Business Development and Growth Executive (USCG & DHS)

Are you driven by a passion for spearheading industry‑leading business development initiatives? Do you excel in cultivating business relationships with clients in the United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard) and within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)? Deloitte is seeking high‑performing candidates with an entrepreneurial spirit, strong relationship management skills, and a proven track record in selling professional services to Government & Public Services (GPS) clients.

Role summary
Deloitte Services LLP is seeking a high performing candidate, based in or near Washington, DC to pursue and develop strategic relationships within the Coast Guard Client Business Unit. Candidates should have strong relationship management skills to open doors and build new client and partner relationships that are deep and durable. Candidates should have a proven track record in selling professional services, an entrepreneurial spirit, and relevant industry experience (preferably with the Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, or other Law Enforcement agencies). In this role, candidates will have responsibility for relationship and business development, as well as sales for the wide range of services offered by Deloitte’s US subsidiaries.

The individual is responsible for building the relationship between Deloitte and the client, helping to market Deloitte’s services and capabilities, as well as the planning and penetration of target areas within the client’s organization.

As the CRE , you will:

Build trusted advisor relationships with key client executives through content‑driven discussions aligned to the client’s priorities and relevant trends

Develop a broad understanding of Deloitte’s capabilities to bring the best Deloitte resources to address client issues

Demonstrate valuable industry/sector perspective with consideration of the client’s mission and translating those insights into opportunities

Identify creative ideas for new products and services for the client

Establish relationships with other businesses and product vendors within the client’s ecosystem to drive additional “sell with” and “sell through” opportunities

Lead strategic processes and discussions based on the client history, organization challenges, regulatory, and decision processes

Identify and influence key decision‑makers at all levels within the client organization

Navigate the sales cycle, from opportunity identification, through solutioning and storyboarding, identifying contract vehicles, coordinating teaming/alliance partners, aligning on price to win, to close and warm hand‑off to the delivery team

Co‑location / presence expectation
This role requires a strong, visible Washington, DC presence and be available for market events anywhere in the US, with flexibility based on pursuit and client needs.

Required qualifications

Experience as a former military Coast Guard officer or Coast Guard civilian with deep domain expertise in Coast Guard mission, operations, and systems. Experience building and cultivating relationships within the Coast Guard

At least 5 years’ recent experience, with a proven track record of capture and sales directly driving business growth, within the Department of Homeland Security with preference on Coast Guard

Working knowledge of the Coast Guard and DHS competitive and teaming landscape; proven ability to assemble teams, teaming relationships

Bachelor’s Degree

Expertise in driving call plans and developing value propositions

Experience in relationship building that increases account penetration and leads to increased revenue opportunities with new and existing clients

Demonstrable ability to leverage pre‑existing network of clients or contacts in the marketplace

Ability to influence and lead cross‑functional teams in client pursuits

Strong background in crafting and delivering proposals

Excellent spoken, written communication, interpersonal, and relationship building skills

Ability to travel 10‑20%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future

Located in the Washington, DC area

Preferred qualifications

MBA or Masters Equivalent

Additional experience of selling to Command, Control, Communication, Computer, Cyber and Intelligence (C5I) organizations

Experience of selling a broad range of services including AI and data, human capital, financial management and direct mission support services including support to the intelligence and planning functions

Serving in a leading role within an account team framework (i.e., working effectively with Account Leaders, Offering leaders, practitioners and other business development professionals)

Active Public Trust from Coast Guard or DHS

You may also be eligible to participate in a CRE incentive program, whereby you may be eligible to receive certain incentive compensation amounts based on achievement of certain sales goals set forth each year, subject to the terms and conditions of any applicable program document.

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