceTS/SCI ClearanceCurrent SBBI Investigation

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance
Parental Leave
Paid Time Off

Full job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Senior Manager, Business Development – Tactical Missions & Cyber

Job Code: 47345

Job Location: Palm Bay, FL; Remote will be considered for outstanding candidates

Job Schedule: 9/80- Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked, and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

The successful candidate will lead a team of business development (BD) professionals within the Tactical Missions & Cyber Division (TMC), driving growth across a portfolio of wireless, unmanned systems, and offensive cyber solutions serving the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC), Department of War (DoW), federal law enforcement agencies (FedLe), and international customers.

This role requires a technically savvy, customer-focused leader with domestic and international sales experience and a strong understanding of specialized mission applications wireless, electronic warfare (EW), unmanned systems, and offensive cyber solutions. The BD lead will set priorities, align resources, coach team members, and establish accountability for customer engagement, pipeline development, capture execution, and business growth.

The successful candidate will balance team leadership with direct involvement in strategic customer relationships and high-priority pursuits. Working closely with division leadership, program managers, capture managers, and other functional organizations, the BD lead will coordinate efforts to protect and grow existing programs and product sales, build a robust pipeline of new opportunities, and align customer mission needs with division capabilities and investment priorities.

Essential Functions:

As the Business Development lead responsible for growing a broad portfolio of capabilities that span wireless, EW, unmanned systems, and offensive cyber solutions. The successful candidate will:

  • Apply a deep understanding of USG, DoW, IC, and allied partner acquisition processes, prioritization, and key decision makers to identify, qualify, shape and capture opportunities aligning L3Harris capabilities with unmet customer mission needs.

  • Align priorities and resources by translating sector and division growth objectives into actionable team plans, focusing BD resources on the most promising markets, customers, and pursuits.

  • Drive disciplined execution with a consistent operating cadence for customer engagement, opportunity qualification, pipeline reviews, pursuit decisions, forecasting, and reporting.

  • Build effective partnerships by developing internal and external relationships that strengthen competitive positioning, improve win probability, and enable growth across the portfolio.

  • Travel as required to attend L3Harris, customer, partner meetings and industry events.

  • Manage investments, allocate resources across pursuits, and adjust priorities as opportunities and business needs evolve. Establish close working relationships with division business area leadership.

  • Effectively communicate status of activities above to TMC and I&C business development leadership.

  • Ability to travel up to 25% or as business need requires.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 12 years of prior related experience. Graduate Degree with a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.

  • Active Top Secret, and/or TS/SCI with a current SBBI investigation desired.

Preferred Additional Skills:

  • Demonstrated experience leading, coaching, and developing BD or sales professionals, including setting priorities, managing performance, and holding teams accountable for results.

  • Proven ability to balance team leadership with hands-on customer engagement and pursuit execution.

  • Proven ability to work cross-functionally with sales, engineering, product management, operations, and other internal stakeholders

  • Track record of pursuing and winning new business in with the USG (DoW, FLE, etc.), commercial, and international partners.

  • Customer-focused, results-oriented approach, with the ability to connect technical capabilities to customer mission needs and business growth objectives.

  • Ability to gather, analyze, and translate customer technical and operational requirements into practical solutions in partnership with technical teams.

  • Experience supporting technical presentations, product demonstrations, and customer solution discussions.

  • Experience supporting proposal development, technical documentation, statements of work, estimates, and other customer-facing deliverables.

  • An ability to think outside of the box to develop winning strategies and operate with a sense of urgency

  • Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

  • Experience supporting proposal development, technical documentation, statements of work, and customer-facing deliverables.

  • Knowledge of and experience with CRM tools

  • Experience with USG export policies (EAR and ITAR), FMS knowledge desired

  • Deep understanding of wireless, EW and cyber markets with existing IC, DoW and/or FedLE customer connections.

  • Experience leading BD teams across multiple product lines, mission areas, or customer segments.

  • Ability to develop effective working relationships with geographically dispersed constituencies.

  • Active TS/SCI clearance

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington State, DC and Virginia (Greater D.C. area), Denver, or NYC areas is $175,000 - $325,000. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, Cleveland Ohio, Vermont and Virginia (outside of Greater D.C. area) is $152,500 - $283,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that L3Harris Technologies may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions.

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How this job compares

Set against the 20,532 open Business Development jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$175–325K/yr
  • Florida median$121–203K/yr431 salary ranges
  • US median$125–194K/yr14,533 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $250K, is 50% above the Florida median midpoint ($166K) — in the top quarter of Business Development salary ranges in Florida.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 774 open Business Development jobs in Florida and 20,532 across the US. 13% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Florida
Experience
This posting asks for at least 12 years of experience — more than three in four Business Development postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 16,291 postings).
Education
6,198 of the 20,532 open Business Development jobs (30%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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