Senior Business Development Manager, Satellite Constellations

Location: Washington D.C. Metro Area, San Jose, California, or El Segundo, California. The position requires access to U.S. export-controlled information; applicants must meet applicable U.S. person, export authorization, or export-control eligibility requirements.

Salary: $147,000–$164,000 base annually; OTE $294,000–$328,000 including target commission at 100% quota attainment. Commission is uncapped, with an equity grant and benefits.

Company

hirify.global designs, builds, and operates LEO satellite constellations that deliver mission-critical remote-sensing data for climate monitoring and national security.

What you will do

• Drive near- and long-term growth in Department of War and Intelligence Community markets.
• Lead customer engagement, pipeline development, capture activities, proposals, and RFI responses.
• Develop customer engagement plans and executable strategies for target organizations.
• Create win themes, coordinate technical solutions with engineering, develop Price to Win, and review proposal content.
• Collaborate with engineering, legal, finance, and other business development staff on opportunities.
• Translate customer input into product and technology roadmap priorities.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional experience in aerospace or defense, including 5+ years in business development.
• Experience with U.S. Government captures and supporting or leading proposals.
• Demonstrated success capturing space business within the Department of War.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, lead through uncertainty, and collaborate across functions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; comfort working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to obtain a security clearance and satisfy U.S. export-control access requirements. Travel of up to 35% is required.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in a technical field.
• Experience delivering to the Department of War or Intelligence Community.
• Knowledge of space-based environmental monitoring, remote-sensing satellite development, or mission operations.
• Previous P&L responsibility and experience with diverse U.S. Government customers.
• Understanding of systems engineering processes and system architectures.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with equity compensation.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus 401(k), disability, and life insurance.
• Three weeks of paid vacation for new employees, 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time, and paid parental leave.
• Commitment to diversity, equal employment opportunity, and reasonable accommodations.