Starlink Enterprise Account Director, Aviation

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary point of contact for a portfolio of our most strategic Enterprise Aviation customers, owning the interface from contract signature onwards including onboarding, ongoing account management, and long-term retention/growth of the relationship and revenue
• Work with a team of Account Specialists and Leads to help support your account in managing day-to-day requests including orders, invoicing and supply management
• Build relationships with executive stakeholders to identify requirements and manage expectations, driving revenue realization as quickly as possible
• Collect, communicate and champion customer feedback internally to influence and steer programmatic and technical development required to maintain and grow your business
• Deliver impeccable customer service, including efficient acknowledgement and resolution of issues
• Retaining and growing the value of accounts in both hardware and service revenue
• Act as an extreme owner of assigned accounts to realize forecasted revenue on or ahead of schedule, identifying and successfully communicating readiness levels, requirements, schedules and risks
• Identify and lead implementation of process and system enhancements to improve handoffs and execution across various cross-functional teams, evolve the customer experience, or scale the business while balancing resources and headcount

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or business; OR high school diploma/equivalency certificate and 10+ years of professional business development, program management, sales or account management experience
• 8+ years of experience in a customer-facing role

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Demonstrated experience in account management, sales, or other business functions within the aviation industry such as commercial airlines, OEM’s or Dealers
• Experience focusing on onboard connectivity solutions, satellite integrations, or fleet/mobility applications
• Experience managing multiple projects and delivering under tight time and resource constraints
• Excellent problem-solving and sleuthing skills, going beyond just the apparent and available answer
• Significant technical knowledge of Starlink or telecommunications in at least one key area (e.g. satellites, ground network, user terminals, etc.)
• Demonstrated ability to turn customer feedback into actionable, smart improvements
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to craft and present professional presentations
• Excellent empathy, active listening, and resiliency skills
• Able to read contract documents and discern requirements and deliverables

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must be available to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed to support critical milestones or operations shifts
• Availability and willingness to travel up to 30% of the time as needed to customer sites/meetings
• This is NOT a remote position and would require relocation if not local to the Woodinville, WA, Redmond, WA, Hawthorne, CA, or Bastrop, TX area