Sr. Manager, Defense Tech Marketing & Communications (Marketing & Communications, Sr. Lead)

Responsibilities

• Strategic Business Partnership: Serve as the primary Marketing and Communications partner to the Defense Tech leadership team, providing strategic counsel and developing and executing annual and quarterly marketing plans aligned with business priorities.
• Product Marketing and Positioning: Partner with product, engineering, and business development teams to translate technical capabilities, operator needs, mission requirements, and competitive insights into differentiated product positioning, value propositions, messaging, and sales enablement materials that support customer engagement and business growth.
• Campaign Execution: Develop and execute B2B and B2G marketing campaigns across digital, content, events, and other channels. Take a hands-on role in translating strategy into tactical plans and deliverables, coordinating internal contributors and external partners, and driving initiatives from concept through completion.
• Messaging and Executive Communications: Partner with Redwire’s content marketing team and technical experts to develop campaign materials, announcements, digital content, and executive communications and thought leadership. Ensure accuracy, consistency, and appropriate customer and program approvals.
• Industry Engagement: Set marketing priorities for defense trade shows, customer demonstrations, and industry forums. Build relationships with media, associations, and conference organizers to secure visibility, partnership, and leadership opportunities.
• Performance and Budget Management: Manage marketing budgets, establish priorities and deadlines, track campaign results and customer engagement, and report outcomes to business and Marketing leadership. Use insights to improve messaging, campaigns, and resource allocation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in marketing, communications, public affairs, or a related discipline, including significant experience within defense, aerospace, or another complex technology sector.
• Experienced partnering with senior business leaders to develop and execute marketing strategies that align with business objectives, drive growth, and support market expansion.
• Deep product marketing experience, including developing differentiated positioning and messaging, translating complex technical capabilities into compelling customer value propositions, and creating marketing and sales enablement content that drives engagement and demand.
• Experience developing and executing integrated B2B and B2G campaigns for government, commercial, and industry audiences.
• Strong understanding of the defense ecosystem, including military customer needs, government acquisition environments, industry partners, policy considerations, and competitive dynamics in U.S. and international markets.
• Advanced project management experience and organizational skills, with the ability to establish priorities, manage interdependencies, and deliver on time with minimal oversight.
• Exceptional writing, editing, storytelling, and presentation skills, including the ability to translate highly technical information for customer, executive, policy, investor, and general industry audiences.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams, agencies, vendors, or other contributors toward shared outcomes while remaining actively involved in execution.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally in support of business priorities.

Preferred

• Experience supporting a defense contractor, unmanned systems company, sensor or autonomy provider, systems integrator, or government defense organization.
• Exceptional attention to detail, with a record of producing accurate, polished work and maintaining quality across multiple concurrent priorities.
• Demonstrated responsiveness, urgency, and follow-through, including the ability to anticipate needs, identify potential obstacles, communicate risks early, and close the loop on commitments.
• Strong executive presence and interpersonal judgment, with the ability to build credibility, challenge assumptions constructively, and influence stakeholders across a matrixed organization.
• Direct experience marketing to or communicating with U.S. military services, special operations organizations, allied defense ministries, or other defense customers and acquisition stakeholders.
• Experience spanning multiple marketing and communications disciplines, including product marketing, public relations, executive communications, digital marketing, events, and brand strategy.
• Familiarity with international partnerships, export controls, government contracting environments, and communications sensitivities associated with national security programs.
• Established relationships with relevant defense industry associations, media outlets, conference organizers, and other defense-sector stakeholders.
• Experience managing marketing budgets, agencies, vendors, performance dashboards, and media or marketing analytics platforms.

Benefits

• Grow with us as we innovate the next generation capabilities for a new era of space exploration! We offer a highly competitive benefits package along with a commitment to our core values of Integrity, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, and Excellence.