VP, Business Development - EMEA (Space)

Location: Toulouse, Occitanie, France / Remote EU; workplace listed as on-site. Relocation assistance to Toulouse is available when applicable.

Company

hirify.global provides governments, companies, and research institutions with end-to-end space missions by integrating, launching, and operating spacecraft, satellite systems, and software platforms.

What you will do

• Lead business development and sales across European commercial and institutional segments.
• Develop strategies to influence RFPs, customer priorities, and market visibility through stakeholder engagement and thought leadership.
• Coordinate proposal development and deal execution across technical and commercial teams.
• Identify, pursue, and close high-value opportunities with agencies, government bodies, and private-sector partners.
• Build and manage a dynamic sales pipeline using market intelligence to shape actionable strategies.
• Lead contract negotiations, deal structuring, strategic communications, and executive-level customer engagement.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in business development or customer-facing roles in the space, aerospace, or defense industries.
• Proven success securing high-value deals with European institutional stakeholders such as CNES, ESA, EC, DLR, or UKSA.
• Strong understanding of European institutional procurement processes and RFP cycles.
• Experience leading proposals and structuring deals with technical and commercial inputs.
• Technical fluency in space systems, satellite operations, or related technologies.
• Fluency in French and English, both written and spoken.

Nice to have

• Established networks with European institutional stakeholders or emerging space companies.
• Experience in fast-growing, entrepreneurial NewSpace companies or venture-backed startups.
• Background in satellite systems, mission operations, or space software development.
• Experience scaling business development operations or building repeatable sales processes.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity participation.
• Up to 35 days of paid time off, including vacations and RTT, with flexible working hours.
• Health and life insurance, lunch vouchers, and relocation assistance to Toulouse when applicable.
• Cross-office travel between San Francisco, Colorado, and Toulouse.
• Company and team off-sites and other team events.