Strategy and Growth Lead

Beyond Reach Labs

• $125K — $150K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years in GTM strategy, business ops, FP&A, management consulting, or investment banking.
  • Experience building financial models for leadership decision-making on pricing and investment.
  • Background supporting complex contracts valued at $1M or more.
  • Self-starter with a proactive approach to finding information and delivering results.
  • Preferred: Experience in hardware, aerospace, or deep-tech companies transitioning from prototype to production.

Responsibilities

  • Qualify leads, manage deals, and ensure effective follow-ups to avoid lost opportunities.
  • Capture customer objections and requirements as part of the sales process.
  • Develop and maintain BRL's financial models, including unit economics and pricing strategies.
  • Model product revenue, considering production volume and working capital needs.
  • Collaborate with engineering to align cost estimates with actual production frameworks.
  • Work directly with founders to define target customer segments and prioritization strategies.
  • Set go-to-market goals and track KPIs to measure progress against objectives.

Benefits

  • Dynamic work environment at an early-stage startup.
  • Opportunity to partner directly with founders for strategic decision-making.
  • Hands-on involvement in shaping product and market strategies.
  • Flexibility to take initiative and work independently.
  • Potential for significant impact on the company's direction and growth.
Full Job Description
You will be BRL's first dedicated go-to-market hire and the founders' strategic partner. Your job is to make our sales sharper, faster, and grounded in data. You will own our pricing and growth plans, help founders decide which customers and markets to pursue, and turn those decisions into clear goals the company can execute against. This is a hands-on role. One day you might build a proposal for a satellite operator. The next you might model margins on a new array size, or bring the leadership team a recommendation on where to focus next quarter. **Key Responsibilities** - Qualify leads, track deals, manage follow-ups, and make sure nothing falls through the cracks - Capture objections, requirements, and buying processes from customers - Build and maintain BRL's core financial models: unit economics, COGS, pricing, gross margin, and learning-curve cost reduction across product sizes - Model product revenue, including production volume, capacity, and working capital needs - Partner with engineering and supply chain to keep cost estimates tied to real BOMs, vendor quotes, and manufacturing plans - Work with founders to shape BRL's target segments and customer prioritization - Set GTM goals and milestones, and define and track the KPIs that show whether we're hitting them - Track market, customer, and competitor trends **Basic Qualifications** - 4+ years in GTM strategy, business or revenue operations, FP&A, management consulting, or investment banking - Built financial models from scratch that leadership used to make decisions on pricing, investment, or fundraising - Supported complex contracts worth $1M or more - A self-starter who thrives in ambiguity, finds the information they need, and delivers without waiting for direction **Preferred Qualifications** - Experience at a hardware, aerospace, or deep-tech company, ideally one that went from prototype to production - Modeled BOM-driven COGS, learning curves, capacity, inventory, and cash conversion - Background in space, satellites, or defense - Familiarity with government contracting and export-controlled sales - An engineering or technical degree - Was an early business hire at a venture-backed startup or a former founder **Additional Requirements:** - Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as necessary to support critical project milestones.

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