Space BD: Capture & Strategic Partnerships Lead

Axiom Space; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Axiom Space is seeking a bold and dynamic Capture Strategist, BD & Strategic Partnerships who will own the operational backbone of the BD and Partnerships team. You will manage the BD capture pipeline across all stages, ensure CRM integrity, and coordinate with Sales, Government Relations and Legal to keep leadership updated on pipeline health.

Reporting to the Director of BD & Strategic Partnerships, you will develop SOPs, templates, and playbooks, support executive reviews and partner

Qualifications

• Education & Experience: Bachelors degree in Science, Engineering, Computer science, or Finance.
• 10+ years in program management, business operations, and/or business development in aerospace/defense or complex B2B/B2G environments.
• Strong organization, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end BD pipeline across the six-phase capture process.
• Own BD CRM configuration, data integrity and reporting cadence.
• Coordinate with Sales, Government Relations, Legal, and business units to ensure timely inputs at each step.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, templates and playbooks for BD processes.
• Prepare materials for executive reviews, partner meetings and decision gates.

Skills

Program management

Business operations

Business development

CRM management

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Executive reporting

Technical problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree (Science/Engineering/CS/Finance)

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Axiom Space is seeking a bold and dynamic Capture Strategist, BD & Strategic Partnerships who will own the operational backbone of the BD and Partnerships team. You will manage the BD capture pipeline across all stages, ensure CRM integrity, and coordinate with Sales, Government Relations and Legal to keep leadership updated on pipeline health.

Reporting to the Director of BD & Strategic Partnerships, you will develop SOPs, templates, and playbooks, support executive reviews and partner