"Make Space Simple" for our customers by rapidly deploying and operating payloads in orbit.
Director, Business Development
Location
Germany
Posted
143 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Director, Business Development
Loft Orbital
• Build and grow a pipeline of customers across the German government (civil and defense) and commercial sectors. • Cultivate long-term relationships with key stakeholders such as DLR, BAAINBw, Bundeswehr, primes (e.g., Airbus, OHB, HENSOLDT), and commercial tech startups. • Identify and negotiate strategic partnerships that accelerate Loft’s ability to deliver space infrastructure-as-a-service • Shape Go-to-Market Strategy, collaborating with our EMEA Business Development team to localize Loft’s positioning for the German market. • Influence Loft’s product roadmap. Work closely with technical and product teams to ensure customer requirements inform Loft’s platform development. • Attend and speak at German and European space industry events and support Loft’s brand presence in-country.
Job Requirements
- 7+ years of sales, business development, or strategic partnerships experience across the commercial space, aerospace, or defense sectors.
- Demonstrated success in capturing new business across the German space and defense landscape, including customer procurement cycles and key players.
- Experience selling complex technical solutions (ideally in space, aerospace, or defense applications).
- Understanding of the operating practices of European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission (EC)
- Experience leading and/or contributing to RFP responses
- Effective professional communication skills; Fluency in German and English is required (both spoken and written)
- Passion for the space industry and a desire to be part of a fast-paced, mission-driven team.
Benefits
- Equity, we want you to have an active role in our success
- Up to 35 days of Paid Time Off (vacations & RTT ) and flexible working hours, we want you to be at your best
- Health and life insurance, we care about your health
- Lunch Vouchers, because let’s be honest, we love food! (we even have a slack channel about it #loft-gourmand)
- Cross-office travel opportunities between San Francisco, Colorado, and Toulouse to learn from our differences
- Company and team off-sites and many other events to work & celebrate together
- Relocation assistance to Toulouse when applicable
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