Business Development Manager | APAC | Space Infrastructure & Mission Systems
Scotland or Remote UK
£60,000 base + bonus, commission and outstanding benefits
You've built a career selling complex technology into demanding markets. You understand how to navigate long sales cycles, engage technical stakeholders, and turn strategic conversations into lasting commercial partnerships.
We're partnering with an ambitious, employee-owned UK SpaceTech company that is redefining how space missions are designed, managed and delivered. Their technology is helping organisations move faster, reduce complexity and unlock new capabilities across the space ecosystem.
This is an opportunity to help scale a pioneering Space-as-a-Service platform—an emerging commercial model that is transforming how organisations access space infrastructure, mission operations and space-enabled capabilities. Already trusted by customers including government agencies, commercial operators, research institutions and innovative technology organisations worldwide, the business is entering an exciting new phase of international growth.
Backed by fresh investment, delivering strong year-on-year growth and expanding its global footprint, the company is now investing heavily in the Asia-Pacific region—one of the most dynamic and rapidly evolving space markets globally. To support this expansion, they are seeking a Business Development Manager to lead commercial growth across APAC and establish new relationships with organisations at the forefront of space, aerospace, defence, geospatial intelligence, Earth observation and autonomous systems.
The Opportunity
As Business Development Manager, you'll be responsible for identifying, developing and securing new commercial opportunities across APAC, working with organisations including:
What You'll Be Doing
What We're Looking For
Particularly Relevant Backgrounds
We'd be especially interested in hearing from professionals with experience in:
Additional language skills such as Japanese, Korean or Mandarin would be advantageous but are not essential.
Why Join?
Beyond the opportunity to help shape the future of commercial space infrastructure, you'll join an employee-owned business where every individual has a stake in the company's success.
Benefits include:
Be Part of What's Next...
The commercial space sector is entering a new era. Organisations are increasingly looking for faster, more accessible ways to build and operate space capabilities—and this company is helping define what that future looks like.
If you're excited by emerging technologies, thrive in growth environments and want to play a meaningful role in the evolution of the global space economy, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today for immediate consideration.
Interested or know someone who could be a great fit? Get in touch and we'll happily share more about the opportunity.
Bright Purple is an equal opportunities employer. We are proud to work with organisations that value diversity, inclusion and equal opportunity across the technology, engineering and space sectors.
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