- Lead high-value deals with governments and large space organisations from first conversation through signature
- Own sourcing, qualification, proposal, negotiation, and close across the full sales cycle
- Develop and maintain senior-level relationships with government agencies, primes, and major operators
- Shape and execute NewOrbit's sales approach for government and enterprise customers
- Represent NewOrbit at customer meetings, government engagements, and industry events
- Work with engineering and delivery teams to scope commercially sound and deliverable deals
- Own pipeline, forecasting, and deal-status reporting to the board
- Build out a wider sales team as the business scales
Requirements
- Direct, hands-on experience selling satellites across the full sales process
- Current, up-to-date knowledge of the satellite customer landscape
- Demonstrated history of winning significant single-digit million £ contracts with large space organizations and/or governments
- Minimum 10 years in space industry sales; realistically 15-20+ years
- Majority, ideally the entirety, of career spent in the space industry
- Strong, established professional network across government, primes, and major operators
- Seniority to represent NewOrbit at the highest level with strategic customers
Core Competencies
Demonstrates extensive experience in leading high-value sales deals within the space industry, with a strong focus on government and enterprise customers. Proven ability to build and maintain senior-level relationships while managing the full sales cycle from sourcing to closing.
Highest-signal resume keywords
- Satellite Sales Experience
- Government Relationship Management
- Sales Cycle Management
- Pipeline Forecasting
- Strategic Customer Engagement
ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills
- Sales Process Management
- Proposal Development
- Negotiation Skills
- Contract Management
- Deal Closure
Soft Skills
- Relationship Building
- Communication Skills
- Leadership
Industry Keywords
- Space Industry
- Government Agencies
- Major Operators
- Sales Strategy
- High-Value Deals
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