Starlink Business Development Manager (DACH Region)

STARLINK BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER (DACH Region)

The Business Development Manager role will focus on owning consumer acquisition & growth for Starlink across the DACH (Germany/Austria/Switzerland) market. 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 region, 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 regional market end-to-end and directly drive Starlink’s expansion. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Own Starlink’s consumer subscriber growth strategy and execution for the DACH region, fully responsible for achieving ambitious growth targets within the region
• 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, finance, economics, or engineering
• 4+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, growth, sales, marketing, consulting, or operations
• Fluency in both spoken and written English and German is required as this position involves regular communication and coordination with US based teams and German clients

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• 6+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, growth, sales, marketing, consulting, or operation
• 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 50% or more of the time to customer locations and other SpaceX locations