VP of Growth - Aviation Software Company at Supplied Talent

United States

<p>We're conducting a search on behalf of a growing company in the aviation software space. This is a newly created role that has not yet been announced internally — details on the company will be shared as candidates progress through the process. This is not a replacement hire; it's a brand-new strategic role being built around the right person.</p><p>This is a high-visibility, high-growth opportunity for a business development leader who wants ownership over how a company expands into new revenue streams — not a traditional sales management role.</p>The Role<p>As VP of Growth, you'll be charged with identifying, building the business case for, and driving new revenue-generating initiatives and partnerships. Over the next 3–5 years, this role is expected to contribute $25–50M in new revenue to the business.</p><p>This is fundamentally a new business development role in the truest sense — less "manage a sales team," more "find the opportunity, build the case, go get it done."</p>What you'll do<ul><li>Identify and evaluate new growth initiatives, partnerships, and market opportunities</li><li>Build rigorous business cases and ROI/financial analyses to prioritize and pitch initiatives</li><li>Lead and execute on selected initiatives from concept through revenue generation</li><li>Develop and negotiate strategic partnerships — potentially including technology partnerships, OEM relationships, or white-label arrangements where outside technology is packaged and resold</li><li>Operate as a strategic, analytical thinker as much as a relationship-driven dealmaker</li><li>Work closely with executive leadership as a key driver of the company's growth strategy</li></ul>What we're looking for<ul><li>Strong analytical/business case background — MBA or MBA-equivalent skill set preferred (financial modeling, ROI analysis, strategic case-building)</li><li>A track record of building and closing new business development initiatives or strategic partnerships — not just managing an existing book of business</li><li>Experience in technology, software, marketplace, or platform businesses; aviation industry experience is not required</li><li>Ideally, experience structuring partnership, OEM, or white-label deals that drove meaningful new revenue</li><li>Comfort operating in ambiguity — this role has the scope to grow significantly as the company scales</li></ul>Why This Role<ul><li>A genuinely new, high-impact role with room to define and expand its own scope</li><li>Direct line of sight to company leadership</li><li>Opportunity to shape a growth function from the ground up rather than inherit an existing playbook</li><li>Strong, competitive compensation package (base + bonus + potential long-term incentive)</li></ul>