Director of Business Development

Sales & Business Development Director, National Security – Hybrid | Herndon, VA 🛰️

We’re hiring for a Sales & Business Development Director with a fast-growing space and geospatial intelligence company, focused on expanding and deepening engagement across the NRO.

This is a mission-driven role for someone who already understands the customer environment and knows how to grow accounts from the inside. You’ll be responsible for driving pipeline growth, strengthening long-term relationships, and expanding footprint beyond existing programs.

If you’re a proven national security BD leader with deep NRO experience and a passion for space and GEOINT missions, this is a rare opportunity to make a real impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead account expansion and pipeline growth across NRO and adjacent DoD and IC customers
• Build and deepen trusted relationships with technical, mission, and leadership stakeholders
• Drive outbound and relationship-led business development to expand beyond existing programs
• Work closely with internal BD and sales teams aligned to the same customer base
• Represent the company at trade shows, briefings, and industry events across the region
• Operate as a senior commercial partner within a highly embedded national security environment

Key Requirements

• Proven sales or business development experience in national security, aerospace, or advanced technology
• Direct experience selling into NRO, with strong understanding of GEOINT tasking, mission operations, and/or Mission Ground Enterprise environments
• Proven ability to grow and expand existing government accounts
• Confident engaging senior technical and mission-focused customers
• Experience using Salesforce or similar CRM tools
• Willingness to travel extensively within the region
• US citizenship with an active TS/SCI clearance

This is a high-impact opportunity to own and grow one of the most critical customer sets in the national security space and geospatial intelligence ecosystem.

📩 Interested? Apply now or get in touch directly with Chloe @ EVONA – c.jakeways@evona.com

I look forward to hearing from you!☺