Business Development Manager
Loft Orbital
Sales & Business Development
Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
Posted on Nov 20, 2024
Wanna join the adventure?
As a Business Development Manager for Orbitworks, you will drive the commercial growth of this groundbreaking joint venture. By identifying opportunities, establishing partnerships, and fostering strong customer relationships, you’ll play a pivotal role in positioning Orbitworks as a leader in satellite manufacturing and operations in the UAE and beyond. This role demands a blend of strategic vision, customer engagement, and market expertise to ensure Orbitworks meets its ambitious goals.
About this Role:
- Lead Generation: Identify, classify, and qualify new opportunities, both from inbound inquiries and outbound prospecting.
- Sales: Connect with prospective and existing customers to provide information about Orbitworks’ satellite manufacturing and operational services, understand their objectives, and evaluate how we can support them.
- Proposal Development: Formulate tailored proposals for customers, clearly articulating Orbitworks’ value proposition.
- Contracting: Once a proposal is accepted, draft and negotiate contracts, ensuring alignment with both customer needs and Orbitworks’ objectives.
- Account Management: Maintain strong relationships with customers throughout program lifecycles, offering support to ensure mission success and uncovering new business opportunities.
- Product Development Support: Provide market insights and feedback to inform the development of future capabilities, products, and services that address customer needs.
Must Haves:
- Understanding or eagerness to learn more about the new space ecosystem, including satellites and/or downstream applications.
- 2+ years of experience in strategic partnerships, business development, or sales, ideally in the aerospace or GIS fields, with a demonstrable track record of success in the MENA region and beyond.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with prior exposure to or experience in the MENA region.
- A solutions-oriented mindset with a passion for turning customer needs into actionable opportunities.
- Ability to represent Orbitworks’ values and vision to customers, partners, and at industry and government events.
Nice to Haves:
- Experience selling within the satellite services or geospatial analytics markets.
- Familiarity with government contracting or public-private partnership models.
Orbitworks' mission is to make space simple for organizations that want to deploy physical and virtual missions to space. Building on Loft Orbital's heritage, Orbitworks will be the first commercial firm in the United Arab Emirates to mass-manufacture satellites. Orbitworks aims to manufacture tens of satellites annually and operates out of a 50,000-square-foot facility in Abu Dhabi.