Senior Director, Business Development - Satellites (TS/SCI Clearance)

Location: Chantilly, Virginia, United States; based at hirify.global's site. Frequent domestic and international travel of up to 50% is required.

Salary: $213,000–$320,000 USD base pay per year, plus potential stock or cash incentives and benefits.

Company

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

What you will do

• Lead business development initiatives for satellite solutions supporting defense applications and national security missions.
• Develop and execute capture strategies for large defense and civil space contracts with government agencies and prime contractors.
• Build relationships with customer stakeholders, strategic partners, and existing customers to expand business opportunities.
• Present satellite bus and complete satellite capabilities and represent hirify.global at customer meetings and industry conferences.
• Lead proposal activities, including technical, management, cost, schedule, and written proposal content.
• Monitor industry trends and competitors while coordinating with engineering, operations, and other internal stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or another technical discipline.
• 15+ years of business development, program management, or systems engineering experience in the aerospace sector.
• In-depth knowledge of government acquisition processes, government contracting, and the national security landscape.
• Proven record of securing contracts exceeding $20 million and managing strategic aerospace relationships.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance required.
• For work in US offices, eligibility to meet US ITAR requirements and authorization to work in the United States are required.

Nice to have

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

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan options.
• Paid vacation, holidays, sick leave, and parental leave.
• Potential company stock, cash incentives, employee stock purchase program, and additional discounts.
• Work involves collaboration, fast-paced projects, tight deadlines, and occasional exposure to production-area noise, dust, and fumes.