Director of Business Development (Aerospace)

Location: Munich, Germany; Workplace: On-site

Company

hirify.global develops communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms.

What you will do

• Develop business opportunities and customer relationships across the European space market.
• Analyze commercial and defense aerospace telecommunications electronics markets, potential, and trends.
• Identify and pursue new opportunities with commercial, government, institutional, defense, and research customers.
• Prepare and submit RFI and RFP responses, develop win strategies, shape deals, and coordinate teaming approaches.
• Work with engineering and product development teams to communicate market gaps, customer needs, product capabilities, and roadmap priorities.
• Represent the company at industry events and lead activities supporting top-line revenue growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business-related discipline.
• At least 10 years of relevant business development experience in the space or aerospace industry.
• Experience developing business with government, institutional, and defense customers.
• Proven success identifying and capturing new opportunities, developing business plans, and supporting strategic campaigns and proposals.
• Knowledge of government contracting, acquisition trends, customer buying behavior, technology commercialization, and market analytics.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, presentation, organizational, and interpersonal skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Nice to have

• Proficiency in German and English, written and spoken.
• Experience in aerospace telecommunications and technology planning or commercialization.
• Startup experience.
• Ability to obtain relevant security clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to help establish the company’s first European office and grow the Munich team.
• High-impact work with direct exposure to leading European Union space programs.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Collaborative and innovative environment focused on the future of space communications.