Senior Business Development Manager - Commercial

The role

The Senior BD Manager will own the end-to-end commercial and civil space business capture process. This includes customer discovery, lead generation, deal qualification, and closure to drive growth across market segments.

What you will do

• Drive growth by owning the end-to-end commercial and civil space business capture process.
• Lead customer discovery and lead generation activities to identify new opportunities.
• Collaborate across teams, including Mission Engineering and Product, to deliver integrated solutions for customers.
• Manage active pipeline opportunities through cross-functional collaboration with Mission Architecture teams.
• Implement qualification criteria and price estimation frameworks for standard deals.
• Deliver market sizing reports and customer discovery insights for next generation verticals.
• Oversee deal closure and ensure transition from pre-sales to execution.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant technical experience, including engineering, technical sales, or technical solutioning within the Aerospace sector.
• 7+ years of direct business development and/or sales experience in a relevant field.
• Full lifecycle BD experience, encompassing lead generation, discovery, capture, and proposal management.
• Proven track record of managing complex external relationships and working with customers during both pre-sales and execution stages.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills and the ability to interact across all levels of the organization.
• Bachelor of Science in a technical or related field, or a Bachelor of Commerce/Business degree paired with significant technical experience in the field.
• U.S. Person status required due to ITAR/EAR export control regulations.

Nice to have

• In-depth experience with CRM and pipeline management in a fast-paced, high-growth sales environment.
• Direct experience selling satellites and/or relevant mission systems, with specialized knowledge in remote sensing or satellite communications.
• Master’s Degree in a technical or business field.
• Active US security clearance.
• Proximity to the Northern Virginia office for frequent in-person collaboration with the Growth team.

Benefits

• Equity compensation
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k retirement plan
• Short & long term disability
• Life insurance
• Three weeks paid vacation for new employees
• 12 paid holidays
• Unlimited sick time
• Paid parental leave

Before you apply

• U.S. Person status required due to ITAR/EAR export control regulations.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), refugee, or asylee, or eligible to access export controlled information.

About the company

Founded in 2021, Muon Space is an end-to-end Space Systems Provider that designs, builds, and operates LEO satellite constellations delivering mission-critical data.