Director, Business Development – Commercial Space

Location: Los Angeles, California, United States; on-site. Travel within North America is estimated at 25%.

Expected base salary: $150,000–$175,000 annually. Estimated OTE: $210,000–$250,000 annually, with equity and commission.

Company

hirify.global develops RF products and services and a scalable space communications platform for demanding space and defense missions.

What you will do

• Lead the U.S. go-to-market and sales strategy for the end-to-end space communications platform.
• Build executive-level relationships with satellite bus OEMs, prime contractors, and aerospace and telecommunications integrators.
• Own opportunities from prospecting and qualification through capture planning, proposals, negotiation, close, and post-award expansion.
• Develop account plans and negotiate LOIs, MOUs, pilot programs, and multi-year service agreements.
• Lead RFI/RFP responses and coordinate technical, pricing, legal, and leadership inputs.
• Use customer feedback and market analysis to inform product, engineering, and R&D roadmaps.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business-related discipline.
• 7+ years of relevant business development experience in space or aerospace industry segments.
• Experience developing and executing business plans and strategic campaigns from inception through customer engagement.
• Solid knowledge of the U.S. commercial space market; experience with U.S.-based prime contractors is a plus.
• Strong oral and written communication, presentation, and customer meeting leadership skills.
• Must meet U.S. ITAR eligibility requirements: U.S. citizenship, lawful U.S. permanent residency, protected individual status, or eligibility to obtain the necessary U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Nice to have

• Experience with startups and dynamic, high-growth environments.
• Experience partnering with U.S.-based prime contractors.

Culture & Benefits

• Equity participation.
• Commission-based compensation.
• Work focused on advanced RF and space communications technologies.
• Equal employment opportunity and an accessible hiring process.