Director, Satellite Business Development International (Satellite)

Location: Paris, France; flexible international location for markets outside the United States, including Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Ability to travel 50%+ of the time.

Company

hirify.global develops space stations, space infrastructure, satellite platforms, and future crewed systems for commercial, government, and defense customers.

What you will do

• Develop and execute international commercial and government market strategies across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
• Build competitive intelligence, prioritize opportunities, and manage capture strategy and pipeline development across allied and partner markets.
• Lead customer engagement, mission scoping, capability briefings, and early concept development for commercial operators, Earth observation companies, defense ministries, and government entities.
• Lead proposals and coordinate contributions from engineering, program management, finance, legal, and export-control teams.
• Negotiate and close international commercial, government, and defense contracts and associated services.
• Represent hirify.global at industry events and deliver senior-level presentations and briefings on satellite platform capabilities.

Requirements

• 12+ years of relevant experience in space or aerospace business development, sales, capture management, or government and defense contracting.
• Proven personal record of originating and closing contracts worth tens of millions of dollars or more.
• Established senior- and executive-level relationships across international space and defense markets.
• Experience with the space and aerospace value chain, including launch, satellite buses, payloads, prime integration, or operations.
• Deep understanding of international government procurement, partnerships, and export-control frameworks, including ITAR/EAR.
• U.S. person status or eligibility for deemed export licensing is required for access to U.S.-controlled information and items.

Nice to have

• Established relationships and credibility across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
• Fluency in relevant target-market languages such as French, Arabic, or Japanese.
• Experience coordinating with local government affairs teams.
• Familiarity with export-control regimes in international satellite programs.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time exempt position within a small, senior, founding commercial team.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Paid time off, parental leave, disability insurance, and life insurance.
• Equity and access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Onsite meals, snacks, coffee, drinks, wellness support, and other employee perks.