Space Mission Director: Own Growth, Strategy & Delivery

Defense Unicorns; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 145,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health premiums paid

Health Savings Account

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401k retirement plan

Company stock options

Home office budget

Flexible time off

Job summary

Defense Unicorns is seeking a Mission Director to own end-to-end opportunities with the Space Force, driving from discovery to contract award and ongoing lifecycle management. You will manage a portfolio, lead cross-functional teams, and ensure achievement of revenue and margin targets while navigating defense procurement processes.

Ideal candidates will bring Space Force domain knowledge, proven leadership, and the ability to operate across BD, contracting, staffing, and execution.

Qualifications

• Experience within Space Force or closely related defense environment.
• Strong understanding of domain, stakeholders, and terminology.
• Experience in government programs, acquisition, or defense leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own a quota and grow a diversified portfolio of business.
• Shape opportunities and lead through proposal, negotiation, and award.
• Lead contract execution and oversee delivery risk, scope changes, and outcomes.
• Build and lead the team to scale contract execution and portfolio.
• Grow the portfolio with follow-on work and retention strategies.

Skills

Space Force experience

Contract negotiations

Program management

Leadership

Revenue ownership

Cloud-native technologies

Kubernetes

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

DevOps tooling

Job description

Defense Unicorns is seeking a Mission Director to own end-to-end opportunities with the Space Force, driving from discovery to contract award and ongoing lifecycle management. You will manage a portfolio, lead cross-functional teams, and ensure achievement of revenue and margin targets while navigating defense procurement processes.

Ideal candidates will bring Space Force domain knowledge, proven leadership, and the ability to operate across BD, contracting, staffing, and execution.