Director, Commercial Growth

Location: In-person in Los Angeles or Washington, DC. U.S. work authorization is required under ITAR regulations.

Salary: $158K–$240K plus equity

Company

hirify.global is a space infrastructure company developing phased-array ground stations and communications systems for satellite missions, including national security, global connectivity, and disaster response.

What you will do

• Drive end-to-end business development and commercial growth from early customer engagement through contract award and follow-on expansion.
• Build relationships with executives, technical leaders, procurement stakeholders, operators, and industry partners.
• Create and execute account and campaign strategies for priority customers, market segments, and partners.
• Identify and shape opportunities in commercial space communications, ground infrastructure, sensing, and data transport.
• Partner with product, engineering, mission management, and leadership teams to translate customer needs into strategy, positioning, capture, and program execution.
• Provide market, funding, and customer insights to guide product direction and long-term growth plans.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in business development, growth, capture, program strategy, or related roles serving commercial space or adjacent technology customers.
• Experience shaping or executing complex technical programs or opportunities for commercial space customers.
• Strong knowledge of commercial space markets, business models, and buying dynamics.
• Ability to work in person in Los Angeles or Washington, DC.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations under ITAR.

Nice to have

• Experience with SATCOM, direct-to-device or IoT connectivity, Earth observation, or the in-space economy.
• Experience in commercial space communications, ground infrastructure, sensing, or data transport mission areas.
• Experience engaging with commercial space operators, investors, prime contractors, or industry partners.
• Experience navigating commercial procurement and contracting in the space industry.
• Experience at an early-stage space or space-adjacent company.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on communications infrastructure deployed for real-world space missions.
• Collaborate across product, engineering, mission management, and leadership functions.
• Equity is included in the compensation package.
• Reasonable accommodations are available during the application and interview process.