Senior Software Project Manager; m​/f​/d

We are seeking a confident and technically strong Senior Software Project Manager to lead customer-facing software projects at Quantum Systems.
In this role, you will steer complex software-driven projects from a software perspective, acting as the central interface between customers, internal software teams, and product management.

You are responsible for delivering software projects in terms of time, quality, and customer satisfaction, while representing Quantum Systems’ software solutions professionally and with deep technical understanding.

• Lead and manage customer projects with a typical duration of 6 to 12 months, from software perspective

• Act as the primary software contact for customers, including regular presentations, demos, and reviews

• Present and explain software products, architectures, and capabilities clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Represent Quantum Systems’ software solutions and ensure a consistent and professional customer experience

• Own software project delivery with responsibility for schedule, quality, and execution

• Translate customer needs into meaningful and feasible software requirements

• Challenge software decisions and priorities based on deep understanding of the software stack

• Coordinate closely with software development, testing & integration, release management, and configuration management

• Track progress, risks, dependencies, and escalations and drive issues to resolution

• Support customer-specific project phases and delivery milestones in agile project setups

• Ensure alignment between customer expectations, product strategy, and software capabilities

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, or a related field

• 3–5 years of experience in software project management, preferably in technically complex environments

• Strong system-level understanding of software architectures

• Ability to challenge and validate software decisions without being a hands‑on developer

• Experience working in agile project environments with customer‑specific delivery phases

• Excellent presentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills

• Confident, professional, and customer‑oriented mindset

• Strong analytical thinking and structured problem‑solving skills

• Experience working with cross‑functional teams in complex product environments

• Experience working in customer‑facing or delivery‑focused roles

• Experience in system‑level or architecture discussions

• Familiarity with release and configuration management processes

• Experience working in dual‑use or safety‑critical software environments

• International project experience

• We believe in the power of combined efforts: straightforward tech expertise paired with a customer‑centric focus.

• We are industry pioneers who are ambitious, bold, and visionary.

• We push limits, think outside the box and strive for technological excellence to shape the future of aerial data.

• We promise to be your runway for individual and professional growth.

• Company pension scheme: We support you so that you can already make provisions for later.

• Flexible working hours: With trust‑based working hours, you are not only responsible for your working hours, but also for your work‑life balance.

• Mobile working: If it gets too turbulent for you in our office, you can get the necessary balance through mobile working.

• Bike‑Leasing: We support you in staying environmentally mobile and healthy.

• Corporate Benefits: Your opportunity for attractive offers and discounts from well‑known suppliers and brands, e.g. Adidas, Apple, Expedia.

• Employee events: We not only want to grow together, but also celebrate our successes together.

• Lunch‑Card: Be powerful with delicious energy, daily lunch budget is sponsored.

• Company Shuttle: Enjoy our convenient shuttle service that picks you up from Pasing in Munich and brings you to our location, with return trips at the end of the workday.

Quantum Systems specialises in the development, design, and production of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS). The company’s range of electric vertical take‑off and landing (eVTOL) sUAS are…