Senior Defense Strategist

The role

The Senior Defense Strategist serves as a senior representative within the defense and national security community. You will develop relationships with Pentagon stakeholders and translate technical capabilities into strategic narratives.

What you will do

• Serve as a senior representative within the defense and national security community
• Develop trusted relationships with key stakeholders across the Pentagon
• Translate technical capabilities into compelling strategic narratives
• Anticipate where the defense enterprise is going
• Identify where capabilities can have the greatest impact
• Shape the conversation around the role Neros can play
• Engage senior military, civilian, policy, or industry leaders

Required qualifications

• Significant experience working in or closely with the U.S. national security establishment, particularly the Department of Defense
• Strong understanding of Pentagon decision-making, organizational dynamics, acquisition processes, and defense strategy
• Established network of relationships across relevant defense and security stakeholders
• Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical and strategic concepts clearly and persuasively to senior audiences
• Strong strategic judgment
• Experience engaging senior military, civilian, policy, or industry leaders
• Credibility and interpersonal skills to build genuine, trusted relationships
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving technology company
• Comfort representing a company and its technology in high-stakes, senior-level environments
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

About the company

Neros is a defense technology company rebuilding America’s drone industrial base. They design and manufacture high-performance unmanned systems.