Corporate Strategy, Business Development Manager 2

HII

Manager in Arlington, VA shaping enterprise priorities for HII’s Corporate Strategy team. Leading strategic initiatives and operational improvements across advanced technology and business sectors.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeArlington • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with business unit leadership to diagnose complex strategic and operational issues, develop actionable recommendations, and support program execution
Lead high-priority initiatives including operational transformations, manufacturing scale-up, and growth strategy development within HII’s business units
Support the unmanned and autonomous systems portfolios on topics such as operating model design, execution improvement, capability development, and strategic prioritization
Design and implement HII’s standard production system by partnering with operations leaders at the program, site, and enterprise levels
Build executive-ready analyses, recommendations, and presentations to support C-suite and board-level decision making and alignment
Support the Enterprise Advanced Technology roadmap, including robotics, automation, additive manufacturing, AI, and other manufacturing technologies
Partner with HII’s divisions to lead enterprise-wide advanced technology and Industry 4.0 transformation initiatives

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors degree in a relevant discipline (or the equivalent in education, training and experience), plus a minimum of 6 years of applicable, progressive professional and/or supervisory work experience;
OR Master's degree and 4 years relevant experience.
Prior consulting or investment banking experience
Manufacturing and/or logistics experience
Familiarity with high-complexity / defense manufacturing or shipbuilding is a plus
Capable of building alignment, trust, and momentum across large groups of people, from skilled craftspeople to executive leadership
Familiarity with unmanned systems, autonomous technologies, or operational transformation is a plus
Comfort creating structure from ambiguity, applying first principles problem-solving, and moving quickly with imperfect data
Exceptional communication skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, prescription drug, dental and vision plan choices
on-site health centers
tele-medicine
wellness resources
employee assistance programs
savings plan options (401K)
financial education and planning tools
life insurance
tuition reimbursement
employee discounts
early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships
and more

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Hard Skills & Tools

operational transformationsmanufacturing scale-upgrowth strategy developmentoperating model designexecution improvementcapability developmentstrategic prioritizationadvanced technologyIndustry 4.0additive manufacturing

Soft Skills

building alignmenttrustmomentumexceptional communicationproblem-solvingcreating structure from ambiguity