NorthwoodSpace
Director, USG Growth, National Security Space
Torrance, CA · Director
No sponsorshipDetected 66 days ago
TypeScriptCybersecuritySOC OperationsBusiness DevelopmentLeadershipCommunication
About the role
- If you like solving complex challenges and seeing your work deployed around the world with real impact, Northwood is the place to do it.
- Individual base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary depending on job-related skills, education, experience, and technical expertise.
- In addition to base salary, Northwood Space offers long-term incentives such as company stock options and discretionary performance bonuses.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders across intelligence and national security space organizations, including mission users, program managers, acquisition officials, technical leaders, and industry partners
- Partner closely with product, engineering, mission management, and leadership teams to translate customer mission needs into company strategy, technical positioning, capture, and successful program execution
- Ability to maintain or obtain a TS/SCI clearance and work in-person in Washington, DC
- This person will lead Northwood's engagement across priority intelligence and national security accounts, develop deep relationships across the classified space ecosystem, and serve as a strategic partner to leadership, product, engineering, and mission teams as we expand our footprint in this market.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in business development, growth, capture, program strategy, intelligence operations, national security operations, or related roles supporting or serving U.S. national security missions
Nice to have
- Experience working with or within intelligence and classified national security space organizations, including NRO and related mission stakeholders
- Experience supporting or operating in mission areas such as classified space communications, sensing, mission networking, data transport, or other critical national security space functions
- Experience with acquisition pathways used to procure commercial capabilities in classified or national security environments
- Experience at an early-stage space, defense-tech, or national security company
Compensation
- Compensation at Northwood Space is based on role, level, location, and alignment with market data.
- Individual base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary depending on job-related skills, education, experience, and technical expertise.
- Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at Northwood.
- In addition to base salary, Northwood Space offers long-term incentives such as company stock options and discretionary performance bonuses.
- Benefits include equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, flexible spending accounts, flexible time off, 10 or more paid holidays per year, retirement savings plans, and opportunities for professional development.
Company info
- Northwood is a modern space infrastructure company bringing the benefits of space to the masses through advanced communications technology.
- We are building a global network of phased array ground stations that enable real-time, reliable communication for satellite missions such as national security, global connectivity, and disaster response.
- With a vertically integrated approach, Northwood designs, builds, and rapidly deploys scalable systems that power the next generation of space missions.
- Drive end-to-end business development and growth across U.S. national security space customers, from early customer engagement and mission shaping through contract award and follow-on expansion
- Create and execute account and campaign strategies for priority national security customers, mission areas, and adjacent partner organizations
- Experience developing, shaping, or executing complex technical programs or opportunities relevant to classified or national security customers, with knowledge of intelligence and national security space organizations, mission priorities, and acquisition dynamics
- Northwood Space is seeking a Director, USG Growth, National Security Space to drive growth across U.S. national security space customers and help shape the company's strategy in support of critical classified missions.
- This role is focused on intelligence and other national security space organizations, with particular emphasis on customers such as NRO and other classified mission stakeholders.
- If you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.
Visa & Work Authorization
- citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U
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