SpaceX

Sr. Enterprise Account Manager, Aviation

SpaceX$135K — $220K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or business, or equivalent experience with extensive account management roles
  • 7+ years of experience in a customer-facing position, particularly in account management or sales
  • Experience in commercial or business aviation and satellite communications
  • Familiarity with FAA, EASA, or other aerospace regulatory bodies
  • Proven track record of managing complex projects under tight deadlines
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build long-term customer relationships
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with senior executives

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary point of contact for strategic Enterprise Aviation customers
  • Foster relationships with executive stakeholders to align expectations and expedite revenue realization
  • Champion customer feedback to influence internal program developments
  • Deliver superior customer service and resolve issues efficiently
  • Ensure retention and growth of both hardware and service revenue across assigned accounts
  • Take ownership of assigned accounts to meet or exceed revenue forecasts
  • Lead process improvements across teams to enhance customer experience and operational efficiency

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • Access to a 401(k) retirement plan with company contributions
  • Paid parental leave and short/long-term disability insurance
  • Paid vacation of three weeks, plus ten or more holidays annually
  • Company stock options and potential bonuses
  • Transportation via company shuttles to select locations
  • Employee discounts and other perks
Full Job Description
SR. ENTERPRISE ACCOUNT MANAGER, AVIATION

Starlink, our revolutionary satellite constellation, delivers low-latency broadband internet around the world. The Starlink Enterprise Account Management team serves as the point of contact for Starlink's growing base of enterprise customers from contract signature through successful activation, ensuring all contract terms are fulfilled. Our ideal candidate is a self-starter that has a passion for making customers deliriously happy and connecting enterprises with Starlink.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Act as the primary point of contact for a portfolio of our most strategic Enterprise Aviation customers, owning the interface from contract signature onwards including onboarding, ongoing account management, and long-term retention/growth of the relationship and revenue
  • Build relationships with executive stakeholders to identify requirements and manage expectations, driving revenue realization as quickly as possible
  • Collect, communicate and champion customer feedback internally to influence and steer programmatic and technical development required to maintain and grow your business
  • Deliver impeccable customer service, including efficient acknowledgement and resolution of issues
  • Retaining and growing the value of accounts in both hardware and service revenue
  • Act as an extreme owner of assigned accounts to realize forecasted revenue on or ahead of schedule, identifying and successfully communicating readiness levels, requirements, schedules and risks
  • Identify and lead implementation of process and system enhancements to improve handoffs and execution across various cross-functional teams, evolve the customer experience, or scale the business while balancing resources and headcount

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or business; OR high school diploma/equivalency certificate and 8+ years of professional business development, program management, sales or account management experience
  • 7+ years of experience in a customer-facing role

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
  • Ability to interact with all levels within airline management on technical and account management issues
  • Significant knowledge or experience in commercial and/or business aviation, satellite communications, and program or account management
  • Experience working with the FAA, EASA, or other aerospace regulatory bodies
  • Experience managing multiple complex projects and delivering under tight deadlines and resource constraints
  • Experience building long-term and successful customer relationships demonstrating empathy, active listening, and resiliency skills
  • Ability to synthesize multiple unique requirements and suggest smart solutions, products, or features
  • Track record of demonstrating sound business judgment, evaluating alternatives, and making recommendations that were adopted and ultimately successful
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to craft and present professional presentations at all levels
  • Ability to manage execution of significant or complex contracts, including initial intake, renegotiation of terms, and schedules. Especially after a contract is signed

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
  • Must be available to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed to support critical milestones or operations shifts
  • Availability and willingness to travel up to 30% of the time as needed to customer sites/meetings
  • This is NOT a remote position and would require relocation if not local to the Woodinville, WA, Redmond, WA, Hawthorne, CA, or Bastrop, TX area
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

Pay Range:
Level 3: $135,000.00 - $220,000.00

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Employees in Washington State accrue paid sick time in compliance with state and federal law. Company shuttles are offered to employees for roundtrip travel from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office Monday to Friday.

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
  • To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. a7 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. a7 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

About SpaceX

SpaceX is an American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company founded in 2002 by entrepreneur Elon Musk. The company designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. SpaceX has developed the Falcon 1, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Dragon spacecraft. The company was founded with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX has achieved several milestones in spaceflight, including the first privately-funded liquid-propellant rocket to reach orbit, the first privately-funded company to send a spacecraft to the International Space Station, and the first privately-funded company to send a human-rated spacecraft to orbit.
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