CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER Business Development

Join the team that keeps the mission supplied.

Transport, store, purify, and deliver the water.

Space Ocean is building the water layer for missions beyond Earth, targeting near-Earth orbit by 2028 and beyond, including Mars.

Compensation: Restricted Share Units (RSUs): There's no cash salary. Compensation is in the form of restricted share units. RSUs vest over time, aligning your interests with the company's future.

CHIEF GROWTH OFFICER

Remote

• Join Our Mission to Revolutionize Space Logistics!
• Space Ocean Corp. is developing in-space water transportation, storage, and delivery capabilities to support commercial space stations and the broader space economy. The company’s goal is to make water a reliably available resource for crew life support, station operations, and emerging industrial applications, with longer-term opportunities supporting lunar and deep-space activities.Space Ocean seeks a Chief Growth Officer to lead commercialization, business development, strategic partnerships, and capital development. Working closely with the CEO and technical leadership, the CGO will translate the company’s capabilities into a commercially viable service offering, build customer relationships, and help secure the partnerships and funding needed to move from development to operations.
• Compensation & Working Arrangements: $198,000 to $290,000 based on experience.Equity participation: Available to qualified candidates.Location and travel: Remote work arrangement, with periodic travel for external and internal meetings.Benefits: Available once established.
• Success in This Role Will Be Measured By
• Validation of customer demand, service requirements, and commercially viable pricing.Paid studies, funded development agreements, and service commitments secured.Strategic partnerships that advance delivery capability and market access.Progress toward funding goals tied to defined development milestones.Alignment between commercial commitments, technical readiness, and available capital.
• Milestones
• First 60 Days: Establish a prioritized commercialization plan, complete structured discovery with leading prospective customers, implement a CRM and reporting process, and develop customer and investor materials. Demonstrate early momentum through qualified opportunities and substantive customer, partner, and funding discussions.
• 6 Months: Build an actionable customer and funding pipeline, validate initial service offerings and pricing assumptions, and advance priority opportunities toward paid studies, funded demonstrations, partnership agreements, or conditional service commitments appropriate to the company’s technical readiness.

Key Responsibilities

Business Development & Revenue Generation

• Build, own, and actively manage a pipeline of prospective customers, including commercial space station developers, spacecraft operators, and government customers.
• Lead customer discovery to understand water and logistics requirements, procurement timelines, service expectations, and willingness to pay.
• Develop and execute strategies to secure development agreements, demonstration partnerships, and future service contracts.
• Coordinate all aspects of customer relationship management—from prospecting and initial engagement through proposal development, negotiation, and ongoing account management.
• Establish pricing and commercial terms with the CEO and technical team, reflecting delivery costs, customer value, mission requirements, and execution risk.

Strategic Partnerships & Market Development

• Identify and develop relationships with launch providers, spacecraft manufacturers, cargo and orbital transportation companies, and other partners needed to deliver an integrated logistics service.
• Structure partnerships that expand market access, strengthen technical capabilities, and reduce development and operating costs.
• Evaluate adjacent opportunities for delivering other supplies or providing logistics services where Space Ocean can establish a competitive advantage.
• Represent Space Ocean at industry events, customer meetings, and government and investor forums.
• Develop clear positioning and messaging that explain Space Ocean’s value to customers, partners, and investors.
• Partner with the CEO to develop and execute a funding strategy aligned with technical milestones, customer demand, and commercialization priorities.
• Build and manage relationships with prospective investors, strategic corporate partners, and other funding sources.
• Coordinate investor materials, financial projections, presentations, and commercial due diligence, with input from company leadership.
• Identify and pursue appropriate government grants, research and development funding, and funded demonstration opportunities.
• Prepare and support the CEO and technical leaders for investor and funding discussions, maintaining clear ownership of follow-up and next steps.
• Develop and maintain a commercialization plan with clear priorities, milestones, resource requirements, and accountability measures.
• Work closely with technical leadership to ensure customer requirements inform product development and that commercial commitments reflect achievable capabilities and schedules.
• Establish and manage a CRM system to track customer, partner, and investor relationships, prioritize opportunities, and forecast progress.
• Maintain market intelligence on competitors, alternative delivery methods, launch economics, and customer development schedules.
• Report regularly to the CEO and board on pipeline health, commercial progress, funding opportunities, and material risks.

What We're Looking For

• Experience & Qualifications
• Demonstrated success commercializing emerging technologies and developing markets for complex products or services.
• Proven ability to build senior customer relationships, negotiate strategic partnerships, and advance opportunities through long sales cycles.
• Experience supporting or leading capital raising, investor engagement, or strategic funding initiatives.
• Ability to develop business models, evaluate unit economics, and translate technical capabilities into compelling customer value.
• Strong communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Comfort working in an early-stage company as a hands‑on executive with limited resources and evolving priorities.
• Willingness and ability to travel for customer, partner, investor, and industry meetings.

Nice-to-Have

• Background in space, aerospace, satellite systems, or logistics industries.
• Experience using CRM systems for relationship management, pipeline reporting, and forecasting.

Why Join Us?

• Equity stake in a high-growth startup.
• Remote-friendly with flexible hours.
• Cutting-edge tech: Work with advanced tools and platforms.
• Impact: Directly contribute to missions that redefine space sustainability.

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. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Join a Mission That Extends Beyond Earth.

Compensation: Restricted Share Units (RSUs): There's no cash salary. Compensation is in the form of restricted share units. RSUs vest over time, aligning your interests with the company's future.

Additional Information: Candidates must be willing to undergo a background check and comply with US space regulations and security protocols. We're an equal opportunity employer. US export control compliance may apply.

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