Business Development Manager - Commercial
South Park Commons is a community and early-stage venture firm that helps talented founders and technologists move from an idea (-1) to a company (0). It runs a no-cost, no-equity residency program for ideation and exploration, and provides $1M to $10M in funding for founders ready to build venture-scale companies.
About South Park Commons
South Park Commons operates a talent-dense community of technical founders, researchers, and domain experts who test ideas, find collaborators, and build conviction on what to build and how to build it. Its offering spans two stages: a six-month Residency with no cost or equity focused on ideation and exploration, and Funding of $1M to $10M for members ready to build venture-scale companies. Beyond capital, SPC provides learning forums on frontier topics (embodied AI, reinforcement learning, energy-efficient computing, AI in biotech), live programming with industry leaders, partner collaboration from a team of former founders and operators, social scaffolding to counter the isolation of early company building, and up to $1M in credits and perks from partners like Anthropic, OpenAI, Microsoft, GCP, and AWS. SPC has spaces in San Francisco, New York, and Bengaluru, and its community has produced companies such as Render, Luma Labs, Pilot, Comun, Anthropic, Unit21, and Profound.
Skills
About the Role
You will drive Muon Space's growth by owning the end-to-end commercial business capture process, from customer discovery and lead generation through deal qualification and closure. You'll collaborate with cross-functional engineering and product teams to deliver integrated solutions, accelerate pipeline throughput, and help realize the company's strategic commercial objectives across market segments including remote sensing, commercial satcom, and next-generation orbital infrastructure. This position can be performed remotely from an approved location.
Requirements
- 5+ years of relevant technical experience, including engineering, technical sales, or technical solutioning within the Aerospace sector
- 5+ years of direct business development and/or sales experience in a relevant field
- Full lifecycle BD experience, encompassing lead generation, discovery, capture, and proposal management
- Proven track record of managing complex external relationships and working with customers during both pre-sales and execution stages
- Strong interpersonal communication skills and the ability to interact across all levels of the organization
- Bachelor of Science in a technical or related field, or a Bachelor of Commerce/Business degree paired with significant technical experience in the field
- U.S. Person status required due to ITAR/EAR export control regulations
Responsibilities
- Drive growth by owning the end-to-end commercial business capture process
- Lead customer discovery and lead generation activities to identify new opportunities
- Collaborate across teams, including Mission Engineering and Product, to deliver integrated solutions for customers
- Manage active pipeline opportunities, facilitating increased deal velocity through cross-functional collaboration with Mission Architecture teams
- Implement qualification criteria and price estimation frameworks for standard deals to reduce friction from pursuit review to ROM pricing
- Deliver market sizing reports and customer discovery insights for next generation verticals
- Oversee deal closure and ensure the transition from pre-sales to execution is seamless
Benefits
- Equity grant
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k retirement plan
- Short & long term disability and life insurance
- Three weeks paid vacation for new employees
- 12 paid holidays
- Unlimited sick time
- Paid parental leave