Director, Business Development - Aviation Los Angeles, California, United States

Director, Business Development - Aviation

The real world is the next frontier, and at Metropolis, we are creating the artificial intelligence to make it responsive. We are pioneering the Recognition Economy — a future where mundane repetition disappears and being known unlocks access, comfort and belonging everywhere you go. From transforming parking into a seamless drive-in, drive-out experience for millions of Members to expanding our intelligence layer across retail and hospitality, we are building a world that feels instinctive and magical. The future isn’t coming; it’s here, and we need builders, innovators and problem solvers to help us create it.

Who you are

Metropolis is seeking a strategic and dynamic Director, Business Development - Aviation to join our fast-growing team. As a key individual contributor on the Airports revenue team, you will partner with our Vice Presidents of Aviation to deploy our integrated platform at over 75 airports in the U.S. and participate in net-new business RFPs. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in expanding Metropolis’s presence as we revolutionize the passenger experience at airports with computer vision. You’ll leverage your analytical skills, attention to detail, and business development experience to advance and ultimately close key deals that transform our organization.

What you'll do

• Support the full sales cycle from initial pitch through contract execution
• Manage end-to-end sales pipelines for cycles ranging from 6 to 24+ months, maintaining full accountability for personal deal flow and prospecting
• Collaborate on high-stakes aviation accounts, serving as the strategic second chair to the VP of Aviation to navigate and close complex, enterprise-level deals
• Represent Metropolis at national and local industry events
• Deploy a solutions-based and product-led approach that uncovers pain points of our airport partners and translates them into actionable financial and operating proposals
• Lead or co-lead customer presentations, including discovery sessions and proposal delivery in person and virtually
• Build upon and create new relationships across key stakeholders inside our existing and prospective airport partners to build internal support and advocacy
• Work cross-functionally with our deal desk team on complex underwriting and financial modeling and collaborate with additional internal teams such as Marketing, Operations, and Legal to drive deals forward to execution
• Monitor and manage pipeline development and sales performance metrics in Salesforce CRM; be fully accountable for providing Salesforce inputs to ensure accurate forecasting
• Continuous education on our product and how it operates in the field; plan to spend at least one day per month at one of our airports with our operations team members

What we're looking for

• 7+ years in B2B business development and/or sales, which may include expertise in government affairs or commercial development; ideally, experience selling hardware and software solutions, not just one-time product sales
• Highly analytical and proven experience in financial underwriting and modeling
• Proficient with Salesforce and associated reporting and tools to manage pipeline
• Skilled in managing complex, multi-threaded deals with sales cycles as long as 24+ months
• Creative approach to communicating value propositions across diverse audiences
• Experience working with cross-functional teams throughout a deal cycle, including product, engineering, marketing, operations, legal, and finance
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Willingness to travel at least 75% of the time

While not required, these are a plus:

• Experience selling into airports and/or government organizations
• Experience working in a high-growth, fast-paced tech organization
• Passion for the aviation industry

Metropolis is an equal opportunity employer. We value in-person collaboration to drive innovation and the Member experience. Our office-first model requires employees to be on-site at least four days a week to foster organic interactions that spark creativity and connection.

We may use an automated employment decision tool (AEDT) to assist in assessing candidacy relative to the required job qualifications and responsibilities. If hired, your data may become part of your employee records.

All other information remains as stated in the job posting and we encourage applicants to apply through the official application process.

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