Director of Growth Operations
Muon Space· Business Development
Hybrid (Northern Virginia or San Jose)$170k - $251kfull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Director of Growth Operations to lead and scale Muon Space's Growth organization operations, including Partner Management, Proposal Management, Technical Writing, BD Analytics & Research, and Pricing. Reports to Senior Vice President of Growth and collaborates with multiple functions. Role is a player-coach, building teams and scalable processes within Northern Virginia or San Jose region.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a multidisciplinary team spanning Partner Management, Proposal Management, Technical Writing, BD Analytics & Research, and Pricing.
- Own end-to-end proposal operations — schedules, compliance, resourcing, and quality across multiple concurrent pursuits, in partnership with capture and proposal leads.
- Lead the Partner Management function: identify, qualify, and manage strategic partnerships and teaming agreements that strengthen Muon's competitive position.
- Oversee the Pricing function during its initial stand-up, including price-to-win development, with a plan to transition or scale the function as the org grows.
- Build and mature the BD Analytics & Research capability, including market intelligence, competitive analysis, and pipeline reporting to inform capture and growth strategy.
- Direct the Proposal Management and Technical Writing function to ensure consistent, high-quality, compliant proposal and capture content.
- Design and implement scalable systems, tools, and playbooks CRM hygiene and reporting, proposal templates, knowledge management, and reusable content libraries.
- Partner cross-functionally with BD, Mission Architecture, Mission Innovation, Engineering, Finance, Contracts, and Legal to keep operations aligned with pursuit and delivery needs.
- Establish metrics and reporting to track team performance, proposal win rates, and operational throughput for the SVP of Growth.
- Mentor, develop, and grow direct reports as the Growth organization scales.
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in business operations, proposal management, or related business development support functions, ideally within aerospace, defense, or the space industry.
- Demonstrated experience building and managing multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience with pricing or price-to-win processes and cross-functional coordination with Finance.
- Strong process-design and program management skills, with a track record of scaling operations in a fast-growing organization.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to manage multiple concurrent priorities and competing deadlines in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Skills
Required:Leadership of multidisciplinary teamsProposal managementPricing / price-to-winBD analytics & research
Benefits
- equity compensation
- medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k retirement plan
- short & long term disability and life insurance
- three weeks paid vacation
- 12 paid holidays
- unlimited sick time
- paid parental leave
Last updated Sep 19, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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