Manager, Starlink Enterprise Sales

SpaceX
Hawthorne, CA
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Enterprise sales professionals with satellite/telecommunications experience and team leadership skills will find this impactful role in a high-growth domain.

Best fit for

  • Individuals who have successfully managed and scaled teams in new functions
    — “Demonstrated ability to quickly and successfully grow and develop an excellent team and new function, including ability to develop and coach team members and ability to scale non-linearly
  • Professionals with a background in identifying and securing large enterprise deals
    — “Identify and lead large enterprise sales efforts for business and private sector operations

Things to consider

  • This role requires significant travel, with up to 50% of time spent at customer locations
    — “Willingness to travel approximately 50% of the time to customer locations and other SpaceX locations
  • The position demands a high level of personal drive and initiative for business development
    — “The role requires personal drive to identify opportunities in your region, develop the necessary relationships, and ultimately sign deals

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in identifying and securing enterprise-level deals with government or private sector clients
    — “Strong sales track record with the ability to consistently meet or exceed revenue targets – preferably in the satellite/telecommunications sector for enterprise or government customers
  • Emphasize leadership experience in growing and developing new teams or functions
    — “Demonstrated ability to quickly and successfully grow and develop an excellent team and new function
  • Showcase skills in cross-functional collaboration and customer interfacing
    — “Experience working with cross-functional teams and external customers
  • Demonstrate familiarity with satellite/telecom products and customer support systems
    — “Familiarity with existing Starlink products, services and customer support systems/processes
  • Include examples of gathering customer requirements and influencing product development
    — “Gather customer requirements and work with the product engineering team to iterate on and improve Starlink product offerings
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Manager

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What success looks like

  • met revenue targets
  • secured new enterprise customers
  • led large enterprise sales efforts
Typical background
10+ years of professional experience in business development or sales2+ years of direct people management experience

Skills & requirements

Required

Sales ManagementEnterprise SalesCustomer Relationship ManagementNegotiation

Preferred

Satellite/telecommunications SalesCross-functional Team Management

Stack & domain

Enterprise SalesBusiness DevelopmentNegotiationTeam ManagementSatelliteTelecommunications

About the role

Original posting from SpaceX via Greenhouse

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

MANAGER, STARLINK ENTERPRISE SALES

The Starlink Enterprise Sales team is hiring a local, results driven Manager, Enterprise Sales to support Starlink’s adoption across North America. Starlink brings an unprecedented opportunity to significantly impact communities, businesses, and governments worldwide. The role requires personal drive to identify opportunities in your region, develop the necessary relationships, and ultimately sign deals that will have immediate impact. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Grow and build the enterprise sales function within Starlink

Meet your revenue targets – you should always be looking for opportunities for Starlink to make an impact and always be closing

Identify and secure new enterprise customers directly. This requires the establishment of relationships with the key decision makers and influencers in the various organizations, understanding their current and future needs, and working to find the right Starlink product for them

Identify and lead large enterprise sales efforts for business and private sector operations

Identify opportunities for alternative go-to-market strategies and be able to defend them internally 

Work in partnership with our market access, account management, finance and legal teams

Gather customer requirements and work with the product engineering team to iterate on and improve Starlink product offerings

Represent Starlink at regional conferences and events

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree

10+ years of professional experience in business development or sales

2+ years direct people management experience

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Demonstrated ability to quickly and successfully grow and develop an excellent team and new function, including ability to develop and coach team members and ability to scale non-linearly

Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills

Familiarity with existing Starlink products, services and customer support systems/processes

Independently motivated self-starter, with a demonstrated track record of project ownership

Strong sales track record with the ability to consistently meet or exceed revenue targets – preferably in the satellite/telecommunications sector for enterprise or government customers

Strong interpersonal, presentation, and negotiation skills

Strong analytical skills in business and technical issues

Highly detail oriented, diligent, and hard-working with excellent customer interface skills

Sufficient knowledge of Starlink’s network infrastructure to communicate to customers

Experience working with cross-functional teams and external customers

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Must be available to work extended hours and weekends as needed

Willingness to travel approximately 50% of the time to customer locations and other SpaceX locations

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.  

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to EEOCompliance@spacex.com. 

Source: SpaceX careers (Greenhouse)

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