Position summary
Client is seeking a senior space industry expert to serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) with deep domain knowledge and an established network across the commercial and government space ecosystem.
The Space SME acts as the team's "door opener," using longstanding industry relationships to initiate executive conversations, shape pursuits, and grow new client relationships in priority sectors.
The individual for this position will bring market connections and credibility, rather than traditional delivery oversight.
They will have experience building grassroots relationships with the operators, primes, manufacturers, and emerging players that define the space market.
The team
Client Space helps clients grow their business, build and scale new technologies and products, and establish themselves as leaders in the market.
The Space SME will support expansion of space work within targeted account clusters, build new client relationships, and drive net-new business.
This role will work alongside sales and technical experts to achieve growth at scale.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of professional experience in the space industry (commercial space, aerospace & defense, satellite/SATCOM, earth observation, or related)
- Demonstrable network of senior relationships in the sector that can be activated to open new doors
- Ability to travel 20–60% on average, based on clients and sectors served