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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Key Partner Manager - Naval Air Defense

Business Development & PartnershipsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeRungis, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A higher education qualification in engineering or commerce and 5 to 10 years of experience in business development and/or sales, ideally in complex and international environments.
  • Experience in business development and capture strategy, particularly with international institutional clients.
  • Experience with Business-to-Government and Business-to-Business sales and negotiation techniques.
  • Knowledge of defense markets; experience in air defense or naval defense is advantageous.
  • Experience managing complex bids, coordinating bid teams, and conducting decision reviews.
  • Experience with commercial and contractual negotiation and managing relationships with clients, partners, and institutional stakeholders.
  • Ability to understand and promote complex, high-value technical solutions.
  • Fluency in English is essential.
  • Leadership, tenacity, negotiation ability, strong interpersonal skills, teamwork, autonomy, adaptability, and results orientation.

Responsibilities

  • Identify growth opportunities with key shipyards to anticipate their needs, constraints, and future acquisition campaigns.
  • Build and manage account plans and capture plans for priority campaigns, analyze the competitive environment, and share strategic direction with management and relevant teams.
  • Develop trusted relationships with key shipyards, promote Thales solutions, and communicate their differentiators against competing offers.
  • Lead offer development, coordinate sales, technical, and bid teams, develop the sales strategy, prepare decision reviews, and ensure proposal quality.
  • Conduct commercial and contractual negotiations within internal mandates, including framework agreements and amendments reflecting campaign-specific needs, and secure orders.
  • Coordinate relationships with internal and external stakeholders, participate in international trade shows, manage export license requests, and contribute to export business development.

Desired Qualifications

  • Professional experience abroad.
  • Knowledge of radars, weapon systems, or the naval domain.

About the Company

Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Thales designs and delivers critical technology for aerospace, defense, and digital security. Its products include electronics, software, and data-security systems that power air travel, payments, and modern military platforms, by integrating hardware and software to build systems such as avionics, radar, cybersecurity, and secure communications that collect sensor data and protect networks. It stands out through deep industrial experience, end-to-end solutions across defense, aerospace, and cybersecurity, and a focus on AI and quantum tech, aided by strategic acquisitions and partial state ownership. Its goal is to provide reliable, secure, and connected technologies that support national security, public safety, and everyday life by solving complex security and connectivity challenges.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Meudon, France
Founded
1893

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