Director of Growth, US

Job description

**Rowden is one of Europe's fastest-growing companies, building operational edge systems for defense, national security, and emergency response teams.** Veteran-founded in the UK in 2017, we turn advances in AI, sensing, and communications into practical capability for environments where connectivity is limited, degraded, or denied. Our focus is on getting useful technology into the hands of frontline teams faster, improving decision-making, and protecting people and critical assets. We've grown to more than 200 employees, with a strong track record delivering critical programs for the UK Ministry of Defence and other national security customers. Alongside this, we're developing our own export-focused hardware and software products across RF and fleet management. In 2026, Rowden secured £25 million from the UK's National Wealth Fund to accelerate growth across the UK and internationally. We're now building on strong customer and partner traction in the United States, and this role will be part of Rowden's founding US team. **About the role** The Rowden Director of Growth, US exists to convert Rowden’s product portfolio, engineering credibility and mission focus into funded contracts, strategic partnerships and repeatable revenue in the US market. This is a founding commercial role, made for someone entrepreneurial who wants a career-defining challenge with significant upside. Your product focus will be Rowden’s software-defined RF decoy product range, built in direct response to live operational needs in Ukraine. The first product, *Mimic*, was awarded the Army Technology Excellence Award for EW Product Launch in 2025, with additional products in development in response to demand. As you grow into the role, you will also take responsibility for scaling Rowden’s *Dovetail* product line, an edge device management platform designed to configure and orchestrate fleets of disparate autonomous devices. You will report directly to UK leadership with support across central legal, finance, commercial, recruitment and operations teams. You will also work closely with Rowden’s Mission Success Lead, US on user insight and product feedback. You will take ownership of Rowden’s US footprint, shaping the Rowden brand and market position, with the ability to hire additional resources to support scaling over time. Alongside this commercial remit, you will lean in operationally to support building Rowden’s US business, including supporting hiring, facilities, and compliance processes. We are looking for a former operator, program office lead, or technical delivery lead who has since moved into a senior commercial role at a US defense contractor. Your background should be in complex systems, and you should have personally closed contracts across the full cycle of innovation funding, from SBIR (or FCT and allied innovation pathways) and OTA through to PPBE. Our compensation packages are highly competitive and structured to create meaningful upside for strong performance. **Ideally you'll already be based within the broader DC (Maryland, Virginia), North Carolina, or Tampa area or be willing to relocate for this opportunity.**