ForeFlight is looking for a Business Development Manager to join our Strategy team. This person will help us build and sustain long-term trusting relationships with partners, suppliers, customers, and other entities of strategic importance to ForeFlight’s business. This person will present and represent our company to potential clients and partners and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to identify, describe, and quantify opportunities for business development and expected benefits to ForeFlight, our partners, and our customers.

This person should be well-organized, responsive, and business-savvy and will be responsible for strategic opportunity cultivation and collaborating with other teams to ensure successful program execution. This position is for an individual with creative problem-solving skills familiar with customer needs and market trends in the aviation industry who can think outside the box to find practical and innovative solutions.

This position is based in any of our three offices, and remote options are available. Occasional travel to ForeFlight offices, conferences, and customer and vendor offices is required (up to 20%). A pilot or individual looking to pursue their private pilot license is a plus. 

Requirements:

• At least 2 years of professional experience preparing SWOT analyses, business cases and/or financial models
• Experience using ForeFlight products
• Savvy with PowerPoint, Keynote, or Google Slides and able to deliver engaging presentations tailored to varying audiences
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Organized, proactive, and flexible in scheduling meetings tracking action items
• BS degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Aeronautics, or related field
• Pilot's License or Relevant Aviation Experience

Preferred: 

• Experience in writing proposals, scopes of work, or contracts
• Excellent writing skills with a willingness to take good notes and effectively summarize key messages for senior stakeholders
• Prior experience in sales, business development, or product management
• Practical experience with CRMs such as Salesforce
• Background in data analysis (Excel/Sheets, SQL, Tableau)
• Comfortable using or discussing REST APIs, file transfer, and other product integration interfaces

About ForeFlight, LLC

ForeFlight produces the best-selling iPad and iPhone app for pilots flying personal and business aircraft, corporate flight departments, and aircraft operators. Customers include individual pilots worldwide, Fortune 500 corporate flight departments, state and federal agencies, leading operators, the military, and leading aircraft OEMs. We have been in the App Store since its grand opening in July, 2008 and are consistently ranked in the top 50 grossing iPad apps in the App Store.

We are known for our exceptional software user interface design and responsive, customer support. ForeFlight Mobile, our flagship application, was named Aviation Consumer's 2011 App of the Year and received Flying Magazine's Editors' Choice Award for 2011, 2012, and 2013. 

Why You Should Join:

At ForeFlight, we know you want a rewarding career. To do that, you need challenging projects, a good work environment, and awesome coworkers. We believe in our employees, and we

empower them to make a direct impact on our products and services messaging. We strive to provide ForeFlighters and their loved ones with a world-class benefits experience, focused on supporting their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing. Our benefits package includes but not limited to the following:

• Medical, dental, vision insurance with employer paid health premiums
• Open PTO Policy
• 401(k) with up to 10% company matching and immediate vesting
• 10 Weeks Paid Maternity Leave
• 4 Weeks Paid Paternity Leave
• Flight Training Rewards
• Tuition Stipend