Director of Growth Operations

About this Role

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Muon Space is looking for a Director of Growth Operations to build and lead the operational backbone of our Growth organization. This role owns and scales the teams and processes that support Muon's business development and capture activities: Partner Management, Proposal Management, Technical Writing, BD Analytics & Research, and Pricing. You will report to the Senior Vice President of Growth and work closely with Business Development, Mission Architecture, Mission Innovation, Marketing, Engineering, Finance, Contracts, and Legal.

As Director of Growth Operations, you will be responsible for enabling Business Development and Capture Activities leading to achievement of Growth Targets, This is a player-coach role: you will manage and develop a multidisciplinary team while also rolling up your sleeves on high-priority activities, and you develop the team and processes to enable repeatable, scalable operations.

This position must be performed within the Northern Virginia or San Jose region.

Key Responsibilities

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• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary team spanning Partner Management, Proposal Management, Technical Writing, BD Analytics & Research, and Pricing.
• Own end-to-end proposal operations — schedules, compliance, resourcing, and quality across multiple concurrent pursuits, in partnership with capture and proposal leads.
• Lead the Partner Management function: identify, qualify, and manage strategic partnerships and teaming agreements that strengthen Muon's competitive position.
• Oversee the Pricing function during its initial stand-up, including price-to-win development, with a plan to transition or scale the function as the org grows.
• Build and mature the BD Analytics & Research capability, including market intelligence, competitive analysis, and pipeline reporting to inform capture and growth strategy.
• Direct the Proposal Management and Technical Writing