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Growth Lead- Army Fires

Forterra · Huntsville, AL · On-site

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About Forterra

About Forterra At Forterra, we are unleashing autonomy at scale to transform the battlefield. Backed by SoftBank VF.

About the role

management. You will own the customer strategy, build the pipeline, and personally lea the work of We are filling two portfolios, and you should apply to the one that matches your background:

What they're looking for

  • 10–20 years of relevant experience across Army operations, requirements, acquisition, program offices, or the defense industry
  • Deep familiarity with Army capabilities, organizations, requirements processes, acquisition pathways, experimentation, testing, and funding—and how a program moves from operational need to funded program
  • Demonstrated willingness to personally drive capture: shaping, stakeholder mapping, competitive positioning, proposals, and close
  • The credibility and seniority to represent Forterra independently with senior Army customers
  • A strong sense of urgency and ownership, and comfort driving outcomes in ambiguous, fast-changing settings
  • Based in or willing to relocate to Huntsville, AL (Fort Sill, OK also considered), with frequent Huntsville engagement and travel to Washington, DC roughly monthly
More about this role

About the role

Forterra is a leading provider of autonomous systems for ground-based movement in the working world.

Amongst some of the earliest innovators in the field of driverless technology, Forterra is focused on

building systems that protect front-line soldiers and enable civilian workers in our industrial base. Forterra

is the go-to provider of autonomous mission systems for the U.S. Department of War, providing advantage

to the warfighter in all environments

We are hiring Growth Leads to own portfolios at the intersection of autonomous mission systems and the

Army’s most pressing capability gaps. These are portfolio-owning growth roles, not just account

management. You will own the customer strategy, build the pipeline, and personally lea the work of

capture; from shaping an operational need into a requirement, through award, and into execution.

We are filling two portfolios, and you should apply to the one that matches your background:

  • Army Autonomous Multi-domain Fires: Growth, capture, and customer strategy for autonomous ground systems supporting Army Fires and multi-domain effects: long-range fires, launchers, mobility, targeting, fires networks and distributed...

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