Head of Commercial Programs

About the Role

As Head of Commercial Programs, you will act as senior chief of staff to the Commercial leadership, driving the programmatic backbone that connects strategy to execution across Destinus's commercial organisation. Reporting to the CCO, you will orchestrate the cadence, governance, and cross-functional coordination that keep major pursuits, partnerships, and commercial initiatives on track — partnering closely with Business Development, Commercial Operations, Programme Management, Legal, and Finance.

This is a high-impact, high-visibility role with C-level exposure, for a structured operator who can translate leadership priorities into disciplined programme plans, hold work streams accountable to milestones, and bring order and momentum to a fast-moving, high-stakes commercial environment.

At Destinus, we are revolutionizing the defense industry with cutting-edge Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Our innovative technologies are designed to meet the unique demands of modern defense operations, delivering unparalleled speed, precision, and cost effectiveness. Destinus partners with government agencies and defense organizations worldwide to provide advanced solutions for mission-critical operations, enabling a new era of efficiency and technological superiority. Join us in shaping the future of defense with groundbreaking aerospace innovations.

Chief of Staff to Commercial Leadership

• Act as a trusted right hand to the CCO, managing priorities, follow-through, and decision tracking across the commercial leadership agenda
• Own the leadership rhythm: prepare board and executive materials, run leadership reviews, and ensure decisions are documented, assigned, and closed out
• Filter signal from noise across the commercial organisation, surfacing the issues that need leadership attention before they become critical and push the correct prioritisation

• Own the end-to-end programme management of major commercial pursuits and cross-functional initiatives, from kickoff through milestone tracking to closeout

• Establish and maintain the governance framework that connects commercial programmes to corporate reporting, budget cycles, and defense-sector compliance requirements
• Design and enforce escalation paths so risks and blockers reach the right decision-maker at the right time
• Partner with Commercial Strategy on process design and continuous improvement, ensuring programme management practices scale with the business

• Serve as the central coordination point across Business Development, Programme Management, Legal, Finance, and Manufacturing, aligning timelines and dependencies for major pursuits and strategic partnerships
• Represent Commercial in cross-functional steering committees, ensuring commercial priorities and constraints are properly reflected in wider programme decisions

• Produce concise, decision-ready reporting for executive and board audiences, translating programme detail into clear strategic narrative

• Master's degree in Business Administration, Programme/Project Management, Engineering, or a related discipline
• 8-12 years of professional experience spanning programme management, chief-of-staff or business-management roles, and commercial or business development functions; experience in the defense or aerospace industry is an advantage
• Proven track record running complex, multi-stakeholder programmes end to end,
• Demonstrated experience operating as a chief of staff or senior business-management partner to executive leadership
• Strong command of programme management tools and methods (RAID logs, stage-gate governance, KPI/dashboard reporting)
• Excellent…