Senior Sales Manager, Americas

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Wanna join the adventure? We are looking for someone to support the cradle-to-grave sales process from lead generation through contract negotiation for both physical and virtual payload services across both commercial and institutional customers in the US and the Americas at large.

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Wanna join the adventure?

We are looking for someone to support the cradle-to-grave sales process from lead generation through contract negotiation for both physical and virtual payload services across both commercial and institutional customers in the US and the Americas at large.

You will report to the Senior Director of Sales, Americas, and work closely with the broader sales organization, sales engineering, as well as stakeholders within the engineering and product organizations.

As a space infrastructure company, Loft is at the nexus of the industry - interacting with a wide range of organizations to support missions with scientific, operational, demonstration, communications, or remote sensing objectives or more, so a broad grasp and ability to learn is essential to success.

Lead Generation: Identify, classify, and qualify new opportunities, both for inbound and outbound leads.

Sales: Connect with existing and prospective customers to provide information about Loft’s services, understand their objectives and needs, and craft solutions based on Loft’s product and service offerings

Proposal: Formulate and present written and verbal proposals for those customers

Contracting: Once a proposal has been accepted, draft and negotiate contracts with the customers

Account Management: Once a program is underway, remain in touch with and support the customer to ensure they are appropriately supported, and new opportunities are triaged effectively.

Deep understanding of the space industry, including satellite manufacturers, operators, and related stakeholders, and the supply chains and ecosystem supporting them.

4+ years of experience in full lifecycle cycle sales or equivalent in the space or GIS fields with a demonstrable track record of success, ideally with a consultative or solutions-oriented approach. Experience should include lead generation, proposal crafting, and Contract negotiations.

Experience in an externally facing role, interacting with customers, partners, etc. and representing an organizations's values.

An interest in learning about everything and anything - our job is to make a customer’s mission a reality, no matter what it it is!

Experience in consultative or mission- or satellite-as-a-service sales

7+ years of experience in full cycle sales or equivalent in the space or GIS fields with a demonstrable track record of success.

Technical background in the space sector

Experience selling within the satellite or mission services market

Effective professional communication skills

100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance option for employees and dependents

Flexible Spending (FSA) and Health Savings (HSA) Accounts offered with an employer contribution to the HSA

100% employer paid Life, AD&D, Short-Term, and Long-Term Disability insurance

Flexible Time Off policy for vacation and sick leave, and 12 paid holidays

401(k) plan and equity options

Daily catered lunches and snacks in office

International exposure to our team in France

Fully paid parental leave; 14 weeks for birthing parent and 10 weeks for non-birthing parent

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Off-sites and many social events and celebrations

Relocation assistance when applicable

*Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other underrepresented people tend to only apply when they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Loft, we value respectful debate and people who aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions. We strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don’t check all the boxes.

Who We Are

Loft: Space Made Simple.

Founded in 2017, Loft provides governments, companies, and research institutions with a fast, reliable, and simple way to deploy missions in orbit.

We integrate, launch, and operate spacecraft, offering end-to-end missions as a service across Earth observation, IoT connectivity, on-orbit AI, national security missions, and more. Leveraging our existing space infrastructure and an extensive inventory of satellite buses, Loft is reducing years-long integration and launch timelines to months. With more than 30 missions flown, Loft’s flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives.

With a growing fleet on track to reach 30 satellites by 2027, we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco, CA | Golden, CO | and Toulouse, France to meet accelerating demand for space infrastructure.

As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.