Business Development Manager, Crew Partnerships
Core
Drive day-to-day execution and strategic development of an international sales portfolio focused on sovereign human spaceflight customers for Vast's commercial space station.
Role type
Business Development Manager, Crew Partnerships
Builds
International sales portfolio for sovereign human spaceflight customers
Domain
Commercial spaceflight, sovereign government partnerships
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Government/institutional sales, account strategy, competitive landscape analysis, executive meeting staffing, international travel coordination
Preferred skills
Aerospace/defense industry experience, space agency engagement, senior-executive briefing, second language (French, Japanese, Arabic, Spanish)
Technologies
Internal sales intelligence system
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain account strategies for assigned countries and customers; Identify and build the case for new sovereign prospects; Track the competitive landscape in commercial human spaceflight; Own day-to-day account management for an assigned slice of the crew sales portfolio; Plan and prioritize the crew partnerships business development engagement calendar; Host and convert HQ visits from government delegations and prospective customers; Staff executive meetings with briefing materials; Represent Vast independently at conferences and agency meetings; Coordinate across legal, mission operations, astronaut training, and communications teams
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC