SVP, Business Development

At Nova Sky Stories , we empower artists and producers to bring awe and wonder to live audiences around the world. As the global leader in drone entertainment , we’ve been redefining live shows for over a decade—merging cutting-edge drone technology with imaginative artistry.

With a veteran team of engineers and creatives, we design and operate lightweight, small, precise, and safe drones that perform in the most demanding environments—urban centers, extreme temperatures, and high winds. The result?
Sky Stories that inspire, captivate, and transform the sky into a canvas of imagination.

Headquartered in the U.S. with teams across Europe and the UAE, Nova Sky Stories works with the world’s leading brands, venues, and events.

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Nova Sky Stories is seeking an SVP, Business Development to lead the company’s global commercial growth strategy and expand our presence across theme parks, brand activations, cultural events, live entertainment, sports, destination attractions, tourism, festivals, and other large-scale experiential experiences. This executive leader will be responsible for identifying, developing, and securing transformative business opportunities that accelerate Nova’s growth across live entertainment, sports, destination attractions, tourism, media, festivals, branded experiences, and emerging markets.

Working closely with the CEO, CFO, and executive leadership team, you’ll build strategic relationships with industry leaders, negotiate complex commercial partnerships, and help define how Nova continues to reshape entertainment on a global scale.

Success in this role requires far more than traditional business development. We’re looking for someone who understands how the live entertainment ecosystem works—from promoters and venues to agencies, rights holders, sponsors, production partners, and global brands—and who can navigate those relationships to create long-term strategic value.

This leader will balance executive-level relationship building with disciplined commercial execution, partnering across Finance, Operations, Creative, Production, Legal, and Marketing to ensure opportunities become successful, scalable businesses. If you’re energized by building markets, opening doors, and bringing world-class entertainment experiences to audiences around the globe, we’d love to meet you.

• Develop and execute Nova’s global business development strategy, creating new revenue opportunities across theme parks, brand activations, cultural events, live entertainment, sports, destination attractions, tourism, festivals, and emerging experiential markets.
• Build and maintain executive relationships with promoters, venue operators, event organizers, agencies, brands, destination partners, rights holders, and strategic investors.
• Source, negotiate, and close high-value commercial partnerships that expand Nova’s global footprint and long-term revenue pipeline.
• Identify opportunities for recurring revenue, licensing, strategic alliances, and new business models that support the company’s continued growth.

• Lead commercial expansion into new geographic markets, developing market entry strategies in partnership with regional leadership.
• Evaluate emerging industries, customer segments, and international opportunities that align with Nova’s long-term vision.
• Represent Nova at major industry conferences, trade events, executive meetings, and customer engagements worldwide.
• Build executive relationships with theme park operators, global brands, agencies, promoters, venue owners, tourism organizations, cultural institutions, event organizers, and…