Director of Commercialisation and Industry Partnership

Role Overview

• Shaping ESA’s Commercialisation vision and strategy: define and drive ESA’s commercialisation and business development strategy.
• Support the industrialisation and commercialisation of space technologies, products and services.
• Enable the development of integrated downstream applications and solutions.
• Drive international market expansion for European space companies.
• Strengthening the position of European industry in the global space economy by enabling international partnerships and supporting the global expansion of European space capabilities.
• Foster the scaling-up on global markets.
• Facilitate access to private and public investments and finance for European space industry.
• Oversee key ESA programmes designed to strengthen commercial competitiveness.

Requirements

• More than 10 years’ experience in similar senior management positions at executive level.
• A well-established network and a deep understanding of challenges and opportunities related to the commercialisation of technology
• or space-related programmes.
• A proven track record of developing new business areas, leveraging financial resources.
• Strong knowledge of the key space-industrial stakeholders in Europe and worldwide.
• Knowledge of the ESA institutional framework, and of the European and international space sector (institutional, commercial and/or industrial).
• Proven experience in business management, including the ability to develop innovative strategies to increase operational efficiency, and to build strong relationship with key stakeholders to drive successful business outcomes.

Benefits

• Regular travel to other ESA sites and Member States is required.
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness, ESA is an equal opportunity employer.