UK Government Business Development Manager presso Viasat, Inc.

About us:

One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.

What you'll do:

Viasat International Government delivers secure space, cyber, and network solutions to governments around the world.  Within VIG the UK Team focuses on Defence users across MoD and partners across government.  The successful candidate will be engaged across defence with a focus on Royal Navy and Royal Marine customers, to help them realise their ambitions for a globally connected and integrated force. 

 

In this role, the individual will be working with tactical and operational level user groups to capture real world challenges and requirements, and influencing senior defence officials to shape policy, and drive brand awareness and preference for Viasat's products and services.  

 

You will be part of a team delivering mission critical capabilities to our partners and in a company that is leading the way with space and defence technology solutions.

The day-to-day:

Day to day the individual will be engaging across

• Navy and Royal Marine HQs
• Navy and Defence Digital
• Chief Technology and Innovation Teams
• Special Users Groups and other Defence Customers
• Partners Across Government

They will be working to solve challenges with Viasat's extensive satellite and defence technologies portfolio including

• Resilient network architectures
• Multi Domain Integration and C2
• Commercial Satcom
• Securing data in transit
• Milsatcom UHF

With a focus on end users, the successful candidate will be responsible for driving brand and technology preference across Strategic SATCOM, StrikeNet, Cabot and other RN Lead projects.  They will also be engaged across industry including USV manufacturers, primes and SMEs. 

What you'll need:

• 5 years BD experience or relevant recent experience in defence
• Ability to attain a UK Security Clearance
• UK National
• Technical mindset preferably with communications engineering background
• Understanding ideally with recent experience of Royal Navy and Royal Marine Operations

What will help you on the job:

• Good listening skills
• Asks the curious questions
• Problem solver
• Can drive tasks to completion
• Pulls people together, great team player
• Current understanding of defence challenges with knowledge of Asgard, Strike Net, Cabot, Rapstone and other similar programs
• Ability to identify future defence needs and how Viasat could help

EEO statement:

Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.

 

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