Business Development Director
Corée du Sud; Corée du Sud; Séoul, Corée du Sud; Corée du Sud
Job ID 31517L3Harris 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 Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. 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.
Location: South Korea
About the role
Join our APAC Regional Sales Team and play a key role in driving the growth of L3HARRIS’ WESCAM MX series of precision optical sensors and targeting systems. Reporting to the Director, Regional Sales APAC, this high-profile role focuses on expanding market presence across one of our fastest-growing regions.
You will manage the full sales cycle—prospecting, qualifying, proposing, negotiating, and closing opportunities—while developing and executing effective sales and market strategies. The role also includes conducting competitive analysis, identifying new business opportunities, and supporting product and business planning.
Responsibilities include leading customer engagements, delivering sales presentations, participating in tradeshows and demos, and providing regular updates to senior management. Success in this role requires strong commercial acumen, strategic thinking, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
You’ll join a dynamic global Business Development team spanning four territories, supported by a network of local partners across APAC. Together, we combine market insight, innovation, and teamwork to drive sustained growth and customer success.
What the role will involve
The responsibilities of your role will include the following:
- Meet or exceed annual sales targets by driving field activities to achieve territorial goals aligned with company growth plans.
- Build and expand a strong pipeline of sales opportunities within assigned territories.
- Capture customer requirements to influence L3HARRIS WESCAM design solutions and successfully sell MX, CMX, and MatriX products across Air, Land, and Maritime domains.
- Promote current product capabilities and recommend product developments or enhancements to drive profitable growth.
- Act as the customer expert and lead capture efforts for business pursuits.
- Develop strategies for key pursuits in all domains and manage the transition of opportunities to operational teams.
- Coordinate with Sales Directors in other territories when OEMs pursue opportunities within your territory.
- Shape offset strategies and support the implementation of current offset programs.
- Maintain close communication with Program Managers and In-Service Account Managers to ensure ongoing business success and position for follow-on opportunities.
- Spend significant time networking and meeting customers outside the office or via phone.
- Travel up to 50% of the time.
What you’ll bring
The role requires the following experience and skills:
- Highly developed professional communication skills; fluent in English.
- Proven networking skills with diverse customer groups, including users, acquisition leads in ADFs, law enforcement, and military OEMs.
- Ability to build long-term, trusted-advisor relationships using technical, market, and platform expertise, both remotely and in person.
- Deep knowledge of the customer base, key stakeholders, and optimal routes to market.
- Strong preference for teamwork and collaboration.
- Demonstrated understanding of key sensor technologies and their applications.
- Energetic, enthusiastic, and proactive mindset.
- Polished, confident presenter with an outgoing personality, comfortable engaging senior customers.
Preferred Skills and Attributes
- Mastery-level knowledge in one or multiple technical areas.
- Recognized expert/resource by peers inside and outside the organization.
- Bachelor’s Degree with 9 years of relevant experience, or Graduate Degree with 7 years of related experience, or In lieu of a degree, 13 years of related experience.
- Recent, successful sales experience in National Security, Military, or Intelligence sectors across Air, Land, or Maritime domains.
- Military or Security sales experience, preferably with a large OEM.
- Proven track record of major military or security sales.
- Knowledge of the Korean defense ecosystem.
- Business experience across Asia is an asset.
- Knowledge of Offset Program processes; proven and approved offset record is a plus.
- Previous military experience is considered an asset.