Director of Commercialisation and Industry Partnership

European Space Agency - ESA

Director of Commercialisation and Industry Partnership at ESA driving innovation and market development in the global space economy. Overseeing competitive commercial programmes and partnerships with industry leaders.

Posted 6/2/2026full-timeParis • 🇫🇷 FranceLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Shaping ESA’s Commercialisation vision and strategy: define and drive ESA’s commercialisation and business development strategy.
Support the industrialisation and commercialisation of space technologies, products and services.
Enable the development of integrated downstream applications and solutions.
Drive international market expansion for European space companies.
Strengthening the position of European industry in the global space economy by enabling international partnerships and supporting the global expansion of European space capabilities.
Foster the scaling-up on global markets.
Facilitate access to private and public investments and finance for European space industry.
Oversee key ESA programmes designed to strengthen commercial competitiveness.

Requirements

What you’ll need

More than 10 years’ experience in similar senior management positions at executive level.
A well-established network and a deep understanding of challenges and opportunities related to the commercialisation of technology- or space-related programmes.
A proven track record of developing new business areas, leveraging financial resources.
Strong knowledge of the key space-industrial stakeholders in Europe and worldwide.
Knowledge of the ESA institutional framework, and of the European and international space sector (institutional, commercial and/or industrial).
Proven experience in business management, including the ability to develop innovative strategies to increase operational efficiency, and to build strong relationship with key stakeholders to drive successful business outcomes.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Regular travel to other ESA sites and Member States is required.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness, ESA is an equal opportunity employer.

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Soft Skills

leadershipbusiness developmentstrategic planningrelationship buildingoperational efficiencynetworkingstakeholder managementcommercialisation strategyinternational market expansionfinancial resource leveraging