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Aerospace Policy, Business & Law

Space Business Development Manager

Builds partnerships and finds customers for space products and data.

0 of 5 signature competencies evidenced. Ready means Level 3 on each.

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Signature competencies

  • Technical Communication

    Explaining complex technical decisions clearly to the people who need to act.

    Not yet evidenced

  • Satellite Systems Understanding

    Knowing how satellites are built, what they do and what depends on them.

    Not yet evidenced

  • Space Governance & Policy Reasoning

    Reasoning about the rules, responsibilities and shared risks of using space.

    Not yet evidenced

  • Systems Prioritisation

    Deciding what matters first when systems depend on each other and resources are limited.

    Not yet evidenced

  • Scientific Data Interpretation

    Reading charts, readings and trends to reach defensible conclusions.

    Not yet evidenced

Why it matters

Satellite data only creates value when it reaches the people who need it.

Technical foundations

  • Sales & partnerships
  • Product knowledge
  • Negotiation

Mentors in this field

UNIVAST mentors with experience relevant to becoming a Space Business Development Manager.

  • Leadership & Business

    Allen Herbert

    CEO, Space Terra Solutions

  • Leadership & Business

    Rudi Page

    Founder, Space Pathways Ecosystem & SPECA

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