Director of Space Operations

🕒 August 7

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $190k - $250k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

⚙️ Operations

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Defense Unicorns

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51 - 200 employees

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

🎖️ Defense

💰 Seed Round on 2022-10

Consulting • Logistics • Defense

Defense Unicorns is a cutting-edge technology company focused on transforming the way the U. S. Department of Defense (DoD) procures and deploys mission-critical software capabilities. Through its Airgap App Store and Unicorn Delivery Service (UDS), Defense Unicorns offers a centralized marketplace of trusted, pre-approved applications designed for rapid, secure, and compliant deployments in the most secure and complex DoD environments. The company emphasizes speed and reliability in software delivery, catering to various missions across domains such as Army, Navy, Air Force, and Space Force. Defense Unicorns meets the unique challenges of DevSecOps for defense systems, ensuring operational adaptability and security in mission-critical software deployments.

📋 Description

• Own and deliver the annual revenue target for the Space pod/domain • Drive net new revenue, expansions, and cross-sales with Account Executives and Mission Directors • Ensure pipeline coverage and forecasting accuracy • Collaborate with Marketing and Business Development on pipeline coverage and deal collateral • Own domain bookings, renewals, and expansions • Own domain-level gross profit margins and balance time-to-value with margin targets • Partner with Finance, RevOps, and Delivery leadership on staffing models, contract modifications, revenue recognition, and margin reporting • Ensure high-quality delivery across domain programs • Serve as the escalation point for delivery or customer risk • Ensure Mission Directors manage onboarding, adoption, and renewals effectively • Build, retain, and develop Mission Directors and supporting domain staff • Address burnout, performance gaps, and staffing risks • Approve and prioritize domain staffing requests • Lead across Sales, Delivery, Product, and Operations • Align Account Executives, Mission Directors, Delivery teams, and Product teams • Represent the domain in executive reviews, QBRs, and strategic planning forums • Deliver results against revenue, growth, margin, customer satisfaction, government performance, renewal, forecast accuracy, and personnel retention metrics

🎯 Requirements

• Active Top Secret Clearance or eligibility to obtain is required • Experience commensurate with the scope of domain responsibility • Ability to own domain-level P&L, revenue attainment, gross profit margins, and sustainable growth • Ability to drive new revenue, expansions, cross-sales, bookings, renewals, and pipeline forecasting • Ability to manage delivery quality, customer satisfaction, risk, onboarding, adoption, and renewals • Ability to build, retain, and develop high-performing teams • Ability to approve staffing models and requests while balancing growth, margin, and delivery quality • Ability to lead across Sales, Delivery, Product, and Operations • Ability to align Account Executives, Mission Directors, Delivery teams, and Product teams • Willingness to travel significantly (estimated 25–50%)

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision • Premiums are 100% Company Paid • Health Savings Account • Life Insurance • Disability Insurance • 401k Retirement Plan • Company Stock Options • Home Office Budget • Flexible Time Off (FTO) • Federal Holidays • One week for Thanksgiving • Two weeks for Christmas and New Year’s • Paid Parental Leave • Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions • Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)