Senior Director, Business Development (Satellites)

Location: Based at hirify.global's headquarters in Long Beach, California, United States; frequent domestic and international travel of up to 50% is required.

Salary: $213,000–$320,000 USD base salary annually. Total compensation, including equity: $277,000–$425,000 USD annually.

Company

hirify.global is an end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems for government and commercial missions.

What you will do

• Lead business development initiatives for satellite solutions supporting defense applications.
• Develop and execute capture strategies for large defense and civil space contracts with government agencies and prime contractors.
• Build long-term relationships with customer stakeholders and develop strategic partnerships.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to create technical, management, cost, schedule, and proposal content.
• Present satellite capabilities, including bus offerings and complete satellites, to customers and represent hirify.global at conferences and meetings.
• Monitor industry trends, competitor activity, and existing accounts to create and expand business opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or another technical discipline.
• 15+ years of experience in business development, program management, or systems engineering in the aerospace sector.
• Deep knowledge of government acquisition, government contracting, and the national security landscape.
• Proven success securing large contracts exceeding $20 million and managing strategic aerospace relationships.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance required.
• For U.S. office work, candidates must meet applicable ITAR requirements, including U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, qualifying refugee or asylee status, or eligibility to obtain required authorizations.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in aerospace engineering, a related engineering field, or business.
• Experience selling to U.S. national security or civil space organizations such as Space Force, NRO, SDA, NASA, or NOAA.
• Experience with satellite systems, payloads, platforms, proposal development, CRM software, and capture processes.
• Experience leading geographically dispersed teams and working with subject matter experts on technical and cost proposals.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced environment focused on innovation, teamwork, tight deadlines, and complex space missions.
• Company stock, an employee stock purchase program with a 15% discount, and a 401(k) plan with company match.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage; HSA contribution; flexible spending accounts; paid vacation, sick time, holidays, and parental leave.
• Disability and life insurance, fitness facilities where available, gym discounts, subsidized EV charging, and employee discounts.