Everforth ECS is seeking a Business Development Account Executive to work in our Fairfax, VA office.
ECS Federal is seeking a Business Development Account Executive to drive growth across the U.S. Navy market. The selected candidate will be responsible for identifying, qualifying, and shaping strategic opportunities that align with ECS's capabilities in Cybersecurity, Enterprise Transformation, Data & AI, Cloud, and Digital Modernization.
This position serves as a key member of the Growth organization and is responsible for developing and executing account growth strategies, expanding customer relationships, and positioning ECS for long-term success across Navy organizations. The ideal candidate possesses a deep understanding of Navy missions, acquisition environments, and modernization priorities, along with a proven ability to develop qualified pipelines and contribute to the pursuit of large, complex opportunities.
The Business Development Account Executive will work collaboratively with capture managers, technical solution leaders, proposal teams, and operational leadership to develop winning strategies and deliver sustained growth.
Primary Responsibilities- Develop and execute strategic account plans that align Navy mission priorities with ECS capabilities and growth objectives.
- Establish and maintain relationships with Navy senior leaders, acquisition officials, program managers, systems commands, and industry partners.
- Identify, qualify, and shape opportunities throughout the business development lifecycle.
- Build and maintain a robust pipeline of opportunities focused on Navy modernization, cyber operations, enterprise IT, cloud transformation, digital engineering, and data-driven mission solutions.
- Position ECS solutions and discriminators to address customer challenges and emerging requirements.
- Support the development of opportunity strategies, competitive assessments, teaming approaches, and customer engagement plans.
- Collaborate with Capture Managers to transition qualified opportunities into active captures and support pursuit execution through award.
- Partner with delivery and technical organizations to identify organic growth opportunities and leverage existing customer relationships.
- Monitor Navy budget priorities, acquisition strategies, procurement forecasts, and market trends to identify new growth opportunities.
- Represent ECS at customer engagements, industry events, and partner meetings.
Salary Range: $180,000-$260,000
General Description of Benefits
Preferred Qualifications- Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of business development, capture, account management, or growth experience supporting the Department of Defense, with significant experience in the U.S. Navy market.
- Demonstrated success identifying, qualifying, and shaping opportunities valued at $100 million or greater.
- Knowledge of Navy organizational structures, acquisition processes, and modernization initiatives.
- Experience supporting opportunities related to Cybersecurity, Enterprise IT, Cloud, Digital Transformation, Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Engineering, or Mission Modernization.
- Ability to develop and maintain executive-level customer and partner relationships.
- Experience working in a collaborative growth environment across business development, capture, proposal, technical, and operations teams.
- Strong communication, presentation, and strategic planning skills.
- Active Secret security clearance; Top Secret preferred.
Skills Required
- Work in Fairfax, VA office
- Proven ability to develop qualified pipelines and support pursuit execution through award
- Active Secret security clearance (Top Secret preferred)
- 8+ years of business development, capture, account management, or growth experience supporting the Department of Defense with significant U.S. Navy experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Demonstrated success identifying, qualifying, and shaping opportunities valued at $100 million or greater
- Knowledge of Navy organizational structures, acquisition processes, and modernization initiatives
- Experience supporting Cybersecurity, Enterprise IT, Cloud, Digital Transformation, Data Analytics, AI, Digital Engineering, or Mission Modernization opportunities
- Ability to develop and maintain executive-level customer and partner relationships
ECS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ECS and has not been reviewed or approved by ECS.
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Healthcare Strength — ECS advertises multiple national-network medical plan options with HSA eligibility alongside dental and vision coverage. Coverage generally begins quickly and is paired with company-paid short- and long-term disability, adding stability to the health package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with Safe Harbor and immediate vesting on employer contributions is emphasized, with an employer match available. Access to an employee stock purchase plan via the parent company provides an additional savings avenue.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave up to 30 days, adoption assistance, and other family-oriented leaves are highlighted. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful value beyond base pay for many roles.
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What We Do
ECS, a segment of ASGN (NYSE: ASGN), delivers advanced solutions and services in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), application and IT modernization, and science and engineering. The company solves critical, complex challenges for customers across the U.S. public sector, defense, intelligence and commercial industries. ECS maintains partnerships with leading cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML providers and holds specialized certifications in their technologies. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has more than 3,400 employees throughout the U.S. and has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for the last five years.
