Director, Satellite Business Development & Commercialization - Domestic (Satellite)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; remote work within the US is considered only on an exception basis. The role requires 40–50%+ travel.

Salary: $151,000–$232,000 USD annually, depending on level, experience, and demonstrated capability.

Company

hirify.global develops space stations, satellite platforms, and space infrastructure for government, corporate, and private customers.

What you will do

• Develop and execute the US commercial market strategy for satellite communications, Earth observation, sensing, and in-orbit compute.
• Build market intelligence, competitive positioning, opportunity prioritization, capture strategies, and commercial pipeline forecasts.
• Engage constellation operators, Earth observation companies, and commercial primes from opportunity identification through mission scoping and concept development.
• Develop teaming relationships with commercial primes and coordinate with the National Security team on government programs routed through commercial partners.
• Lead proposals and cross-functional contributions from engineering, program management, finance, legal, and export-control teams.
• Negotiate and close contracts for satellite bus platforms and related services, from initial missions to constellation-scale production agreements.

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant US space or aerospace business development, sales, or capture-management experience.
• Demonstrated success originating and closing commercial space contracts, including deals in the tens of millions of dollars or above.
• Established senior- and executive-level relationships across the US commercial space value chain and knowledge of the competitive landscape.
• Experience in launch, satellite bus, payload, prime integration, or space operations, with a strong technical understanding of complex systems.
• Excellent communication, analytical, collaboration, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work independently in a lean, fast-paced environment.
• Must be a US person or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing because the role provides access to information and items subject to US export controls.

Nice to have

• Ability to obtain and maintain a US government security clearance.
• Experience teaming with or selling through defense primes on space programs.
• Familiarity with ITAR, EAR, and government-adjacent commercial contracting.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time exempt employment with company equity.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Paid time off, parental leave, disability insurance, life insurance, and access to a 401(k) plan.
• Access to ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare, and other discounts.
• Onsite food perks including snacks, coffee, drinks, dinner meals, and subsidized lunch.