CesiumAstro
Vice President of Business Development (Commercial)
$303K–$371K
El Segundo, CA · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Experience
- 20+ years with a bachelor's degree, 18+ years with a master's degree, or 14+ years with a PhD; 10+ years of leadership or management experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Engineering, Communications, Finance, Political Science, or a related field; master's or PhD alternatives are stated.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, conditional residents, asylees or refugees (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Leads commercial business development, marketing, and sales for aerospace telecommunications products, driving customer relationships, opportunity capture, and company revenue growth.
What you'll do
- Analyze commercial and DoD aerospace telecommunications markets, identify opportunities, and develop customer call plans.
- Lead opportunity captures, customer engagement, teaming strategies, and RFI/RFP responses.
- Work with engineering and product development on market needs and strategic and R&D roadmaps; lead revenue growth.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in a related field with 20+ years of related experience, Master's degree with 18+ years, or PhD with 14+ years.
- 10+ years of leadership or management experience in revenue, business development, sales, customer growth, or strategic growth.
- In-depth knowledge of market analytics, technology planning, and commercialization; knowledge of government contracting and acquisition trends.
- Experience leading opportunity captures, solution selling, new-market development, and business with government and DoD customers.
Nice to have
- MBA degree.
- Experience in the New Space industry, aerospace telecommunications, or startups; ability to obtain a U.S. Government Security Clearance.
Pay
USD 303,466–370,903 per-year-salary (base salary)
Tools
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
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