Strategic Business Development Manager - Cyber Security

 DNV is seeking an accomplished and forward-thinking Strategic Business Development Manager to accelerate the growth of our cybersecurity and digital assurance portfolio across North America. This is a high impact leadership role for a business builder—someone who combines strategic vision with strong commercial instincts and the ability to execute.

You will spearhead market expansion efforts for key cybersecurity standards and assurance services, including ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 42001, SOC 2, and the development of CMMC, which represents a major strategic growth pillar for DNV. This role blends entrepreneurial strategy development with front‑line business development, guiding how DNV positions itself as a trusted partner in information security and digital transformation.

We are looking for a leader who can shape the future of this business: identifying market opportunities, building meaningful partnerships, influencing internal and external stakeholders, and driving measurable growth.

What You Will Do

Strategic Leadership & Market Development

• Develop and execute a comprehensive business strategy aligned with DNV’s five‑year growth ambitions, focused on expanding our cybersecurity and assurance services portfolio.

• Monitor evolving regulatory, technological, and industry trends—including data protection laws, AI governance, supply chain security, digital trust, and emerging cyber regulations—to identify future growth pathways.

• Partner with service line leaders, technical experts, and product managers to refine current offerings and shape new service innovations that meet market needs.

• Elevate DNV’s presence through thought leadership—representing the business at industry events, webinars, conferences, and through strategic partnership engagement.

Sales & Business Expansion

• Lead the end‑to‑end business development cycle, from opportunity identification and pipeline creation to proposal development and contract negotiation.

• Promote DNV’s comprehensive cybersecurity assurance portfolio, including ISO/IEC 27001 certification, privacy and AI governance standards, digital trust assessments, SOC 2 services, and CMMC readiness and assessment offerings.

• Identify and pursue high‑value opportunities across key verticals such as manufacturing, healthcare, technology, energy, maritime, and financial services.

• Build strong, trusted relationships with CISOs, compliance leaders, quality executives, and senior decisionmakers across North America.

• Create compelling proposals, pricing strategies, and executive presentations that showcase DNV’s technical depth and high‑assurance methodologies.

Internal Collaboration & Operational Alignment

• Work collaboratively with global and regional audit teams, technical specialists, and delivery organizations to ensure seamless client experience and consistent execution.

• Provide actionable market insights to help evolve DNV’s services, improve operational efficiency, and strengthen market relevance.

• Coordinate closely with regional sales teams and DNV’s global commercial network to ensure alignment in messaging, business priorities, and go‑to‑market strategies.

• Generous paid time off (vacation, sick days, company holidays, personal days)
• Multiple Medical and Dental benefit plans to choose from, Vision benefits
• Spending accounts – FSA, Dependent Care, Commuter Benefits, company-seeded HSA
• Employer-paid, therapist-led, virtual care services through Talkspace
• 401(k) with company match
• Company provided life insurance, short-term, and long-term disability benefits
• Education reimbursement program
• Flexible work schedule with hybrid opportunities
• Charitable Matched Giving and Volunteer Rewards through our Impact Program
• Volunteer time off (VTO) paid by the company 
• Career advancement opportunities

**Benefits vary based on position, tenure, location, and employee election** 

DNV provides a reasonable range of compensation for this role. The actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors, including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and specific location. The range of starting pay for this role is $120,000 - $200,000 USD.

DNV is a proud equal-opportunity employer comm