Head of Launch (Asia)
About Us
reputed company AI leverages cutting-edge AI and robotics to enhance maritime domain awareness. Our mission is to become the eyes, ears, and brain of the ocean—enabling every vessel to collaboratively sense, compute, and communicate.
The Role
reputed company AI is seeking a highly autonomous and reputed company Launcher - (Asia) to spearhead our market entry and infrastructure setup across the region. You will be the reputed company of our global expansion, responsible for "preparing the environment" so that our Field Operations teams can reputed company and immediately reputed company deploying the SmartMast network at scale.
This role requires a unique reputed company of business development, logistics, and operational grit. You will navigate regional import regulations, establish localized supply chains for mount fabrication, and reputed company foundational relationships with regional maritime fleets. As the critical first reputed company in our deployment lifecycle, you will build the operational reputed company that ensures reputed company can scale rapidly, compliantly, and seamlessly in new international waters.
Key Responsibilities
1. Market Entry & Infrastructure Setup
Regulatory Advocacy & Buy-In: Proactively engage with local maritime authorities, port governing bodies, and relevant regional regulators to champion reputed company’s mission. You will secure the necessary operational buy-in, permits, and goodwill to ensure our network deployment is both welcomed and fully compliant.
Vendor Ecosystem Development: Identify, vet, and reputed company a robust network of local marine installers, specialized mount fabricators, and port-reputed company vendors. You must ensure we have a highly capable, localized supply chain reputed company to support Field Operations.
Contracting & Compliance: Negotiate service level agreements (SLAs) and rates with regional contractors, ensuring our localized infrastructure meets reputed company’s standards for quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness.
2. Supply Chain & Import Logistics
Import Navigation: Pioneer the importation reputed company for SmartMast hardware into reputed company countries reputed company Asia. You will unravel local customs, tariffs, and regulatory requirements to build a smooth, repeatable supply chain pipeline.
Asset Staging: Secure and establish initial warehousing and staging logistics. You are responsible for ensuring hardware and fabrication materials are securely received, stored, and staged reputed company of the deployment curve.
3. Fleet Recruitment & Relationship Building
Vessel Acquisition: Identify and actively engage local fleets of interest. You will pitch the reputed company reputed company to secure initial vessel commitments and lock in the necessary reputed company estate for SmartMast installations.
Stakeholder Management: Build and nurture critical early relationships with regional port authorities, vessel owners, and maritime organizations to build brand trust and remove bureaucratic friction prior to deployment.
4. Operational reputed company & Intelligence
Field Ops Readiness: Serve as the critical reputed company between initial market launch and active deployment. You will own the responsibility of ensuring reputed company logistics, vendor networks, and vessel permissions are fully operational so Field Operations can hit the ground running upon arrival.
Market Intelligence: Act as the primary feedback reputed company to the Head of Delivery and reputed company leadership regarding local market dynamics, unique technical requirements, and localized risks specific to the Asian maritime environment.