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Growth Lead, Space Force

Thread AI · New York Office · On-site

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About Thread AI

Build secure, governed AI workflows and agents for mission-critical enterprise operations with Thread AI and the Lemma orchestration platform. Backed by Index.

About the role

You will develop a Space Force portfolio for Lemma, Thread AI’s AI workflow orchestration platform. Your focus will be mission-data analysis and space-operations workflows where teams need to connect information, models and existing systems. You will own a focused portfolio within the Space Force, with the initial accounts and mission areas agreed with Thread’s federal leadership before you start. You will develop adjacent opportunities as you identify where Lemma can help. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Five or more years owning growth, business development or sales to US defense customers, with responsibility for a revenue target. We consider equivalent experience demonstrating the same commercial ownership
  • Funded software or technology awards you personally helped originate and win. You can explain the buyer, obligated funding and your contribution
  • Working knowledge of national-security-space software acquisition and budgeting, including how technical evaluations, mission integration and operational acceptance affect a purchase
  • Evidence that you built pipeline and independently led pursuits through capture, proposals and award
  • Clear writing and product judgment. Explain AI workflows and their limits to customers, and turn a conversation into an actionable pursuit plan
  • Relevant backgrounds include defense-software Growth or BD and strategic federal sales. Military, government and technical program experience is welcome alongside the commercial experience above. Previous people management is not required
More about this role

Thread AI is focused on building an AI orchestration engine and is looking for dedicated individuals to join its growing team. Our goal is to make infrastructure simple for enterprises and public sector agencies seeking to get the most from AI and AI Agents.

Headquartered in New York, our growing team is a group of experts who have a track record of creating and executing against complex workflows and infrastructure.

You will develop a Space Force portfolio for Lemma, Thread AI’s AI workflow orchestration platform. Your focus will be mission-data analysis and space-operations workflows where teams need to connect information, models and existing systems.

You will own a focused portfolio within the Space Force, with the initial accounts and mission areas agreed with Thread’s federal leadership before you start. You will develop adjacent opportunities as you identify where Lemma can help.

You will carry a bookings target for your portfolio. This is an individual contributor role: you own daily pursuits through award, coordinating technical and commercial contributors. Contract delivery owns execution after award; you retain the commercial relationship and expansion...

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