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HavocAI

Director of Navy Programs

HavocAI

Director of Navy Programs leading the identification, capture, and execution of strategic U.S. Navy opportunities at HavocAI.

Posted 6/8/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $185,000 - $215,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Identify, qualify, shape, and capture Navy and maritime defense opportunities aligned with HavocAI’s strategic priorities
  • Develop and execute account and capture strategies across key Navy customers, program offices, operational commands, and related defense organizations
  • Build and maintain trusted relationships with Navy stakeholders, primes, shipbuilders, defense partners, and industry leaders
  • Lead opportunity-shaping activities, including customer engagement, teaming strategy, competitive positioning, requirements influence, and win strategy development
  • Partner cross-functionally with Growth, Product, Engineering, Mission Operations, and leadership teams to align customer needs with HavocAI’s technical and operational capabilities
  • Support proposal development, pricing strategy, customer messaging, and overall pursuit execution
  • Maintain accurate pipeline forecasting, opportunity tracking, and customer engagement records within CRM systems
  • Represent HavocAI at industry events, exercises, demonstrations, customer meetings, and partner engagements
  • Help expand HavocAI’s presence across maritime autonomy, unmanned systems, distributed operations, and related mission areas
  • Translate customer needs and operational feedback into actionable product, engineering, and program priorities
  • Support the development of repeatable go-to-market strategies for Navy and maritime defense customers

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 7+ years of experience in defense business development, capture, program development, or Navy-focused sales
  • Strong understanding of U.S. Navy acquisition processes, organizations, funding pathways, and operational priorities
  • Demonstrated experience leading or supporting successful captures within the defense market
  • Existing relationships across Navy, DoD, maritime, shipbuilding, or defense industry stakeholders
  • Ability to operate effectively in fast-moving, highly collaborative environments
  • Strong communication, presentation, negotiation, and strategic thinking skills
  • Ability to engage at both the executive and operator level, translating mission needs into actionable business and product opportunities
  • Willingness and ability to get into the details of customer requirements, product capabilities, and technical solution development
  • Experience with autonomous systems, maritime platforms, robotics, defense technology, or related fields preferred
  • Ability to travel up to 60% as needed for customer engagement, demonstrations, exercises, and industry events

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • 100% Employer paid Health, Dental and Vision Insurance for you and your families
  • Life Insurance (Employer Paid)
  • Ability to participate in the companies 401k program (Matching)
  • Unlimited PTO policy with an enforced 2 week minimum
  • Equity Package
  • Work / Home Office Stipend
  • Global Entry
  • 16 Week Paid Parental Leave
  • Monthly Health and Wellness Stipend

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Hard Skills & Tools
defense business developmentcapture strategiesproposal developmentpricing strategypipeline forecastingopportunity trackingcustomer engagementautonomous systemsmaritime platformsdefense technology
Soft Skills
communicationpresentationnegotiationstrategic thinkingcollaborationrelationship buildingcustomer engagementdetail-orientedexecutive engagementtranslating mission needs