Business Development Associate

Ares Enterprise, LLC

Business Development Associate at Ares Enterprise providing innovative systems for Defense missions. Conducting research and strategic planning for business development initiatives.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeRemote • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work with Headquarters staff and other employees to improve the ability to perform core business development operations and mission support
Perform qualitative and quantitative research and data gathering and identify key themes, trends, and opportunities from complex data sets
Provide market feedback to the company leadership regarding competitive offerings, prospect needs and generate product development ideas
Work with leadership to plan and coordinate the implementation of business plans and the penetration of new markets
Capture, synthesize, and summarize key points from interviews, focus groups, and internal meetings, translating insights into draft deliverables and products
Develop Microsoft PowerPoint briefings and Excel spreadsheets to support project execution and completion
Edit, standardize, and revise material prepared by other staff members
Incorporate section reviews from other team members and resolve conflicts quickly
Conduct high-level research for contract opportunities via personnel interviews and web/CRM searches
Meet deadlines, adhere to project plans, ensure any conflicts are brought to the attention of the management team, multi-task, and work on several projects simultaneously
Maintain quality results by using templates; follow proposal-writing standards including readability, consistency, tone, and maintain proposal support databases
Excellent writing skills, including understanding of grammatical rules, punctuation, sentence structure, and active/passive voice

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ability to obtain Secret Security Clearance
Bachelor's Degree in a related field
Two (2+) years of experience; at least one year of experience in business development, a corporate/business focused environment, and/or government contracting
Understanding of Shipley methodology for business development, capture and proposal support
Experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook as well as CRM tools (Monday.com, Salesforce, Hubspot)
Ability to think conceptually, strategically, and critically; display a Proven track record of increasing revenue through generation of leads
Ability to structure, facilitate, and lead weekly/monthly meetings with various levels of staff
Ability to interact and network effectively with all levels of staff, including senior leadership, both internally and on the client site

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

qualitative researchquantitative researchdata analysisproposal writingbusiness developmentmarket researchcontract opportunitieslead generationShipley methodologyproject execution

Soft Skills

communicationcritical thinkingstrategic thinkingorganizational skillsleadershipnetworkingmulti-taskingconflict resolutionteam collaborationdeadline management

Certifications

Secret Security ClearanceBachelor's Degree