Senior Program Manager, Planning

Sphere Defense is a fully funded technology startup with the mission of providing allied countries with sovereign, effective and seamless autonomous countermeasures to neutralize todays’ and tomorrow’s aerial threats.
You are an experienced and highly-motivated Program Manager that has demonstrated experience managing multinational defence programs , with a mix of governmental, academic and industry stakeholders.
Manage stakeholders such as industry partners, NATO, national MODs, academic institutions, etc.
Ensure that internal and external activities are carried out on-time, with the right quality level
Be hands-on and participate to test campaigns, working close to the engineering teams when needed
Travel to onsite meetings and test campaigns, in Europe and abroad, depending on program needs
Be a team player and a mentor, being available to support and grow the team when needed
Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering, Economics, or equivalent
Demonstrated experience coordinating multinational defense program with the involvement of prime defense contractors, governmental and academic institutions.
Solid understanding of RFx and tender processes of governmental procurement organizations
Demonstrated ability to produce high-quality, customer-facing proposals and documentation
Experience with planning, budgeting, resource allocation and scheduling, and with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Wrike and Jira
Excellent interpersonal communication skills in written and spoken English; French, Dutch, Italian or German is a plus
You are a self-starter, able to work in a high-ambiguity environment and willing to take up new challenges
Experience with drones (quadcopters, VTOL) or precision-guided munitions

We are building a core team of hard-working people. If you want to join a company with tremendous impact and you are autonomous, creative and driven, we want to hear from you!