Director, SpaceX Partnerships & Strategy

Qualcomm; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 213,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Director of Business Development to drive day-to-day SpaceX-focused BD execution under the VP account strategy.

You will translate executive priorities into actionable opportunities, technical workstreams, and commercial proposals. The role involves identifying and advancing partnerships across Starlink, satellite connectivity, Snapdragon platforms, NTN capabilities, IoT, automotive, and edge devices, while ensuring alignment on priorities, ownership, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher with extensive sales/business development experience.
• Experience in strategic partnerships and executive engagement.
• Ability to translate partner needs into actionable plans and business cases.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day SpaceX-focused business development under VP account strategy.
• Identify and advance partnerships across Starlink, satellite connectivity, Snapdragon platforms, IoT, and more.
• Translate SpaceX requirements into platform opportunities, PoCs, roadmaps and engagement priorities.
• Maintain relationships with SpaceX product, engineering, partnerships, and commercial teams.
• Coordinate cross-functional engagement, prepare executive briefings, and progress deals from discussion to decision.
• Support deal structuring, business cases, and internal approvals.

Skills

Sales & BD

Strategic partnerships

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Associate's degree

High School diploma

Advanced degrees substituted

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Director of Business Development to drive day-to-day SpaceX-focused BD execution under the VP account strategy.

You will translate executive priorities into actionable opportunities, technical workstreams, and commercial proposals. The role involves identifying and advancing partnerships across Starlink, satellite connectivity, Snapdragon platforms, NTN capabilities, IoT, automotive, and edge devices, while ensuring alignment on priorities, ownership, and