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Job Survey: Asia Pacific Business Line Manager - Defence

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Location: Sydney, Australia
Company: URS Corporation
Experience: Executive
Highest Level of Education: Other Graduate Degree



Job Responsibilities
Coordination of a national defence BD team. Liaison and project pursuit/capture with all divisions of the US parent companies. BD and marketing in the local Defence and defence industry sectors. Participation in multi-national marketing and pursuit activity. Development of a sector business paln and its implementation.
Uppers
Independence in project pursuit within very broad senior management guidance. After agreeing a set of KPIs, I'm allowed to pursue with minimal senior management interference. I greatly appreciate the lvel of trust and independence this creates. Working with a strong and focussed multi-national team. Variety in the scope of Defence and defence industry work.
Downers
Bid loses!
Lifestyle
Regular, long working hours. Frequent internal travel and six monthly trips to the US. Opportunity for further regional travel as market share grows. Strong sense of team membership in the workplace and a willingness, throughout the global corporate network, to help each other in the pursuit and winning of business.
Compensation
A$180,000.00 per annum with a 10% annual bonus on achieving KPI. Emplyer funded superannuation of 9% of salary. Salary sacfrifice for car, additional superannuation and entry to the company share scheme.
Advice to Jobseekers
You need to be a well motivated self-starter with good industry contacts and a willingness to get out and engage the client.

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