Albedo · 2 months ago
Head of Growth
Albedo is pioneering Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) technology, building infrastructure for satellite missions. The Head of Growth will lead business development and sales, shaping go-to-market strategies and building relationships with customers to drive Albedo's growth in the commercial sector.
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Responsibilities
Lead the full life-cycle of business development & sales in the private sector — spanning traditional aerospace primes, commercial enterprises, and start-ups
Shape Albedo’s go-to-market strategy for commercial and industry customers — define value propositions, inform pricing and packaging, and ensure our story resonates with the intended audience
Qualify inbound & thoughtfully conduct outbound — prioritize target accounts and manage pipeline to close high-value, strategically aligned deals
Travel to meet with prospective customers and partners, building executive and working-level relationships that compound over time
Lead responses to RFIs/RFPs and vendor assessments. Coordinating internal support teams for responses and managing an efficient AI-first workflow
Act as the single-threaded leader for your market segment, partnering closely with peers leading US Government and International to ensure Albedo wins across all fronts
Collaborate with engineering to tailor offerings, understand constraints and timelines, and prep for technically rigorous meetings with product and procurement teams
Effectively pitch Albedo’s portfolio across VLEO systems — turnkey missions, integrated satellites, buses, tasking & data — mapped to buyer's needs
Have the ability to travel up to 30% of the time
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field
Some level of experience as an engineer or in a relatively technical role
Experienced professional with a demonstrated track record closing enterprise deals with primes and commercial customers — complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles
Highly organized, disciplined, and relationship-driven
Experience in space technologies
Ability to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance
Regularly uses AI tools as essential leverage to accelerate work, improve clarity, and multiply output
Lead the full life-cycle of business development & sales in the private sector — spanning traditional aerospace primes, commercial enterprises, and start-ups
Shape Albedo's go-to-market strategy for commercial and industry customers — define value propositions, inform pricing and packaging, and ensure our story resonates with the intended audience
Qualify inbound & thoughtfully conduct outbound — prioritize target accounts and manage pipeline to close high-value, strategically aligned deals
Travel to meet with prospective customers and partners, building executive and working-level relationships that compound over time
Lead responses to RFIs/RFPs and vendor assessments. Coordinating internal support teams for responses and managing an efficient AI-first workflow
Act as the single-threaded leader for your market segment, partnering closely with peers leading US Government and International to ensure Albedo wins across all fronts
Collaborate with engineering to tailor offerings, understand constraints and timelines, and prep for technically rigorous meetings with product and procurement teams
Effectively pitch Albedo's portfolio across VLEO systems — turnkey missions, integrated satellites, buses, tasking & data — mapped to buyer's needs
Have the ability to travel up to 30% of the time
Benefits
Employee friendly equity compensation
4% direct matching 401k
Health Insurance: 100% employee coverage & 75% dependent coverage
Parental leave and childcare coverage
Flexible vacation and sick time from day one
12 company holidays
$100 monthly wellness benefit
Relocation package if not based in Denver
Company
Albedo
Full-stack VLEO systems. Clarity-1 is flying in VLEO today.
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$93MKey Investors
Initialized CapitalY Combinator
2024-01-23Series A· $35M
2022-09-07Series A· $48M
2021-04-22Seed· $10M
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