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DroneShield Limited —Greater Adelaide SA
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ADF Commercial Lead (AU)

DroneShield Limited
Greater Adelaide SA

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Job Details

Full-time
3 days ago

Qualifications

Sales
Business development
Sales pipeline
Communication skills

Full Job Description

Work with cutting-edge AI technology that helps make the world a safer and more secure place. DroneShield (ASX:DRO) develops market-leading counter-drone solutions used by military organisations, government agencies, airports, critical infrastructure operators, and law enforcement operating in some of the most challenging and high-stakes environments in the world. Employees work at the forefront of innovation, solving complex technical problems and delivering mission-critical capabilities where performance, reliability, and speed matter.

As an ASX200-listed company and the world's only publicly listed pure-play counter-drone business, DroneShield is experiencing rapid growth. Revenue increased from A$57 million in 2024 to more than A$217 million in 2025, supported by record profitability, a global sales pipeline exceeding A$2.5 billion, and annual R&D investment of over A$50 million.

Since 2017, DroneShield has grown from 11 employees to more than 550 globally, with operations across Australia, the United States, Europe, and the Middle East, supporting customers in over 70 countries.

About the role

The ADF Commercial Lead is a senior, hands-on commercial role responsible for building and executing DroneShield’s Australian Defence Force go-to-market activity as a focused capability provider. The role will lead day-to-day sales engagement with Defence, CASG and Australian prime contractors, with a strong emphasis on Defence procurement execution, ASDEFCON processes, stakeholder mapping and disciplined opportunity management. Reporting directly to the Chief Commercial Officer, this position will work closely with the tendering team and internal technical stakeholders to engage the Defence market, build credible pathways into priority programmes, and convert adjacent activities into funded opportunities.

The role can be based in Canberra, Adelaide or Sydney.

Responsibilities, Duties and Expectations

Own the Australian Defence Force commercial account strategy and day-to-day sales activity, positioning DroneShield as a focused capability provider to Defence and as a sub-tier capability partner to Australian primes
Lead Defence procurement execution for relevant opportunities, ensuring clear understanding of tender pathways, procurement requirements, response timelines and evaluation expectations
Apply strong ASDEFCON knowledge to support compliant, commercially sound and competitive tender responses, working with the tendering team and internal subject matter experts
Identify, qualify and progress opportunities to sell directly into Defence or through Australian prime contractors, with disciplined pipeline tracking and clear next steps for each opportunity
Develop and maintain a clear stakeholder and opportunity map for priority Defence programs, and adjacent pipeline-building initiatives
Build and manage relationships with Australian primes to support teaming arrangements
Convert periphery activities and credibility-building engagements into funded follow-on opportunities wherever there is a clear commercial pathway
Provide concise commercial updates, risks, blockers and recommendations to the Chief Commercial Officer, including escalation of decisions required to progress opportunities
Work closely with product, engineering, delivery, marketing and tendering stakeholders to ensure customer requirements are understood and translated into credible commercial responses
Represent DroneShield professionally in Defence and industry engagement forums

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

Significant commercial, sales, business development or capture experience within Defence, government procurement, primes, defence technology or a closely related environment
Proven track record of commercial sales into the Australian Defence Force
Existing Australian Government security clearance, or the ability to maintain the required clearance level for Defence customer engagement
Mandatory experience with ASDEFCON frameworks and Defence/CASG procurement processes
Strong understanding of how to navigate Australian Defence procurement pathways, stakeholder networks, tender requirements and prime contractor ecosystems
Proven ability to operate at a senior level while remaining hands-on and comfortable running day-to-day sales and stakeholder engagement activity
Demonstrated ability to build stakeholder relationships, develop account maps and create structured engagement plans in complex customer environments
Commercially astute, with the ability to qualify opportunities, understand customer drivers, manage pipeline discipline and translate technical capability into customer value
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to contribute to tenders, briefing materials, customer correspondence and internal commercial updates
High level of resilience, judgement and professionalism when operating in high-stakes, high-scrutiny customer environments
Ability to work cross-functionally with tendering, technical, product, delivery and executive stakeholders
Tertiary qualification in business, engineering, defence, law, public policy or a related field is desirable

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