Director, Business Development, MENA

BlackSky

1 month ago

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United Arab Emirates

Hybrid

Full Time

Director

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About this role

The Director, Business Development, MENA at BlackSky will lead regional commercial growth for satellite imagery and analytics across the Middle East and North Africa, focusing on government, defense and intelligence customers. The role centers on defining sales capture strategies and expanding market presence from a Dubai-based location. The position requires deep regional networks and knowledge of commercial business practices in MENA.

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Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in Business or EngineeringMasters Degree or MBA (Preferred)U.S. Citizenship or Lawful Permanent Resident or Eligible for US State Dept Authorization (ITAR)

About BlackSky

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BlackSky is a geospatial intelligence company that delivers space-based imagery and real-time analytics to help government and commercial customers monitor events and changes on Earth. Combining a constellation of agile small satellites with AI-driven analytics and a cloud platform, BlackSky provides high-revisit imagery, change detection, and near-real-time alerts for situational awareness and decision support. Their platform and APIs enable rapid tasking, automated monitoring, and integrated geospatial insights for defense, national security, emergency response, and commercial operations. BlackSky’s approach emphasizes speed, operational relevance, and continuous monitoring—summed up by their tagline, “space-based intelligence at the speed of conflict.”