Starlink Growth Lead, US South

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STARLINK GROWTH LEAD, US SOUTH

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 Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virgina. 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 these states, 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 multiple state markets end-to-end and directly drive Starlink’s expansion.  

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Own Starlink’s consumer subscriber growth strategy and execution for Delaware, District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virgina, 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 region

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 region

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:

4+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, growth, sales, marketing, consulting, or operations

Expertise in the consumer purchasing behavior within the region, 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 region

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

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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