Business Development Manager

Tsurumi Australia; Canberra; Remote; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ICEYE in Australia seeks a Business Development Manager for ANZ to drive the full sales cycle for Missions satellite programmes, building strategic relationships with defence and intelligence customers, and closing multi-year contracts.

You’ll own opportunity shaping, stakeholder mapping, and engagement planning across ANZ government and military organisations, with remote-first work and travel across the region and to Finland.

Qualifications

• Established personal network within ANZ intelligence community.
• 5+ years of strategic sales or business development in aerospace/defence/space/ISR.
• Proven experience selling to ANZ government/defence/public sector.
• Strong understanding of earth observation or SAR.
• Proven ability to run complex sales cycles.
• Willingness to travel across ANZ and to Finland.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a trusted network across ANZ defence and intelligence.
• Advise ICEYE teams on how users consume imagery and frame products.
• Identify key decision influencers and plan engagements from demonstrations to roundtables.
• Participate in ANZ exercises and feed lessons into product development.
• Maintain CRM discipline and provide market intelligence for planning.
• Support accreditation and maintenance of ICEYE DISP.

Skills

Strategic sales

Business development

ANZ government sales

Earth observation

SAR knowledge

Sales cycles

Travel willingness

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Role highlights:

• Business Development Manager, ANZ

• Location: Any Australian state capital cities, Canberra preferred

• Department: Mission Sales

• Reports to: VP Missions, Australia and New Zealand

• Employment type: Permanent

• Workplace model: Remote first, frequent travel expected

• Employment is subject to applicable security screening (incl. SUPO, where required)

Why this role matters:

As a Business Development Manager you’ll bridge the gap between ICEYE’s world‑leading ISR satellite capability and the people who use space based intelligence at the sharp end of Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) defence and national security. You will open doors, build credibility, and ensure the ANZ’s most important intelligence users understand what makes ICEYE genuinely different.

ICEYE is not the traditional defence prime. ICEYE is a different proposition entirely. We are one of the world’s fastest‑growing space company, and we are only at the beginning of what we intend to build in the ANZ.

From day one, you'll own the full sales cycle for Missions satellite programmes — identifying opportunities, shaping deals, and closing multi‑year contracts — with the autonomy to move at pace and build the strategic relationships that expand ICEYE's presence across the ANZ defence and intelligence market

Who We Are:

ICEYE is the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space. We deliver persistent monitoring capabilities to detect and respond to changes in any location on Earth.

ICEYE owns the world's largest and most advanced SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellite constellation. To our customers we provide intelligence with unmatched quality, latency and revisit times, in any weather, day or night. To governments who choose to operate their own constellation we provide this proven capability as a sovereign system.

ICEYE-built constellations serve customers in defence and intelligence, environmental monitoring, insurance and emergency management. We enable fast decisions that contribute to a safer future.

Founded and headquartered in Finland, ICEYE operates globally with over 1000 employees across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.

Your day‑to‑day responsibilities

• Build and maintain a trusted network of Intelligence and GEOINT practitioners across ANZ defence and intelligence: attending user engagements, demonstrations, and briefings to represent ICEYE credibly at the working level and stay close to user needs, priorities, and procurement timelines.
• Advise internal ICEYE teams (Missions, Data and Solutions) on how ANZ military and intelligence users consume intelligence imagery, what tradecraft matters, and how to frame ICEYE’s products in language that resonates with analysts and collection managers.
• Identify key decision‑influencers across ANZ government and military organisations, and plan, host, and lead ICEYE engagements, from technical demonstrations to senior roundtables, to build trust and advance ICEYE’s standing.
• Participate in ANZ military exercises that incorporate ICEYE capability, representing ICEYE at the operational level and capturing lessons that feed back into product and service development.
• Maintain strong CRM discipline and provide clear market intelligence to support business planning and decision‑making.
• Support the successful accreditation and maintenance of ICEYE DISP

What we’re looking for

Must haves:

• An established personal network within the ANZ Intelligence and defence intelligence community at the working and mid‑senior level (people who will take your call)
• 5+ years of strategic sales or business development experience in the aerospace, defence, space, ISR, earth observation, or related government technology sector.
• Proven experience selling to ANZ government, defence, or public sector organisations, with an existing network you can activate from day one
• Strong understanding of earth observation, ISR, or satellite‑based capabilities, ideally including SAR.
• Proven ability to run complex sales cycles, including lead qualification, opportunity development, capture planning, stakeholder mapping, and deal closure.
• Willingness to travel as required, primarily across the ANZ region and to Finland.

Nice to haves:

• Currently serving as a reservist, or recently transitioned from active duty within the last two years.
• Familiarity with SAR (and other ISR) satellite products, or experience working with commercial SAR (and other ISR) providers.
• Experience using Salesforce or another CRM.
• Sales training in Miller Heiman, Korn Ferry, Shipley, or a similar methodology
• Holds current ANZ Defence Security Clearance

Application Process

• Recruiter interview
• Hiring Manager Interview
• Peer interview(s)
• VP interview

Working at ICEYE

At ICEYE, you’ll join a diverse and highly engaged team united by the ambition to make the impossible possible. As a global scale‑up, we combine speed and ambition with the opportunity to take real ownership from day one. Your growth, wellbeing, and success are a priority, with continuous professional development, training opportunities, and a culture where collaboration is how we win.

How We Work (Our Values)

Make the impossible possible: We set ambitious goals and stay calm under pressure. We bring grit, optimism, and ownership when things get hard, and we keep moving until we find a way.

• Be curious: Go deep, ask questions, listen carefully, and think critically. Understand the “why” behind decisions.
• See the big picture: Stay close to what’s happening across the company so you can make better decisions. Consider how your work affects others.
• Drive effective teamwork: Create psychological safety, invite different perspectives, and build inclusive teams. There are no bad questions.
• Act as one team: We win together. We match tasks to the right owner and stay agile as priorities shift.
• Have fun: What we do matters—and it should be enjoyable. Celebrate progress, take pride in results, and share the wins.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to support your health and wellbeing, at work and beyond. We keep improving them based on employee feedback, and offerings vary by location. Talent Acquisition will confirm what applies for this role and location during the process.

Salary range is dependent on experience, and will be negotiated individually.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We want ICEYE to be a place where people can be themselves and do great work. Different backgrounds and perspectives make us stronger, which is why we work to create an environment where people feel included, respected, and able to speak up. Whatever your background, we want you to bring your authentic self to the table.

We’re committed to fair, inclusive hiring and equal opportunity. Everyone is welcome to apply. If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, tell us—we’ll do our best to help.

Read more about ICEYE and working with us at iceye.com.