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Our mission is to defend critical institutions - such as government, defense, and key commercial sectors - against these sophisticated threats by building cutting-edge, autonomous defense solutions.\nWe bring together expertise in AI, cybersecurity, and software to create products that seek to finally shift the advantage in security from offense to defense.\nOur Team and Values\nJoining Method means becoming part of an elite, mission-driven team that values innovation, transparency, and high standards. We work with purpose, embracing diverse perspectives and experiences while maintaining a high bar for quality.\nOur team is built around trust, efficiency, and respect. We believe in small, focused teams capable of tackling complex challenges and achieving outsized results. At Method, you will have the autonomy to drive initiatives forward, the support to navigate challenges, and the opportunity to shape the future of cybersecurity.\nRole Overview\nAs a USG Growth Lead, you will be responsible for building and leading Method’s engagement across various Department of War entities.\nYour principal responsibility will be identifying operational problems Method is uniquely positioned to solve and turning those opportunities into funded, enduring programs. You will own the account from initial customer engagement through opportunity shaping, capture, proposal development, contract award, and expansion.\nThis is a full-stack role spanning account strategy, customer engagement, business development, capture, proposal development, acquisition strategy, and internal coordination. It is designed for a dynamic, well-rounded leader who understands the cyber mission and is passionate about changing the game in cybersecurity.\nYou will be at the tip of the spear for identifying product-possible value, customer opportunities, and improvements to the business. You will work directly with Method’s founders, growth leadership, engineers, cyber operators, and deployment teams to translate mission needs into demonstrations, proposals, acquisition pathways, and operational deployments.\nThe right candidate will engage deeply with Method’s product, engage operator and senior leaders, personally craft to proposals, navigate the requirements and acquisition process, and remain accountable for moving opportunities through contract award.\nKey Responsibilities\nBuild and execute Method’s account strategy across DoW cyber mission units and acquisition organizations.\n\nManage customer stakeholders from operators and technical experts to senior executives, ensuring Method is gaining traction within the organization and solving critical problems.\n\nDevelop trusted relationships with operational leaders, technical stakeholders, requirements owners, acquisition professionals, funding stakeholders, and industry partners.\n\nLead customer discovery 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