Business Development Manager, LC5ISR at GDMSI

At General Dynamics Mission Systems–Canada, we’re looking for a Business Development Manager to help expand our Land C5ISR portfolio in Ottawa. This role is focused on generating new business and strengthening our position in the market. You’ll work alongside senior Business Development leaders to identify and pursue strategic opportunities, build trusted customer and industry relationships, and contribute to capture activities, including RFIs and RFPs. Whether your experience is in defence, technology, program delivery, the military or engineering, what matters most is your ability to think strategically, engage credibly with customers, and help turn opportunity into growth. If you’re motivated by impact, collaboration, and shaping future capability in the defence sector, this is an opportunity to play a meaningful role in what comes next.   Key Responsibilities: • Support market research by gathering and analysing open‑source information, competitor data, and industry trends to identify new opportunities for the Land & Joint business unit. • Assist in customer outreach by maintaining existing contacts and conduct outreach (calls, emails, site visits) to deepen relationships with Canadian defence customers and industry partners. • Help prepare sales and marketing materials by contributing to the creation of presentations, brochures, white papers, and briefing decks that translate technical capabilities into clear business value. • Track opportunities in CRM by logging leads, updating pipeline status, and generating basic forecast reports for senior management review. • Participate in bid support by providing background research, gathering required data, and assist the Capture & Proposal team on RFIs/RFPs (collating past performance, pricing inputs etc. • Coordinate events and trade‑show activities by supporting logistics, booth preparation, and follow‑up actions after industry conferences or customer workshops. • Collaborate cross‑functionally by working with engineering, program management, and contracts to ensure a consistent message and timely delivery of information. • Contribute to internal reviews by attend pursuit decision meetings and post‑mortem debriefs to learn capture processes and provide input where appropriate.