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Head of Sales, DHS & Federal

UFORCE · United States | Remote · Remote

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About UFORCE

UFORCE is a Defence Technology business that specializes in combat-proven unmanned systems for air, ground, and marine operations. Backed by Squadra Ventures.

About the role

UFORCE is hiring a Head of Sales, DHS & Federal to build a funded, repeatable customer base for our unmanned maritime systems across DHS and the broader federal civilian community. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Demonstrated success winning meaningful revenue from DHS or comparable federal civilian agencies, with the ability to explain your contribution from opportunity shaping through award and adoption
  • Strong understanding of federal civilian buying behavior, including how operational needs become funded requirements and how pilots transition into recurring purchases
  • Relevant access to federal civilian operators, requirements owners, program offices, and contracting activities—and the ability to establish new relationships independently
  • Ability to earn operator trust and translate maritime law enforcement, search and rescue, security, or emergency response needs into credible use cases and demonstration plans
  • Applied knowledge of civilian budget cycles, appropriations, agency operating plans, and execution-year funding
  • Fluency in federal acquisition strategies, including FAR-based competition, schedules, IDIQs, alternative pathways, and partner channels
More about this role

UFORCE exists to make aggression unaffordable.

Founded in Ukraine and headquartered in London, UFORCE is a defence-technology company with operations across Europe, the United States and Asia.

UFORCE builds uncrewed vessels, ground robotics and aircraft, autonomy software, and the command-and-control layer that operates them together. Each platform is deployable on its own, and stronger as part of the system. Its product lines include the MAGURA family of uncrewed surface vessels, the NEMESIS family of strike platforms, the LIUT family of ground robotic platforms, and counter-UAS systems.

UFORCE is hiring a Head of Sales, DHS & Federal to build a funded, repeatable customer base for our unmanned maritime systems across DHS and the broader federal civilian community.

You'll own a distinct federal civilian sales motion—from identifying mission problems and building customer relationships to securing funding, winning contracts, and driving sustained operational adoption. Your customers will include USCG, CBP / Air and Marine Operations, DHS Science and Technology, and FEMA, alongside adjacent agencies such as NOAA, USACE, DOJ / DEA, and State / INL.

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