Commercial Lead (Space)

Location: Reading (London), United Kingdom; hybrid with one dedicated remote day per week

Company

hirify.global Space develops ultra-low-Earth-orbit satellites operating at approximately 200 km to advance global connectivity and insight.

What you will do

• Build and lead a high-performing commercial function covering government agencies and large enterprises, including satellite primes and OEMs.
• Shape opportunities before tenders open, manage capture plans, and lead bid/no-bid decisions, proposals, clarifications, BAFOs, and presentations.
• Negotiate supply, licensing, co-development, IP, warranty, liability, service-level, and milestone-based agreements.
• Develop partnerships and consortia with primes, SMEs, universities, and test partners.
• Own pipeline forecasting, stage gating, ACV/TCV, win-rate, cycle-time, and stage-conversion metrics.
• Represent hirify.global at industry events and customer engagements while mentoring the commercial team and informing product and pricing decisions.

Requirements

• Direct experience selling satellites or space hardware is required; candidates without space-industry sales experience will not be considered.
• At least 5 years of experience in business development or key accounts, including government procurement and large-enterprise buying centres.
• Experience owning the full sales cycle, from pre-tender shaping and capture planning through proposal leadership, negotiation, and contract close.
• Strong knowledge of competitive bids, public-sector procurement, complex negotiations, licensing, co-development, IP, and risk allocation.
• Ability to translate propulsion, LEO satellite platforms, qualification, and test-readiness concepts into customer value and business cases.
• Proven leadership, mentoring, CRM, forecasting, stakeholder management, presentation, and communication skills; willingness to travel for customer meetings and negotiations.

Nice to have

• Experience at a small satellite company that scaled into a large business.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on ion propulsion and an ultra-low-Earth-orbit satellite platform.
• Ownership across the full satellite technology lifecycle.
• Competitive salary with equity participation.
• Private health insurance including dental and optical coverage, plus annual healthcare check-ups.
• Visa sponsorship and relocation support are available for candidates joining from abroad.