Chief of Staff (COS)

Voyager is an innovative space, defense, and national security 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. 

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. 

• Serve as the CEO’s primary strategic partner by challenging assumptions, pressure-testing priorities, and providing candid counsel on decisions spanning organizational design, market positioning, and capital allocation.
• Lead the executive team’s operating rhythm: architect agendas, drive meetings, capture decisions, assign ownership, and track commitments to closure. You are the person the leadership team turns to for alignment and problem-solving.
• Build organizational infrastructure: create meeting frameworks, decision templates, reporting cadences, strategic planning tools, and accountability systems.
• Represent Voyager publicly at industry conferences, space symposiums, defense forums, and national security events as a public speaker and company ambassador.
• Engage directly with M&A targets and strategic partners on behalf of the CEO by building relationships, conducting preliminary assessments, and contributing to deal evaluation.
• Drive cross-functional execution on enterprise initiatives across engineering, operations, BD, talent, finance, and compliance and ensure nothing stalls.
• Maintain a strategic KPI dashboard that gives the CEO and executive team a real-time picture of enterprise health across all business units.
• Lead special projects as directed, including acquisition integration, organizational restructuring, and new-site stand-up.
• Exercise the highest standards of discretion, confidentiality, and judgment in all matters, particularly involving personnel decisions, M&A activity, and sensitive programs.

• Master’s degree (MBA, MS in Engineering, MPA, or equivalent)
• 10+ years in strategy, operations, consulting, or military/government service within the defense, national security, or space sectors.
• 2+ years in a Chief of Staff, Director of Strategy, or equivalent role supporting a CEO, President, or General/Flag Officer.
• Direct experience in the defense, national security, and/or space industries with a working understanding of the government contracting landscape.
• Demonstrated experience building organizational capability and infrastructure in a high-growth environment with limited existing process.
• Experience as a public speaker or external company representative at industry events.
• Experience engaging with M&A targets, integration planning, or corporate development.

• Technical undergraduate or graduate background (engineering, computer science, physics).
• Background in management consulting or investment banking with a defense/A&D sector focus.
• Experience in energetics, space systems, hypersonics, or related defense technology domains.
• Prior experience leading M&A due diligence or post-acquisition integration.