Strategy & Business Development Lead

About the role

Rendezvous Robotics builds electromagnetic self-assembling spacecraft components that allow larger spacecraft to be built beyond the size limit of a rocket fairing. It is a small team based in Golden, Colorado, working toward its first operational systems for national security, civil and commercial customers. The Strategy & Business Development Lead is a full-time, onsite role in Golden.

Key responsibilities

• Find and qualify new opportunities across government and commercial customers and build the case for which ones to pursue
• Work customer relationships with the President, from first contact through capability briefings, white papers, RFI responses and MOUs
• Drive pursuits forward, keeping opportunities alive between customer touches and ensuring deadlines and submission requirements are met
• Research customers, competitors, budget cycles and acquisition pathways and turn them into actionable recommendations
• Build and maintain the pipeline and the systems that track it
• Support conferences and industry events, including meeting plans, materials and follow-up
• Work with engineering to bring customer and market requirements into product strategy
• Travel about 25% for customer meetings, conferences and industry events

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, business, economics or a related discipline
• 2-5 years of professional experience
• Eligible to obtain a U.S. security clearance; applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, refugees or asylees, or eligible for the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State (ITAR requirements)

Preferred qualifications

• Experience designing, building, testing, operating or selling spacecraft
• Understanding of U.S. government procurement, contracting and capture
• Experience selling or supporting the sale of a technical product
• Track record of building something from nothing, such as a company, program, team or customer relationship

What we offer

• Salary of $95,000 - $145,000, set case by case; possible long-term incentives in stock options
• Relocation assistance for candidates moving to the Denver metro area
• Medical, vision and dental coverage, short- and long-term disability, life insurance and paid parental leave
• Up to 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10 or more paid holidays per year