Head of AI & Analytics Partnerships

Overview

Wanna join the adventure?

Loft Orbital is seeking a Head of AI & Analytics Partnerships to lead the development of a strategic partner ecosystem around AI, data analytics, and advanced software tooling. This role will drive our efforts to integrate AI into mission operations, spacecraft autonomy, satellite tasking, and customer data delivery. You will build partnerships with AI / ML startups, hyperscalers, analytics platforms, cloud providers, research labs, and government stakeholders to enhance Loft’s software-defined space infrastructure. The ideal candidate is a technical and strategic leader with deep experience forging high-impact, cross-functional partnerships in frontier-tech sectors.

About this Role

• Define and execute Loft’s partnership strategy across the AI / ML landscape to support mission operations, customer data processing, and next-gen autonomy.
• Identify, evaluate, and structure partnerships with companies and institutions in the AI, ML, cloud, edge computing, and analytics domains—ranging from enterprise to early-stage innovators.
• Work closely with product, mission systems, and software teams to scope partner integrations that enhance Loft’s platform—such as ML-based scheduling, onboard inference, anomaly detection, and data analytics pipelines.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, and customer success to launch joint offerings with partners and bring AI-powered capabilities to customers across commercial and government verticals.
• Engage with government and enterprise stakeholders to position Loft as a leader in AI-enabled space infrastructure.
• Lead negotiations of partnership agreements, strategic alliances, licensing models, and collaborative research programs.

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Who We Are

Loft : Space Made Simple.

Founded in 2017, Loft provides governments, companies, and research institutions with a fast, reliable, and flexible way to deploy missions in orbit.

We integrate, launch, and operate spacecraft, offering end-to-end missions as a service across Earth observation, IoT connectivity, in-orbit demonstrations, national security missions, and more. Leveraging our existing space infrastructure and an extensive inventory of satellite buses, Loft is reducing years-long integration and launch timelines to months. With more than 25 missions flown, Loft’s flight heritage and proven technologies enable customers to focus on their mission objectives.

At Loft, you’ll be given the autonomy and ownership to solve significant challenges, but with a close-knit and supportive team at your back. We believe that diversity and community are the foundation of an open culture. We are committed to hiring the best people regardless of background and make their time at Loft the most fulfilling period of their career.

We value kind, supportive and team-oriented collaborators. It is also crucial for us that you are a problem solver and a great communicator. As our team is international, you will need strong English skills to better collaborate, easily communicate complex ideas and convey important messages.

With 4 satellites on-orbit and a wave of exciting missions launching soon, we are scaling up quickly across our offices in San Francisco, CA | Golden, CO | and Toulouse, France.

As an international company your resume will be reviewed by people across our offices so please attach a copy in English.

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