Commercial Launch Operations Lead — Data-Driven Strategy

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP

Hawthorne (CA)

On-site

USD 80,000 - 125,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Business Operations Lead to report to the Director of Commercial Sales. You will lead market forecasting, competitive intelligence, and drive automation across the team, working closely with engineering to align product direction with future customer needs.

The role requires strong Excel and PowerPoint, plus analytics with Python/SQL/Tableau/Power BI. Onsite in Hawthorne with travel as needed; compensation includes potential stock awards and comprehensive

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a technical or business discipline or 5+ years of experience in place of a degree.
3+ years of experience in consulting, engineering, product management, operations, FP&A, banking, and/or entrepreneurship.

Responsibilities

Create compelling communications materials in support of our efforts to increase access to space and our position as an industry leader.
Utilize technical tools (Python, SQL, etc.) to define and develop sales‑specific metrics and dashboards that track pre‑sales performance and post‑sales health.
Integrate with sales, finance, and customer success teams to identify initiatives for improvement of SpaceX’s business outlook, including developing, tracking, and executing business initiatives with SpaceX’s leadership.
Engage SpaceX leadership with quantitative and qualitative updates on performance and opportunities.
Create and maintain a database of technical competitive intel to ensure sales leads are well informed when developing competitive analyses.
Support all sales directors with their respective regions and clients, pitching in wherever needed.
Build, maintain, and improve data models, forecast models, dashboards, and data pipelines.