[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Safran jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/safran/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Safran · Remote # Business Development Director - Americas Remote Remote Director Sales Listed on Safran’s official careers site. Posted October 16, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Safran’s careers site →](https://careers.safran-group.com/job/job-business-development-director-americas-_187891.aspx?LCID=1033) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Safran](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/safran/) / Business Development Director - Americas ## Job description The position is responsible for enhancing & strengthening the customer relationship with the assigned key airlines and lessors mainly in North America but could include South/Latin America. The successful candidate will support business growth across SAFRAN Group including Aerosystems, Cabin Group, Seats Group, Landing Systems, Electronic and Defense, Electrical & Power and Nacelles while supporting related Aftermarket activities of these Safran companies. ### Responsibilities/Duties - Develop, maintain and enhance relations between Customers and SAFRAN leadership. Create and facilitate a formal contact plan for relationship-building meetings between SAFRAN personnel and their airline counterparts. - Help to achieve positive SAFRAN image and recurring business - Frequent, consistent, and regular engagements with key customer accounts - Organize periodic business review meetings, product previews and demonstrations. - Contribute & support SAFRAN's strategic business growth and objectives. - Develop and coordinate a SAFRAN-wide account strategy for assigned customers, ensuring alignment of customer priorities, engagement plans, business opportunities and executive interactions across part - Provide accurate and timely information to SAFRAN personnel and maintain all relevant information about the assigned customer account(s) including strategic & engagement plan, mapping key customers landscape, fleet data, future fleet plans, sales opportunities, competitors positioning, etc. - Support SAFRAN company's annual sales and marketing plans. When appropriate, support successful closure of sales campaign using information & guidance provided by SAFRAN's Groups. - Provide intelligence and support the Sales teams in RFQs/tender/bids, and bundle proposals that are financially and operationally feasible. - Promote SAFRAN's products and concepts. Identify opportunities and anticipate the future requirements from customer(s). - Primary customer focal for all SAFRAN assigned Companies for linefit / retrofit opportunities and other opportunities, which may occur. - Act as the voice of the customer within SAFRAN, communicating customer priorities, expectations, strategic direction and key concerns to relevant SAFRAN companies and leadership. - Support Aftermarket activities of Safran entities, monitor significant customer performance concerns, and facilitate cross-company coordination and executive engagement to prevent or resolve escalations. - Support awarded programs through key development and entry-into-service phases, facilitating customer communication and cross-functional coordination in the event of significant delays, disputes or performance concerns. - Set-up and coordinate regular executive level meetings (ERM, BRM,…) between airlines and SAFRAN companies - Participate in and host Customers at major industry shows and events. - Assist in the identification of potential useful business partners that fully comply with SAFRAN Trade Compliance requirements. - Host and attend frequent telecons and virtual meetings. - Fully support accounts receivable efforts. - Provide timely and accurate reports including but not limited to: updated information about assigned key accounts. - Be capable of acting on behalf of, or in lieu of VP BDA as requested. - Support in the analysis, verification, and preparation of market intelligence. ### Key Success Measures - Contributes to business growth and positive image of SAFRAN. - Meets strategic business objectives. - Customers' satisfaction and appreciated or recognized by the Customer(s) as a SAFRAN “go-to” person. - Branch Sales and Executive Management satisfaction. - Ensure Trade Compliance standards are fully adhered too. - Demonstrated ability to establish, build and maintain effective relationships with Customers and achieve business growth objectives. - Excellent level of English skills (spoken & written) is mandatory - Effective communicator with multiple stakeholders to achieve desirable outcomes. - Adaptability to local culture (political, geopolitical and industrial environment, language(s), decision-making circuits and processes, within the framework of a campaign, implicit or explicit choice criteria, formalism, influences, etc.) and local regulations - Excellent understanding and execution of digital applications for marketing and sales required. - Bachelor's degree required, degree in Business/Engineering fields preferred; MBA preferred. -The selected candidate will need 8+ years of experience in commercial airlines, the Safran Group and aviation in general; significant experience in 1-2 of these areas could also suffice. - Experience in institutional / high level relations abroad is an additional asset - Knowledge in Aftermarket activities - Knowledge of Safran Group (organization, decision-making and communication processes, DIRI framework, etc.) and its products with a focus on those considered in the geographical area -Experience engaging commercial airlines in product development or sales efforts. Experience within the interiors segment is preferred. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Oct 16, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 19, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 19, 2026 - Listed for: 3 days - Location: Remote - Work arrangement: Remote[Apply on Safran’s careers site →](https://careers.safran-group.com/job/job-business-development-director-americas-_187891.aspx?LCID=1033) ## More jobs at Safran ### [Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/safran/jobs/666ed5a9a4e42f7d5ee6/) Remote ### [Talent Acquisition Business Partner](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/safran/jobs/911b46f7c685bde20cd3/) Remote ### [Talent Acquisition Hub Manager](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/safran/jobs/7c32d7eb59cfbf8b8949/) Remote ### [Talent Acquisition Specialist](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/safran/jobs/95a5cdea92e450f3f265/) Remote ### [ALTERNANCE Chargé(e) de Conformité Commerciale F/H](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/safran/jobs/f4bee68a43b686660026/) ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Business Analyst, Americas Sales](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sandisk/jobs/e74284c4812c53f3e987/) Sandisk ### [operations business development associate director nea](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/richemont/jobs/efdd221689cdfe64b3f9/) Richemont ### [Business Development Director](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/arrow-electronics/jobs/72d61bb2ba6dea35d6ea/) Arrow Electronics · Germany - Remote, Germany ### [New Business Development Director - Financial Services](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/accenture/jobs/b85591ca18de260ffb38/) Accenture ### [Director, AI Memory Business Development & Ecosystem Strategy](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sandisk/jobs/d0a9c7342d4fb7d5c713/) Sandisk OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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