Mission Sales Director, MENA

ICEYE · Abu Dhabi

Hybrid: Abu DhabiFull TimeDirectorSales & Business Development
Posted 6 months ago

Job description

Responsibilities

  • Identify, pursue, and deliver sales prospects within the MENA region, with a primary focus on government and defense.
  • Build and expand ICEYE’s network and awareness within the region among relevant government and organizational stakeholders.
  • Engage with internal roadmaps and growth plans to align commercial approaches accordingly.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of sales experience in the aerospace, defense, or space industry
  • 5+ years of international sales export experience
  • 5+ years experience with earth observation, preferably Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
  • Established network at all levels of government and government organizations in your market
  • Experience executing complex strategic sales processes
  • Ability to speak the local language

Key Competencies

  • Intellectual Firepower: Ability to structure, synthesize, and communicate complex information
  • Passion & Work Ethic: Sustained motivation and high personal standards
  • Ownership & Action: Full accountability and decisive action
  • Team Player: Collaborative and constructive engagement across teams
  • Integrity & Growth Mindset: Transparency, humility, and commitment to learning and growth

Benefits

  • Impactful position in a dynamic Defence Technology & Earth Observation environment
  • Independent role within a supportive and diverse work environment
  • Opportunities for self-development, research, training, conferences, and certification
  • Base salary negotiated individually according to experience
  • Employment subject to applicable security screening (SUPO, where required)
  • ICEYE’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion—a working culture where individual differences are embraced and celebrated

About the Company

ICEYE is a global leader in space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) solutions, operating the world’s largest SAR satellite constellation. ICEYE supports governments and commercial partners in detecting and responding to critical changes anywhere on Earth, delivering data day or night and in any weather. With offices in Finland, Poland, Spain, Japan, the UAE, Greece, and the US, and a team of over 900 employees from 57+ countries, ICEYE is motivated by the vision to improve life on Earth and serve as the global source of truth in Earth Observation.

Skills & tools

SalesGovernment RelationsAerospaceDefenseEarth ObservationSARStrategic SalesNetworking

What the team is looking for

Use this list as a quick fit check before you apply.

  1. 01Aerospace sales
  2. 02Defense sales
  3. 03Earth observation
  4. 04SAR expertise
  5. 05Government network
  6. 06Local language
  7. 07Strategic thinking

Benefits & perks

  • Paid Leave