Corporate Director Business Development 2 (Government Customer Relations)

HII--Americas largest shipbuilder and a global all-domain defense provider--has an exciting opportunity for aDirector of Customer Affairs (CA). The Director of Customer Affairs is located in Arlington VA and serves within corporate Government Customer Relations (GCR) as director for the Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) nuclear powered surface ship portfolios reporting to the HII Corporate Vice President Customer Affairs (NNS portfolio). The successful candidate will play a meaningful role in supporting HIIs shipbuilding programs and overall corporate growth by coordinating government and customer relations activities focused on the U.S. Navy and overall Department of War (DoW). The successful candidate will possess the ability to work independently and collaboratively; to coordinate and synchronize internal strategic alignment; and be capable of working successfully to coordinate and engage the customer (Department of Navy (DoN) and DoW) in regard to HII programs.

Primary responsibility is to serve as liaison between NNS and stakeholders for nuclear-powered surface ship programs (i.e. nuclear aircraft carriers (CVN) and nuclear battleship (BBGN)). Duties and responsibilities include:

• Develop and maintain customer engagement plans in collaboration with GCR and NNS particularly related to nuclear surface ship programs.
• Coordinate federal government relations with internal alignment related to nuclear surface ship programs.
• Identify and help to develop common understanding and alignment of customer and HII NNS through strategic engagement with government and naval advocacy and interest organizations.
• Monitor analyze and communicate budget and regulatory developments as well as political and competitive environments affecting HII and NNS priorities.
• Understand and represent government policies and requirements consistent with NNS corporate priorities.
• Assist and coordinate Navy and government integration and develop strategic focus to support visits of customers and other distinguished personnel to HII NNS facilities.
• Assist with aligning and translating NNS priorities into government policymaking requirements acquisition strategies and planning and budgeting priorities.
• Help translate NNS priorities activities and outcomes for communication with the customer.
• Support/participate in major tradeshows to represent HII and NNS.
• Establish and maintain relationships with DoN other defense industry and government to identify anticipate and respond to evolving opportunity and risk for HII and NNS.
• Perform other duties as assigned by GCR/corporate leadership.

• Bachelors degree in a relevant discipline; minimum of 10 years professional experience; or Masters and 8 years of relevant experience
• Established relationships within the DoN and DoW.
• Understand DoN and DoW requirements budget programming and acquisition processes.
• SECRET security clearance eligible.

• Experience in DoN and DoW requirements and/or resourcing or program acquisition of relevant Navy programs.
• Experience in DoN or DoW Planning Programming Budgeting Execution (PPBE) process including interactions with U.S. Congress.
• U.S. Navy carrier aviation/carrier strike group operational experience.
• U.S. Navy nuclear engineering officer qualification.
• Held a senior level naval/military/government leadership position.