Business Development Opportunities

Open Cosmos Ltd
Didcot, OX11 0RL, United Kingdom
9 months ago
Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Posted
11 Sep 2025 (9 months ago)

At Open Cosmos we are solving the world’s biggest challenges from space. We provide end-to-end space mission services, from design and build through to launch and operations enabling businesses, governments and researchers access to more readily available information than ever before - are you ready for the challenge?

Working in the Business Development Team

We’re expanding our Business Development team at multiple levels. Whether you’re taking your first steps in commercial space sales or you’re an experienced dealmaker with a global network, this is an opportunity to help shape the future of the space industry.

What you'll be doing:

  • Identify, develop, and close new business opportunities across enterprise, institutional, and government markets.

  • Build strong and lasting customer relationships, from first conversations to long-term partnerships.

  • Work closely with our technical, product, and operations teams to translate customer needs into solutions.

  • Represent Open Cosmos at industry events, with customers, and across our global partner ecosystem.

  • Contribute to market strategy, sales pipeline development, and the continued evolution of our value proposition.

Skills you’ll need to be successful

We’re hiring across levels, so you may bring:

  • Early careersinsight into sales, partnerships, or customer-facing roles, and a hunger to learn and grow.

  • Mid-level expertise, with a track record of building and managing customer pipelines and delivering results.

  • Established leaderwith a strong record of negotiating and closing complex, high-value deals, ideally in tech, aerospace, defence, or telecoms.

For all of the roles we expect:

  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

  • Naturally curious and passionate about space technology and its applications.

  • A collaborative approach and the resilience to thrive in a fast-paced, scaling environment.

  • Fluency in English (additional languages a plus).

Why Open Cosmos?

  • Work at the cutting edge of space technology with customers around the globe.
  • A mission-driven company making space accessible to help solve real-world challenges.
  • A diverse, ambitious, and supportive team.

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