M.C. Dean, Inc.

Director of Business Development

M.C. Dean, Inc., McLean

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About M.C. Dean
M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

Overview
About M.C. Dean
M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 7,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.
Why Join Us?
Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values—agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.
Responsibilities
We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Director of Business Development to lead the strategic acquisition and growth of large-scale clients who require integrated security solutions. This role is key to expanding our portfolio of enterprise clients. The Director will oversee the entire client journey, from acquisition through smooth transition and integration, ensuring high levels of client satisfaction and exceptional delivery by M.C. Dean. A particular focus will be placed on our developing product solutions, which are critical for clients with complex, large-scale integrated security systems that demand ongoing optimization, support, and scalable solutions.
Key Responsibilities

Lead efforts to acquire new enterprise clients. Target clients with a deep need for integrated security systems (e.g., video surveillance, access control, intrusion detection) and products that traditional integrators or OEMs cannot fully address.
Manage structured collaboration and seamless transition of new clients to operational teams, ensuring effective implementation of integrated security solutions. Work closely with both sales and operational teams to provide ongoing support during the transition and optimize system performance.
Maintain strong, ongoing engagement with clients throughout the transition phase to ensure their satisfaction. Foster long-term relationships by continually affirming client needs are met and staying involved with operations teams to ensure optimal service delivery.
Identify and execute opportunities to expand services within existing clients. This includes introducing new capabilities (e.g., system monitoring, cybersecurity, advanced analytics).
Drive the adoption and growth of managed services across the client base. Focus on improving client productivity through ongoing system optimization, remote monitoring, maintenance, and troubleshooting, all of which help clients scale and operate their security systems efficiently within complex environments.
Play a key leadership role in enabling the company’s broader growth strategy by driving the acquisition, retention, and expansion of enterprise clients. Work closely with senior leadership to align client-focused strategies with the organization's overall business objectives.
Leverage managed services to help clients improve the productivity and efficiency of their integrated security systems. Ensure that solutions evolve alongside the client's business needs, especially as they scale across multiple sites or operational environments.
Collaborate with leadership to evolve the sales lifecycle processes and tools needed to improve the effectiveness and expand our significant enterprise client engagements.

This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in driving the growth of our managed security services, contributing directly to the company’s success by acquiring, expanding, and retaining significant enterprise clients. If you are passionate about delivering innovative security solutions and optimizing client systems, we'd love to hear from you.
Qualifications
Clearance/Citizen Type: No clearance needed
Experience

15+ years’ experience in products and business development
Proven experience in enterprise client acquisition and relationship management, particularly within industries requiring integrated security systems (e.g., video surveillance, access control, fire alarms, and IoT-enabled security).
Strong expertise in managed services, including the ability to deliver ongoing support, optimization, and maintenance for complex, large-scale security systems.
Demonstrated ability to acquire, manage, and grow commercial accounts, with clear experience in meeting ambitious client acquisition targets (e.g., 2 new clients in 2025, 4 in 2026, and 6 in 2027).
Excellent project management skills, with the ability to oversee smooth transitions of new clients from sales to operational teams, ensuring that the integration of security systems is successful and supported throughout the lifecycle.
Ability to develop and execute strategic plans that drive client satisfaction, service expansion, and organizational growth.
Strong communication, negotiation, and problem-solving abilities, with a deep understanding of client needs in large-scale operational environments.
A proven track record in leading cross-functional teams to deliver customized, scalable solutions for complex client environments.
Experience working in the security, technology, or related industries, with a focus on integrated systems and managed services.

What We Offer

A collaborative team inspired by the way engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world for the better. We are driven by our core values of agility, expertise, and trust.
An opportunity to lead and build a business with the support of an industry-leading firm that has been in business for over 75 years.
Investment in your skills and expertise through a combination of professional and technical training programs, including leadership training and tuition reimbursement.
Open and transparent communication with senior leadership as well as local office management.

Abilities

Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
Sitting for extended periods of time. Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Seniority level

Seniority level
Not Applicable

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Job function
Business Development and Sales
Industries
Design Services

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