Business Development Manager
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
M2 Advantage
M2 Strategy is nationally and locally recognized as a Best Workplace with a key focus on employee engagement. The Firm is a technology and strategy consulting firm whose motto, Think Differently, is integrated with all components of our solutions and operations. We help our clients transform, modernize, and digitize their operations while positioning their workforces for the future. We live our four core values: Be Kind, Be the Best You, Bring the WOW factor, and Pay It Forward. We don’t settle for ordinary, we live, design, and implement the exceptional. We develop leaders at all levels and offer advancement opportunities for individuals looking to develop a long-lasting career with our Firm.
A Day in the Life at M2
M2 Strategy is seeking a highly motivated Business Development Manager to join our growing firm and support the company’s business development efforts in our Federal and Commercial practice areas. This position reports directly to the executive team and responsibilities will include identifying opportunities, assisting in developing capture strategies and managing/writing proposals.
If you answer “yes” to the following questions, we’d love to speak with you:
- Do you want to be a respected and key member of a senior executive team driven by entrepreneurial spirit?
- Can you proactively lead business development efforts of a dedicated and talented small business with a focus on Government clients?
- Do you have hands-on experience identifying opportunities and writing proposals?
- Do you have experience with GovWin, SAM.gov and other business development systems?
What’s Important to Us
Benefits:
As well as a highly competitive salary, M2 Strategy offers an extraordinary benefits package including:
- 100% company-paid life, short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Matching 401(k) plan that is 100% vested immediately
- Flexible Savings Account (FSA)
- Paid time off
- Flex Time
- Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Company laptop
- Training reimbursement
- Company supplemented Pet Insurance
- LinkedIn Learning account with 10,000 on-demand courses available
Note: This is a full-time salaried position. A majority of the work can be performed remotely, however, the candidate must be local to the Washington, DC area due to ad-hoc meetings that might be required with Government clients. Resumes for independent consultants or contractors will not be considered. Additionally, the existing clients are with the Federal Government where U.S. Citizenship is required. No phone calls, please.
Responsibilities:
M2 Strategy prides itself on hiring the best talent and promotes a culture of transparency; employees know where the organization is headed, how they fit into these plans, and what is expected of them. The ideal candidate will exemplify these characteristics and the requirements documented below.
- Identify and win new business opportunities to support the company’s core capabilities
- Be able to manage the end-to-end capture and proposal process to include identifying opportunities, responding to RFI’s and writing proposals
- Prepare and deliver effective presentations to customers and internal management
- Develop and maintain personal relationships with government and industry customers at all levels; establish a presence in industry events and develop relationships with industry partners
- Provide weekly reports on business development status and monthly reporting of business metrics to ensure a new business pipeline is maintained
- Overall, this person needs the ability to “get the job done” with minimal supervision and will have the full support of the senior executive team
Basic Qualifications and Requirements:
- Four plus years support business development activities for Federal Government clients
- Experience working in GovWin and Beta.SAM.gov
- Excellent communicator with ability to work with teaming partners
- Superior writing skills with ability to take content from winning proposals and tailor for future proposals
- The successful candidate must be familiar with the complex rules and regulations that drive the federal government capture process
- Must possess proven leadership qualities with entrepreneurial spirit
- Bachelor’s degree
Physical Qualification(s) Required:
- Work is performed in an office environment
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position for an extended period of time
- Responsible for adhering to all established safety standards
Equal Employment Opportunity:
As an equal-opportunity employer, M2 Strategy is committed to a diverse workforce. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access M2 Strategy’s career website as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by contacting M2 Strategy Talent Acquisition Team, m2.apply@m2strategy.com, 703-822-5600.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.
