SVP, Government Affairs (Aerospace)

Location: Hybrid, with successful candidates located near Denver or Colorado Springs; the role also requires being based in or willing to relocate to the Washington, D.C. area, with some work performed on site.

Base salary: $255,000–$380,000 per year, plus equity and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors for space superiority and national security.

What you will do

• Own the government affairs strategy across the Department of Defense, U.S. Space Force, intelligence community, Congress, and state and local governments.
• Build relationships with congressional committees, senior administration officials, defense organizations, governors' offices, state legislatures, and economic development agencies.
• Advocate for policies, programs, funding priorities, acquisition strategies, and export-control frameworks aligned with the company's mission.
• Establish the state and local government affairs function to support manufacturing expansion, incentives, tax benefits, workforce development, and community engagement.
• Build and lead a government affairs team and partner with business development, legal, program, and executive leadership.
• Prepare policy analysis, briefing materials, talking points, and position papers for senior stakeholders.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in government affairs, public policy, or defense, with success developing and executing strategy at senior levels.
• Experience working inside government and navigating legislation, coalition building, PPBE, defense acquisition, authorizations, appropriations, export controls, and space policy.
• Deep relationships across OSD, U.S. Space Force, the Intelligence Community, Congress, and key Hill offices and committees.
• Experience building state and local government affairs capabilities and securing manufacturing incentives, tax benefits, and political support.
• Exceptional communication skills for explaining complex policy and technical concepts to government officials, board members, and internal stakeholders.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain required ITAR authorizations; eligibility for TS//SCI clearance is required.

Nice to have

• Senior government affairs experience at a leading defense or national security technology company.
• Experience at Palantir or a major defense prime with comparable relationships and strategic scope.

Culture & Benefits

• Mission-driven work focused on securing the space environment and countering national security threats.
• Health, dental, vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO, and paid holidays.
• 401(k) and parental leave.
• Equity participation.
• Hybrid work environment with required on-site work.