VP Sales
Hybrid (Reading, UK)Full-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Senior VP Sales role focusing on new business development with governments and large space sector customers. Hands-on leadership to win major contracts, manage full sales cycle, build strategic relationships, and eventually grow the sales function.
Responsibilities
- Win and close contracts: Lead high-value deals with governments and large space organisations, from first conversation through to signature.
- Own the full sales cycle: Sourcing, qualification, proposal, negotiation, and close - across every stage.
- Build strategic relationships: Develop and maintain senior-level relationships across government agencies, primes, and major operators.
- Set commercial strategy: Shape and execute NewOrbit's sales approach for government and enterprise customers.
- Represent NewOrbit externally: Executive-level presence at customer meetings, government engagements, and industry events.
- Partner internally: Work closely with engineering and delivery teams to scope deals that are commercially sound and deliverable.
- Report to leadership: Own pipeline, forecasting, and deal status reporting to the board.
- Grow the function: Build out a wider sales team as the business scales.
Qualifications
- Satellite sales experience (required): Direct, hands-on experience selling satellites specifically, across the full sales process.
- Deal track record: Demonstrated history of winning significant (single-digit million £) contracts with large space organizations and/or governments.
- Seniority: Minimum 10 years in space industry sales; realistically 15-20+ years. This is a senior hire.
- Career focus: Majority, ideally the entirety, of your career spent in the space industry.
- Relationship-led approach: A strong, established professional network across government, primes, and major operators, built through years of direct engagement in the sector.
Benefits
- Equity and competitive salary
- Comprehensive benefits - Private health insurance with dental and optical cover, and annual health check-ups.
- Hybrid working - One dedicated remote day per week.
- Visa sponsorship and relocation support for candidates moving to join us.
Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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