Saronic
Business Development Manager – Special Operations (SOCOM)
Tampa, FL · Manager · Full-time · Posted Jul 21, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years; business development, capture, military, or government experience supporting the Department of Defense.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Political Science, International Relations, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- If the role is based in the United States, it requires U.S. Person status for access to export-controlled information or items.
About the job
Leads business development and capture efforts to grow Saronic’s presence across USSOCOM and the broader Special Operations community, from customer engagement through contract award.
What you'll do
- Develop and execute business development strategy, manage the opportunity pipeline, and lead capture planning through proposal, negotiation, and award.
- Build stakeholder relationships, shape customer requirements, and identify opportunities and strategic partnerships across Special Operations organizations.
- Coordinate with internal teams and represent Saronic at customer engagements, demonstrations, exercises, and industry events.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Political Science, International Relations, or a related field.
- 8+ years of business development, capture, military, or government experience supporting the Department of Defense.
- Demonstrated success winning and capturing DoD opportunities from identification through contract award.
- Existing relationships across USSOCOM, SOF Components, acquisition organizations, or the broader Special Operations enterprise.
Nice to have
- Former Special Operations military experience or extensive experience supporting the SOF community.
- Experience with autonomous systems, unmanned surface vessels, maritime operations, ISR, C5ISR, or AI-enabled defense technologies.
Tools
OTA agreements, FAR-based contracting, SBIR/STTR programs, CRM
AI focus
The role develops business opportunities involving AI-enabled defense technologies; no specific AI development work is stated.
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