Programme Manager

What you'll do

• Own day-to-day delivery of defence programmes or major work streams, with responsibility for schedule, coordination, and execution.
• Translate customer requirements and contractual inputs into clear plans, milestones, and priorities that teams can execute against.
• Work directly with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders, supporting meetings, reviews, and delivery discussions.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, and external suppliers to keep programmes moving at pace.
• Track progress, risks, and dependencies, surfacing issues early and driving resolution rather than escalation.
• Support commercial and programme activities, including change control, delivery planning, and customer reporting.
• Prepare clear, concise programme materials that enable fast, high-quality decisions.
• Learn by doing: operating close to real customers, real constraints, and real delivery pressure.

• A programme or project professional with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in defence, aerospace, policy, or similarly high-consequence environments.
• Comfortable operating between analysis and execution, not confined to either.
• Fluent native-level German and fluent English, able to work confidently in bilingual, cross-cultural defence settings.
• Some exposure to customer-facing work, even if not yet the primary owner.
• Organised, structured, and reliable under pressure, with growing confidence in owning delivery outcomes.
• Curious about how programmes actually succeed; commercially, technically, and organisationally.
• Motivated by responsibility and progression, not static roles or narrow task ownership.
• Energised by working in a small, fast-moving team where learning is accelerated and performance is visible.

• A mission driven environment with the opportunity to work on one of Europe’s most consequential defence challenges, with direct impact on sovereign capability and security.
• Daily collaboration with top experts across engineering, operations, and defence, with real opportunity to learn from the best, contribute, and grow.
• High ownership and autonomy; no time tracking, no micromanagement, just clear objectives and accountability for outcomes.
• A fast paced environment where good ideas are implemented quickly, and feedback from test and flight drives real decisions.
• A culture that values clarity, integrity, and excellence, and supports people who take initiative and push boundaries responsibly.
• Competitive compensation and real share options aligned to responsibility and impact, not tenure or hierarchy.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.