Director, US Satellite Growth & Business Development

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 232,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Onsite meals and snacks

Job summary

Vast, headquartered in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Director, Satellite Business Development – Domestic (US) to lead commercial growth in US satellite communications, Earth observation, sensing, and in-orbit compute. This role will drive engagement, capture strategy, and partnerships with primes to advance Vast’s satellites business.

Reporting to the SVP, you will blend hunter instincts with closing skills, maintain senior relationships, and coordinate across engineering, legal, and export-control

Qualifications

• 10+ years of US space/aerospace business development, sales, or capture management.
• Proven track record of originated and closed deals in the tens of millions.
• Executive-level relationships with potential customers.

Responsibilities

• Develop US commercial market strategy across satellite comms, Earth observation, sensing, and in-orbit compute.
• Lead customer engagement, opportunity identification, and capture strategy.
• Negotiate and close contracts with primes and customers across multi-million-dollar missions.

Skills

Business development

Contract negotiation

Relationship building

Strategic thinking

Space/aerospace knowledge

Communications

Leadership

Proposal development

Opportunity management

Networking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Space/Engineering or Business

MBA (preferred)

Tools

CRM (Salesforce)

Proposal software

ITAR/EAR compliance

Job description

Vast, headquartered in Long Beach, CA, seeks a Director, Satellite Business Development – Domestic (US) to lead commercial growth in US satellite communications, Earth observation, sensing, and in-orbit compute. This role will drive engagement, capture strategy, and partnerships with primes to advance Vast’s satellites business.

Reporting to the SVP, you will blend hunter instincts with closing skills, maintain senior relationships, and coordinate across engineering, legal, and export-control