Tech Business Development Manager

About
Have you ever wanted to be part of a team who is building industry-changing technology? The company Leo is a long-term initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband network connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. The company Leo Site Asset Management team owns delivering Earth Stations and other highly visible programs. This role will lead the way in breaking ground on this new business!

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the strategic acquisition of the company Leo ground infrastructure sites in the Africa/Middle East Region.
• Negotiate the contracts needed to provide capacity in the form of land acquisition, teleport locations, and build-to-suit developments.
• Work with key internal stakeholders (e.g. Business, Economic Development, Construction, Networking, Legal, Tax, Regulatory) to determine our site acquisition strategy and due diligence requirements.
• Solicit and evaluate proposals for site acquisition services and select top-tier vendors to execute our strategy.
• Negotiate key contracts from technical perspective from beginning to end including strategy development, financial analysis, business terms, and legal review.
• Onboard and oversee vendor activities from site candidate search to construction handoff.

Requirements

• Experience in satellite teleport, wireless telecommunications, or data center land acquisition and site development.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate large service and real estate contracts from a business and technical perspective for infrastructure development.
• General understanding of fiber connectivity solutions.
• Eligibility to obtain any necessary export licenses or approvals based on nationality, citizenship, and other factors considered by applicable export control regulations.