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STARLINK GROWTH LEAD, US WEST
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. In the United States, Starlink is rapidly expanding access to high-speed internet for rural, suburban, and underserved communities.
The Growth Team is seeking a Starlink Growth Lead to own consumer subscriber acquisition and growth across the states of Colorado and New Mexico. This role will be responsible for building and executing local growth strategies through local partnerships, sales, affiliates, field marketing, events, and other awareness/growth initiatives. This person will serve as Starlink’s on-the-ground growth owner for the state, accountable for scaling adoption and expanding broadband access to households and communities.
The ideal candidate is an execution-focused, highly motivated operator with experience in business development, partnerships, growth, and/or sales within consumer technology, telecommunications, or subscription-based services. This role requires strong hustle, creativity, and the ability to operate independently while building scalable growth engines for Starlink within the region.
This is a unique opportunity to own an entire state market end-to-end and directly drive Starlink’s expansion.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Own Starlink’s consumer subscriber growth strategy and execution for Colorado and New Mexico, fully responsible for achieving ambitious growth targets within the states
- Serve as Starlink’s local market owner, accountable for awareness, acquisition, partnerships, and performance
- Execute business development strategies to expand Starlink’s consumer presence across the states
- Identify, evaluate, and build new customer acquisition channels including with internet service providers, affiliates, utilities, retailers, installers, real estate partners, community organizations, and local governments
- Drive deal execution from opportunity identification through commercial agreements and partner launch
- Represent Starlink in external discussions with prospective commercial partners and community stakeholders
- Lead local marketing and awareness initiatives including field marketing, community events, trade shows, retail activations, and grassroots campaigns
- Build Starlink’s brand presence and visibility throughout the states
- Collect and synthesize customer and partner feedback to influence product offerings, pricing strategies, and go-to-market approaches
- Track and report on subscriber acquisition performance, partner productivity, and campaign / growth initiative ROI
- Collaborate with sales, product, marketing, operations, engineering, and finance teams to execute scalable growth programs
- Develop and execute pilots and growth experiments to identify high-performing acquisition channels
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, economics, engineering, or a related field
- 2+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, growth, sales, marketing, consulting, or operations
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Expertise in the consumer purchasing behavior within the states, particularly in rural areas
- Experience working with consumer technology, telecommunications, broadband, utilities, or subscription-based services
- Strong execution mindset with the ability to operate independently in the field
- Experience building and scaling local or regional partnerships and distribution channels
- Experience running local marketing, field marketing, or community growth initiatives
- Previous experience launching & growing products within the state
- Demonstrated success owning projects end-to-end and delivering measurable growth results
- Independently motivated with a track record of execution and ownership
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
- Strong analytical skills with comfort tracking funnel metrics, conversion, and ROI
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be available to work extended hours and weekends as needed
- Willingness to travel approximately 75% or more of the time to customer locations and other SpaceX locations
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
Starlink Growth Lead: $95,000.00-$125,000.00/per year
Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year.
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.
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