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title: 'Sr. Business Development Manager- National Security at Esri'
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# Sr. Business Development Manager- National Security at Esri

- **Company:** Esri
- **Location:** Rotterdam, Canada
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-05-27
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14
- **Apply:** https://www.esri.com/careers/5144499007?gh_jid=5144499007

## Job description

## Overview

At Esri, our senior business development managers collaborate with distributors to co-sell and promote the adoption of Esri technology.  We invite you to utilize your enterprise sales and multi-channel software business development experience to provide geographic technology and solutions to the European region’s national defence, intelligence, and security agencies. You’ll work closely with Esri’s distributor network to help customers optimize and expand adoption of Esri technology, identify new areas of growth, and deliver expertise that helps deliver on their mission and vision.

This position may be based in the United Kingdom (UK) or Rotterdam, Netherlands.

## Responsibilities

- Drive opportunities. Able to articulate business value with customers and distributors of diverse scope within the Europe region to create opportunities within new lines of business and market segments. Proactively drive value and growth across distributor, customer, and Esri.
- Think strategically. Expertly speak, present, and negotiate with executives and key stakeholders. Possess strong global and financial skills and provide input into business and strategic growth plan for the region. Demonstrate expert knowledge of product components, application, and GIS value propositions of Esri technology in the Europe region.
- Partner with others. Build and nurture long-term partnerships with customers and distributors. Facilitate client and distributor meetings that contribute impactful ideas. Influence those internally and externally through communication of ideas and strategies at all business levels. Actively share knowledge and support/mentor team members.
- Drive results. Lead the ‘Executive Review’ with distributors to finalize terms and conditions of an enterprise agreement. Demonstrate the ability to be put into any competitive situation and displace competition through research and advanced industry/country knowledge.

## Requirements

- 5+ years of experience successfully supporting the needs of gathering and designing technical specifications to solve a customer's needs
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a NATO security clearance, as required by applicable laws and contractual obligations
- Experience working in national security, including defence and intelligence or Public Safety
- Understanding of GIS, Esri technology, and national security as they relate to one another
- Experience selling enterprise software solutions directly and through a channel
- Expert in negotiation and strategic engagements
- Advanced story telling skills and experience presenting at conferences and executive level engagements
- Ability to quickly learn new technology and translate it into solutions that address customer needs
- Mastery of English and other languages as needed (verbal and written)
- Understanding of GIS, Esri technology, and national security as they relate to one another
- Bachelor’s degree in GIS, business administration, or a related field
- Ability to travel globally 25-50%

Recommended Qualifications

- Experience working with defense, intelligence, and border control organizations
- Experience working with the national public safety industry, including law enforcement, emergency management, and emergency services
- Knowledge of national security industry players, including technology partners, competitors, funders and more
- Experience working in the areas of BI, marketing, market planning, supply chain, or other key business areas
- Experience working for a global consulting organization involved in business process improvement in the areas of engineering, operations, customer care, and finance
- Demonstrated experience in co-developing proposals to respond to RFPs, RFIs, and tenders as appropriate
- Master’s degree in GIS, business administration, or a related field

Questions about our interview process? [We have answers](https://www.esri.com/content/dam/esrisites/en-us/media/pdf/interviewing-in-business-development.pdf).

## #LI-KH3

## #LI-ONSITE

The Company

At Esri, diversity is more than just a word on a map. When employees of different experiences, perspectives, backgrounds, and cultures come together, we are more innovative and ultimately a better place to work. We believe in having a diverse workforce that is unified under our mission of creating positive global change. We understand that diversity, equity, and inclusion is not a destination but an ongoing process. We are committed to the continuation of learning, growing, and changing our workplace so every employee can contribute to their life’s best work. Our commitment to these principles extends to the global communities we serve by creating positive change with GIS technology. For more information on Esri’s Racial Equity and Social Justice initiatives, please visit our website [here](https://www.esri.com/en-us/racial-equity/overview#engage-communities).

If you don’t meet all of the preferred qualifications for this position, we encourage you to still apply!

Esri is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email askcareers@esri.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.

[Esri Privacy](https://www.esri.com/en-us/privacy/overview) Esri takes our responsibility to protect your privacy seriously. We are committed to respecting your privacy by providing transparency in how we acquire and use your information, giving you control of your information and preferences, and holding ourselves to the highest national and international standards, including CCPA and GDPR compliance.

## About Esri

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Esri is the global market leader in geographic information system (GIS) software, location intelligence, and mapping, enabling organizations to solve complex problems through a geographic approach.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately held, debt-free)
- **Headquarters**: Redlands, California, USA
- **Founded**: 1969
- **Founders**: Jack Dangermond and Laura Dangermond

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Software, Location Intelligence, Geospatial Analytics, Mapping
- **Target customers**: B2B, B2G, and B2E (Enterprise, all levels of government, nonprofits, and educational institutions). Serves over 700,000 customer organizations, including 70% of the largest global companies, most national governments, 30,000 cities and local governments, all 50 US states, and 12,000 universities.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To empower all organizations to embrace a geographic approach, creating and sharing multidisciplinary knowledge to make better decisions, building sustainable prosperity while safeguarding the planet. Their vision is to "transform society and design a better, more sustainable future."

## Products & Services
- **ArcGIS**: A comprehensive and scalable digital mapping and analytics software platform. It is the core product, offering tools for data visualization, spatial analysis, real-time situational awareness, data sharing, and collaboration. It is used across industries for operational intelligence, market analysis, risk assessment, supply chain management, urban planning, and more.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (Private company, debt-free).
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The company invests 30% of its annual revenue into research and development.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Privately held with no external investors. Partners include a global ecosystem of thousands of partners who provide solutions, implementation services, and content. Strategic partnerships are pursued to advance geospatial technology.
- **Growth Signals**: Employs over 6,000 people from 73 countries with 49 offices worldwide, including 11 R&D centers. Honored in Inc.’s inaugural Best in Business awards. Continues to expand its workforce and global reach, driven by the increasing importance of location intelligence in addressing climate change, sustainability, and social equity.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Market Leadership & Scale**: The undisputed global market leader in GIS software with an enormous, entrenched customer base across all sectors (private, public, nonprofit).
- **Deep R&D Investment**: A massive 30% of annual revenue is reinvested into R&D, ensuring continuous innovation and technological leadership in geospatial analytics, AI, and mapping.
- **Long-Term Stability & Independence**: Privately held and debt-free since 1969, allowing for a long-term, sustainable growth strategy without pressure from external investors.
- **Comprehensive Ecosystem**: ArcGIS is a complete, integrated platform that is highly interoperable and supported by a vast partner network, creating a strong ecosystem lock-in.

## Strategic Focus
- **Geographic Approach to Global Challenges**: Prioritizing the use of GIS and location intelligence to tackle major global issues like climate change, sustainability, supply chain resilience, public health, and social equity.
- **AI & Enterprise Technology**: Under the leadership of CTO for Enterprise and AI Technologies, Jay Theodore, the company is focused on the long-term vision of integrating AI and advanced analytics into the ArcGIS system.
- **Open & Interoperable Systems**: Committed to keeping technology open and interoperable to foster collaboration and broad adoption.
- **Expanding Impact**: Continuing to grow its customer base and influence, particularly in national government, city planning, and scientific research.

## Why Work Here
- **Impactful Work**: Employees are motivated by the knowledge that their work supports organizations around the world in solving difficult problems related to sustainability, equity, social justice, science, and humanitarian aid.
- **Culture & Environment**: Described as a supportive culture that encourages creativity, conversation, and collaboration with incredible coworkers. The environment is engaging and focused on making a difference.
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive benefits include fully covered health premiums for employees and eligible dependents, 401(k) with matching, profit sharing (as a privately held company), generous paid time off, flexible schedules for work-life balance, and a robust employee assistance program.
- **Growth & Development**: Numerous educational resources are available, including training and scholarships to university degree programs to support personal and professional goals.
- **Diversity & Inclusion**: Employee networks include Asians and Pacific Islanders, African Americans, Hispanics, women, veterans, and the LGBTQ community. Esri is an equal opportunity employer.
- **Work Policy**: Offers flexible schedules; specific remote/hybrid policy is not explicitly stated on the careers page but is implied by the flexible schedule offering.

## Sources
1. [esri.com - About Esri](https://www.esri.com/en-us/about/about-esri/company)
2. [esri.com - About Esri Overview](https://www.esri.com/en-us/about/about-esri/overview)
3. [esri.com - Careers Overview](https://www.esri.com/en-us/about/careers/overview)
4. [esri.com - Working at Esri](https://www.esri.com/en-us/about/careers/working-esri)
5. [esri.com - Job Search](https://www.esri.com/en-us/about/careers/job-search)

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