Business Development Leader - North America

About the role

TTM Technologies, Inc. - Publicly Traded US Company, NASDAQ (TTMI) - Top-5 Global Printed Circuit Board Manufacturer About TTM TTM Technologies, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of technology products, including mission systems, radio frequency ("RF") components, RF microwave/microelectronic assemblies, and technologically advanced printed circuit boards ("PCB"s). TTM stands for time-to-market, representing how TTM's time-critical, one-stop design, engineering and manufacturing services enable customers to reduce the time required to develop new products and bring them to market. Additional information can be found at www.ttm.com The primary responsibilities of this job profile include: New account development and/or expanding existing accounts within an established geographic territory/product line. Position Summary: Aerospace & Defense (A&D); Business Development. This role will report to the Vice President of Business Development within the Customer Experience & Growth team in A&D. The Business Development team will have a lead role in driving new business for the A&D sector, including the Integrated Electronics (IE) and Interconnect Solutions (IS) business units, working in close coordination with the Customer Account teams, Engineering, Finance, and site Operations teams. Business Development will identify, develop, and capture new product business consistent with the A&D Sector strategy and capabilities. The successful candidates will leverage their market, customer, and product specific subject matter expertise to identify, pursue, and capture growth opportunities. This is a highly visible role, driving critical growth initiatives that will have a direct impact on the company's success. This is a full-time position in which the candidate will be expected to travel 50% of the time, primarily across North America, but occasionally to Europe and Asia. Duties and Responsibilities: Build strong pipeline of opportunities through customer base aligned with sector strategy, and document all opportunities in CRM Proven track record managing opportunities through complete BD lifecycle: qualification → shaping → capture → proposal → award Work with Engineering, Operations, and Pricing Teams to architect solutions that meet/exceed customer specifications while delivering competitive advantage in price/performance to ensure successful capture and execution of opportunities Deep understanding of end-to-end pipeline management from opportunity identification (early market intelligence, 18-48 months pre-RFP) through capture planning, proposal development, and contract award Develop and maintain relationships with customer program and engineering staff to identify opportunities to partner on new technologies or programs, ensuring early engagement, effective positioning to win, and maximum value realization Engage customers proactively to shape requirements before RFP release; influence specifications to align with company capabilities Build relationships at multiple levels: technical/engineering, program offices, contracting, end users Maintain lead tracking information throughout capture lifecycle, and pipeline status data to support BU reporting rhythm Apply structured capture methodologies (Phase Gate) to ensure disciplined pursuit decisions Experience with competitive intelligence, pricing strategy, and win theme development Coordinate closely with Customer Account Managers and Sales Team to ensure concurrent understanding of customer activity, competitive landscape, and price to win Develop/deliver bid/no-bid review packages to meet BU requirements and inform critical decision making Ability to translate complex technical capabilities into customer value propositions Experience presenting to executive leadership (internal) and senior customer officials (program managers, military officers) When required, perform Capture Management role working with cross-functional team to deliver successful capture strategies, achieve position/price-to-win objectives, and ensure high capture rates Work with Engineering and Operations Teams to drive identification and development of new capabilities enabling penetration on new programs, stand up of solutions, and the maintaining of market-leading capabilities Essential Knowledge and Skills: Deep experience and relationships in the A&D electronics ecosystem Possess strong understanding of the A&D customer environment, the DoW, OEM/Primes and/or other target customers, and knowledge/understanding of key programs at the DoW level Security clearance, or ability to obtain a clearance, highly preferred Demonstrated ability to build, develop and maintain relationships with leading A&D customers Strong understanding of PCB/Microelectronics industry, RF/MW products, Mission Systems, and design-to-specification solution selling Ability to rapidly gain a strong understanding of our existing products/capabilities & our competitors in the industry Demonstrat