NAVI Protocol

NAVI Protocol

Business Development Lead

San Francisco

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 34 days ago
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About the role

  • This is a founding business development role.
  • Navi is deployed at Embry-Riddle, Purdue, UND, Sling Pilot Academy, and the United States Air Force.
  • The market is wide open and the product is proven.

Responsibilities

  • Own the full business development cycle from first contact to signed deal to live deployment - across airlines, private jet operators, and flight training centers
  • Negotiate and close commercial agreements, then partner with the team to make every deployment a success
  • Hire and build the business development team as we scale, setting the standard for how Navi sells
  • Demonstrated ability to own deals end to end, from sourcing through close, with minimal direction
  • You want to build, not just sell - you're excited to stand up a team and a function, not inherit one

Requirements

  • A track record in aviation sales - you've sold into airlines, business aviation, flight schools, or training organizations and you know how the industry buys

Nice to have

  • An existing network across airlines, charter and fractional operators, or collegiate and military flight training programs
  • Experience selling technical or hardware-plus-software products into regulated industries
  • Background as a pilot, or deep familiarity with flight operations and training workflows
  • Early-stage or founding go-to-market experience
  • Flight training - earn your pilot's license and sell with true domain expertise
  • Impact you can see - the deals you close put Navi in cockpits at airlines, flight schools, and the U.S. Air Force
  • A role that scales into commercial leadership as we grow
  • We don't wait for permission or perfect information.

Benefits

  • Early-stage equity - real ownership in a category-defining company

Company info

  • Build and manage a pipeline of aviation customers - identify the right targets, get in the room, and move deals to close
  • Represent Navi in person at customer sites, industry events, and on the road - this is a relationship business and you'll be where the customers are
  • Willing to travel extensively and meet customers in person, while spending some time each month with the team in San Francisco

This listing is sourced directly from NAVI Protocol's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.