Senior Manager, Marketing & External Engagement

Sierra Space; Centennial (CO); On-site; USD 156,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) with 150% match up to 6%

Life insurance

Paid time off (3 weeks)

Job summary

Sierra Space Corporation in Colorado is seeking a Senior Manager of Marketing & External Engagement to lead corporate marketing, brand activation, and external engagements. You will own the tradeshow strategy, develop customer-facing collateral, shape brand positioning, and oversee budgets and vendors.

The role requires strong executive presence, cross-functional collaboration, and a track record in high-visibility marketing initiatives within national security, civil space, or defense markets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in marketing, external engagement, customer engagement, events, communications, or related functions.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, high-visibility external engagements or marketing initiatives.
• Strong strategic and project-management skills, including experience managing significant budgets and multiple concurrent priorities.
• Ability to translate business objectives and customer insights into external engagement and marketing strategies.
• Strong executive presence and ability to work effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent writing, presentation, and communication skills.
• Experience managing agencies, vendors, and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Own Sierra Space's enterprise tradeshow and conference strategy, which covers annual planning, prioritization, budgets, sponsorships, exhibits, speaking opportunities, customer engagements, and executive participation.
• Develop customer-facing marketing collateral, presentations, capability materials, advertising, and brand assets, produced in partnership with Strategic Communications, Digital Engagement, and business teams.
• Shape Sierra Space's brand strategy and market positioning, turning business priorities and customer insights into a differentiated and compelling market presence.
• Manages external creative, graphics, exhibit, advertising, and marketing vendors and agencies, also owning the marketing and external-engagement budgets, schedules, contracts, and performance reporting.
• Creating post-event and campaign reports that assess customer engagement, business impact, lessons learned and future investment decisions.
• Maintains awareness of competitor positioning, industry activity, and emerging opportunities in the space and defense markets.

Skills

Executive presence

Strategic thinking

Project management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, or related discipline

Tools

CRM

Analytics tools

Job description

Sierra Space Careers:

At Sierra Space, we build the missions and systems that keep our world secure in the domain above Earth. Sierra Space team members share a spirit of innovation and collaboration and a belief that we can deliver on the boldest missions in space today. Together with our customers, we aim to safeguard our nation, sustain human presence in space, and secure the freedom of operations in low Earth orbit and beyond. Our success is measured by the trust of those who rely on what we build and deliver, and our technologies keep the United States and its allies mission-ready throughout space. We are mission-driven, and together, we are an extraordinary team.

About the Role

Sierra Space is seeking a strategic, highly collaborative Senior Manager, Marketing & External Engagement to lead corporate marketing, brand activation, and external engagement efforts.

About You

Our mission is driven by an unyielding commitment to advancing space-based technology in service of our customers and safeguarding national security. We seek individuals who are passionate about innovating beyond boundaries and relentlessly pursuing solutions that protect, preserve and empower – to join us in this critical mission. We’re looking for team members who align with our values, mission and goals – while also meeting the minimum qualifications below. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement. This role will translate company and business priorities into focused marketing strategies, campaigns, events, sponsorships, and customer-facing experiences that strengthen Sierra Space's position across national security, civil space, and commercial markets. The Senior Manager, Marketing & External Engagement will also own the enterprise approach to tradeshows and external engagements, ensuring investments are driven by clear business objectives, priority audiences, and measurable outcomes. This is a hand-on role requiring strategic judgment, strong execution, and close partnership with Communications, Government Relations, Business Development, program teams, and executive leadership.

Job Responsibilities

• Own Sierra Space's enterprise tradeshow and conference strategy, which covers annual planning, prioritization, budgets, sponsorships, exhibits, speaking opportunities, customer engagements, and executive participation.
• Develop customer-facing marketing collateral, presentations, capability materials, advertising, and brand assets fall, produced in partnership with Strategic Communications, Digital Engagement, and business teams.
• Shape Sierra Space's brand strategy and market positioning, turning business priorities and customer insights into a differentiated and compelling market presence.
• Manages external creative, graphics, exhibit, advertising, and marketing vendors and agencies, also owning the marketing and external-engagement budgets, schedules, contracts, and performance reporting.
• Creating post-event and campaign reports that assess customer engagement, business impact, lessons learned and future investment decisions.
• Maintains awareness of competitor positioning, industry activity, and emerging opportunities in the space and defense markets.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, business, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in marketing, external engagement, customer engagement, events, communications, or related functions.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, high-visibility external engagements or marketing initiatives.
• Strong strategic and project-management skills, including experience managing significant budgets and multiple concurrent priorities.
• Ability to translate business objectives and customer insights into external engagement and marketing strategies.
• Strong executive presence and ability to work effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent writing, presentation, and communication skills.
• Experience managing agencies, vendors, and external partners.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in aerospace, defense, space, or another complex technology sector is highly preferred.
• Experience working with government and national security customers or audiences.
• Familiarity with government procurement and customer environments.
• Experience using CRM, customer data, and analytics to inform marketing investments and engagement strategies.

Compensation

Pay Range: $155,584.00 - $213,928.00

Your actual base compensation will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related knowledge and skills, education, experience, internal equity and market competitiveness.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

To conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce.

Elevate Your Career

At Sierra Space, we are committed to your personal and professional development. We empower you to make profound and meaningful contributions and foster a vibrant culture of collaboration, where teamwork ignites breakthrough innovations. We also offer a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, and more.

About Sierra Space

Sierra Space is an industry-leading space and defense technology company providing satellites, spacecraft, and enabling mission systems and components. We deliver mission-proven technologies to our customers that safeguard our nation, protect space-based assets and enable space exploration.

Headquartered in Colorado, Sierra Space is a mission-proven Defense Tech company delivering satellite platforms, critical subsystems, reusable spaceplanes, hypersonic technologies, propulsion systems, and infrastructure for the nation's most critical missions. With more than three decades of heritage and a record of flight-proven success in space, Sierra Space is trusted by U.S. National Security, Civil customers, and global allies. Our technologies safeguard our nation, sustain human exploration in space, and ensure the freedom of operations beyond Earth. Sierra Space is defining the new era of Space Defense, strengthening deterrence today and preserving freedom of action for generations to come.

Application Deadline

This role will remain posted until a qualified pool of candidates is identified.

Please note: Sierra Space does not accept unsolicited resumes from contract agencies or search firms. Any unsolicited resumes submitted to our website or to Sierra Space team members not through our approved vendor list or Talent Acquisition will be considered property of Sierra Space, and we will not be obligated to pay any referral fees.

Sierra Space Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need special assistance or a reasonable accommodation related to applying for employment with Sierra Space or at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us.