Business Development Manager (Starlink Brazil Growth)

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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, LATIN AMERICA (STARLINK PRODUCT GROWTH)

Starlink is a revolutionary satellite constellation, delivering low-latency broadband internet around the world—bringing an unprecedented opportunity to significantly impact communities, businesses, and governments worldwide. The Product Growth Team is seeking a Business Development Manager to drive consumer growth through commercial collaborations with adjacent products, services, industries, and affiliate channels. This person will play a key role in shaping how Starlink scales beyond its core service, including exploring innovative ways to reach consumers through digital platforms, affinity groups, and new go-to-market approaches.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in business development & partnerships in consumer technology, telecommunications, and/or subscription-based services, with a proven track record of building and executing new business models, structuring commercial opportunities, and scaling revenue. This role requires creativity, leadership, strategic thinking, and strong execution skills to translate ideas into market-ready offerings that accelerate the adoption of Starlink.

This is a unique opportunity to work at the cutting edge of connectivity technologies with a world-class team focused on connecting every household and traveler.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Execute and evolve business development strategies to expand Starlink’s consumer presence in Brazil and the rest of Latin America, with a focus on adjacent products, bundled offerings, and new go-to-market models

Identify, evaluate, and own emerging customer acquisition channels to reach consumers (e.g., affiliates, membership programs, utilities, content providers, affinity groups) and build initiatives that scale access and adoption

Drive deal execution from opportunity identification through commercial agreements, ensuring alignment with Starlink’s growth and profitability objectives

Launch inter-company go-to-market efforts with high customer acquisition rates and revenue generation

Leverage regional expertise to set up commercial agreements that successfully reach Starlink’s target customer demographics

Represent Starlink in external discussions, including leading discussions with executive audiences, with prospective commercial relationships

Collect and synthesize customer and channel feedback to influence product offering development, pricing strategies, and go-to-market approaches

Report on progress of business development initiatives, presenting insights and recommendations directly to Starlink leadership

Collaborate with sales, product, marketing, engineering, and finance teams to structure offerings that combine technical feasibility with strong commercial impact

Develop business cases for bundled offerings with Starlink (e.g., devices, content, services), including customer value analysis and pilot execution

Conduct ongoing market and competitive analysis to identify consumer trends, channel opportunities, and emerging technologies relevant to Starlink’s ecosystem

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, or engineering
• 4+ years of experience in business development, sales, or partnership management involving consumer technology, telecommunications, utilities, or other subscription-based services
• 3+ years of experience negotiating commercial agreements and managing the execution of revenue-driving initiatives

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

6+ years of experience in business development, sales, or partnership management involving consumer technology, telecommunications, utilities, or other subscription-based services

Exceptional, proven external and internal executive presentation skills selling new business models

Proven experience developing and scaling consumer-focused business models & partnerships in technology, telecommunications, utilities, real estate, or consumer electronics sectors

Strong understanding of the US and Canadian consumer markets, particularly in the rural areas, with experience expanding into new channels and solidifying partnerships, bundles, and affiliate deals

Demonstrated success in structuring complex business commercial opportunities and driving them to completion

Technical understanding of integrating subscription and/or consumer electronic products and driving successful inter-company go-to-market efforts, the latter measured by high customer acquisition rates and revenue generation

Independently motivated with a track record of project ownership and delivering measurable results

Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, and negotiation skills

Strong analytical and financial modeling skills with the ability to build business cases and forecast revenue and subscriber impact

MBA or master’s degree with a business or technical focus preferred

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Must be available to work extended hours and weekends as needed

Willingness to travel approximately 50% of the time to customer locations and other SpaceX locations

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.