Vice President of Growth – Commercial Enablement

Voyager is an innovative defense, national security and space technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission-critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space. 

Forge the Future: Join Voyager Technologies 

The future belongs to those who build it. At Voyager Technologies, we’re building technologies that protect lives, expand frontiers and prepare us for what’s next. And we’re doing that with people who are wired to solve, build, adapt and lead. These roles are not for the faint of heart.  

You’ll help lay the foundation for humanity's future. Join a culture where innovation thrives, curiosity is rewarded, and impact is real. We’re a company of doers, thinkers and builders, united by purpose and grounded in reality. 

If you want to put your skills to work where the stakes are real and the mission is bigger than any one person, forge the future with Voyager. 

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Job Summary:

The Vice President Growth – Commercial Enablement, will develop and execute growth strategies and business development plans. This role will create, advance, and win recurring business with new and existing customers, drive bookings (sales), increase revenue, and position the business for robust growth in alignment with financial objectives. Specifically, this Vice President of Growth will strive to position Voyager as the indispensable infrastructure partner by enabling terrestrial providers and international agencies to extend their reach into space. This role will establish partnerships with a range of leading aerospace, defense, and embedded systems OEMs to distribute "Space-Qualified" reference designs, leveraging their sales channels into major Primes. Further, this individual will develop and maintain partnerships with service providers, empowering space focused efforts with radiation-hardened compute extensions of their existing architectures. This role reports to the Executive Vice President Growth-Business Development.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute near and long-term growth strategies/campaigns to drive business opportunities in alignment with Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and Long-Range Strategic Plan objectives to meet or exceed AOP Bookings.
• Maintain detailed understanding of customer missions, requirements, and gaps.
• Build and manage relationships with customers, vendors, suppliers, distributors, and partners.
• Track emerging markets and trends; proposes and develops solutions including new offerings or strategic partnerships to address evolving competition, pricing, and demand.
• Empower lines of business and collaborate with technology development team, product development team, finance, marketing, as well as with other Voyager stakeholders, to yield sustainable long-term growth.
• Foster an entrepreneurial growth culture throughout the company and across all teams and work functions.
• Engage customers and vendors to understand and shape pre-solicitation efforts. Fulfill requests for information (RFI), requests for proposals (RFP), and other partner and customer requests.
• Support and improve Capture, Bid, and Proposal Processes. Manage within B&P budget. Execute commercial product pipeline generation, management, and reporting.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science or management fields; master’s degree in business administration or engineering preferred.
• 15+ years’ experience business development involving U.S. Government and/or Prime Contractors.
• 10+ years’ experience in the field of manufacturing / selling precision components and engineered products, specializing in aerospace and defense sectors.  
• Experience executing corporate-level business development activities, including engaging executive leadership.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to communicate with prospective customers and clients, partners, vendors, and the press.

Other:

• Active DoD Secret Clearance, Top Secret Clearance preferred.
• Must be willing to travel up to 50% of the time to meet business objectives.

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Voyager offers a comprehensive, total compensation package, which includes competitive salary, a discretionary annual bonus plan, paid time off (PTO), a comprehensive health benefit package, retirement savings, wellness program, and various other benefits. When you join our team, you’re not just an employee; you become part of a dynamic community dedicated to innovation and excellence. 

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. 

Voyager is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.  

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The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe the general content and requirements for performance of this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities, and requirements. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter the scope of work within the framework of this job description at any time without prior notice.