Director of Corporate Strategy and Development

Agile Space Industries, Inc.•Denver, CO

4d•$125,000 - $185,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Agile Space Industries is seeking a Director of Corporate Strategy and Development to drive the next chapter of the company's growth. This role is responsible for equity and debt capital raises, managing the corporate strategy and long-term financial model, investor relations, and select strategy initiatives. The Director will report to the CEO and play a central role in developing and executing the company's corporate development plan, incorporating input from various executive teams. The position requires a strategic thinker with strong financial modeling and communication skills, comfortable in a fast-paced, high-growth environment within the aerospace industry.

Requirements

Experience working within a high-growth small business environment is an advantage as is experience with an established corporation.
Ability to work well in both collaborative group and self-directed individual contributor modes.
Experience with M&A and related financial analysis.
Excellent problem solving and analytical skills.
Ability to build detailed financial and valuation models to support current and prospective investors.
Effective communicator with strong oral, public speaking, writing, and PowerPoint skills.
Ability to learn and understand in-space propulsion technologies, aerospace engineering, and defense technologies.
Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with clients and internal teams.
Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities.
Ability to present and influence executives, investors, and key decision-makers.
Strong Project Management Skills
Demonstrated interest in becoming a market expert in the field of in-space propulsion.
Self-motivated and oriented by the results of the Agile team as much as their own.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Comfortable with ambiguity, able to pivot quickly in a fast-changing industry.
Bias for action. Ability to wear multiple hats.
Collaborative, positive, team player with a willingness to jump in and support team members as needed.
Schedule must have flexibility to accommodate the tight deadlines and unexpected high-priority tasks associated with high-growth aerospace business corporate development.
Willingness to travel as needed to support internal and external meetings (likely 10%-25% depending on location).

Nice To Haves

Experience within, or close exposure to, high growth manufacturing companies at the Series A stage and beyond.
Aerospace and defense industry knowledge and experience.
Knowledge of major space and defense industry players, funding sources, and regulatory environments.
Familiarity with the role of commercial, civil, and defense space markets.
Existing, relevant relationships with the investment community.
Experience structuring and negotiating transactions (partnerships, M&A, joint ventures, licensing deals).

Responsibilities

Promote and facilitate internal discussion for strategic planning with the CEO and other internal stakeholders.
Ensure common understanding and organize/optimize meeting agenda to maximize time value.
Be custodian for the Agile Strategic Plan and supporting information such as financial models and literature for both internal and external purposes.
Be responsible for keeping the Agile data room up to date via regular communication with executive, legal, business development, financial and technical teams.
Assist with valuation and deal modeling for mergers, acquisitions and other investments.
Assist with the identification and maturation of opportunities for local, state and federal incentives that could compliment the Agile strategic plan.
Become familiar with Agile history and current strategic plan as well as work to understand the In-Space Propulsion and wider Space Industry market drivers, players and trends.
Assist the CEO in identifying, contacting and tracking new investors using initiative and creativity.
Keep up to date assessments of the magnitude of Agile’s accessible market utilizing publicly available information, as well as working with the Business Development team and external consultants.
Provide investor and internal stakeholder communications with the CEO, CFO and Executive Team assistant.