Director Of Space Operations (Defense)

TL;DR

Director Of Space Operations (Defense): Owning the Space domain’s revenue, P&L, operational health, and mission success with an accent on profitable growth, delivery quality, and customer satisfaction. Focus on building scalable domain operations, managing complex government delivery risks, and aligning sales, delivery, product, and staffing decisions.

Location: Remote within the United States; active Top Secret clearance or eligibility to obtain is required. Significant travel of approximately 25–50% is expected.

Salary: $190,000–$250,000 base salary, plus commission eligibility and typical total on-target earnings of $340,000–$450,000.

Company

Mission-driven software organization delivering secure, cloud-native continuous integration, delivery, testing, and deployment solutions for U.S. defense and civil agencies.

What you will do

• Own annual domain revenue targets, pipeline coverage, forecasting, bookings, renewals, expansions, and cross-sales.
• Manage domain-level P&L and gross margins while approving staffing models, evaluating contract changes, and ensuring accurate financial reporting.
• Oversee delivery quality, customer satisfaction, government performance evaluations, predictability, and risk management across domain programs.
• Build, retain, and develop Mission Directors and supporting staff while addressing burnout, performance gaps, and staffing risks.
• Align Account Executives, Mission Directors, delivery teams, product teams, and operations around growth, retention, execution, and product priorities.
• Represent the domain in executive reviews, quarterly business reviews, and strategic planning.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret clearance or eligibility to obtain one.
• Experience owning revenue performance, P&L, gross margins, forecasting, and sustainable growth for a business domain.
• Experience leading sales and delivery operations, including renewals, expansions, customer satisfaction, and risk management.
• Ability to build and retain high-performing teams and manage staffing decisions against growth, margin, and delivery objectives.
• Ability to work remotely from the United States and travel approximately 25–50%.

Nice to have

• Experience with government performance evaluations such as CPARs.
• Background supporting defense, civil agencies, or other federal-market customers.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, cloud environments, infrastructure as code, GitOps, containers, and secure software delivery.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-focused environment centered on security, speed, user experience, and optionality.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with premiums fully paid by the company.
• Health savings account, life insurance, disability insurance, 401(k), stock options, and a home office budget.
• Flexible time off, federal holidays, extended Thanksgiving and winter holiday leave, and paid parental leave.
• Training, subscription, and conference reimbursement, including travel, lodging, and fees.