VP Growth, US

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 VP Growth is a founding commercial role responsible for establishing and expanding Rowden’s US market presence. From day 1, your focus will be on converting Rowden's product portfolio, engineering credibility and mission focus into funded contracts, strategic partnerships and repeatable revenue. As the US business scales, and with success, you will have the opportunity to take on full P&L ownership and build out the wider US team and infrastructure.

Your initial focus will be introducing Rowden’s electromagnetic portfolio to US operational users, building the relationships, evidence and demand needed to establish it in the market. Our first product has won industry recognition and is already attracting export interest in Europe, with a wider set of connected, coordinated capabilities to follow. You’ll also scale up our fleet management platform for edge systems across defence and other critical sectors.

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.

We are looking for an entrepreneurial former operator, program office lead, or technical delivery lead with experience in 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 North Carolina or be willing to relocate for this opportunity.