Director, Innovation (Business Development)

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do. L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security. Job Title: Director, Innovation (Business Development) Job ID: 42503 Job Location: (On Site) Clifton, NJ; Herndon VA; or Melbourne, FL  Job Schedule:  9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off    Job Description: As the Director of Innovation, you will play a pivotal role in advancing our commitment to excellence in defense technology and the transition of new capabilities into the department of defense, partners and other governmental agencies. We are seeking a visionary leader with a passion for collaborating with small businesses that possess disruptive technology solutions. This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of defense by fostering innovation and addressing difficult military problems. The individual will have a successful track record of effectively partnering with startups to work with L3Harris business units to apply our combined strengths and urgently fulfill our customer’s needs.  The successful candidate will have experience working with startups to integrate technology into L3Harris solutions, capture customer research and development funding, and supporting start-ups capture small business competitive opportunities such as Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR), Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF), and Cooperative Research And Development Agreements (CRADAs) and other opportunities.

Execute L3Harris’ Venture Capital (VC) collaboration strategy and corresponding customer engagement roadmaps to close L3Harris new business opportunities including customer research and development funding, use of partner technology as a strategic enabler and supporting small businesses win SBIR opportunities. Leverage L3Harris/VC capabilities and technology with L3Harris defense market teams to address and develop emerging customer requirements and acquisition budgets. Develop an innovation business opportunity pipeline in collaboration with our business units and L3Harris’ Venture Capital (VC) partners. Collaborate with internal IRAD project and portfolio leads to align L3Harris startup collaboration objectives directly with customer engagement to develop our pipeline and solve customer problems with disruptive technology. Develop technology briefs and white papers for our customers as a result of our collaboration with L3Harris’ Venture Capital (VC). Work directly with enterprise business development leaders to identify pursuits aligned with L3Harris technology strategy, drive customer engagement and capture planning, and align labor and financial resources.

Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 15 years or Graduate degree with a minimum of 13 years of prior related business development experience. In lieu of a degree, a minimum of 19 years of prior related business development experience. Minimum of 15 years’ experience in business development, capture, and/or systems engineering supporting capture Active Top Secret Clearance    Preferred Additional Skills: Demonstrated and significant technology development experience, including early concept development and system prototyping Experience in or working with early-stage startup companies and small businesses. Established OSD