Capability Programs Lead - Counter-Drone & Doctrine

WLG; Eigenbrakel; Sur place; EUR 104 000 - 156 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

WLG seeks a seasoned professional to join its multinational defence programme, relocating to Norfolk, Virginia, USA. You will support governance, requirements capture and cross‑nations coordination for counter-uncrewed systems and counter-IED capabilities.

The role requires leading and briefing senior leaders, sustaining multi-agency collaboration, and maintaining status information across development lines in a high-stakes environment.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent military college qualification in engineering, information systems, aeronautics or operations research.
• Three of the last ten years briefing senior leaders and decision-makers.
• Five years of operational knowledge of counter-uncrewed systems or counter-IED at tactical, operational or strategic level.
• Two of the last ten years in programme or project management in a complex environment.
• Two of the last ten years in a multinational defence organisation.
• Fluent professional English.

Responsabilités

• Support the development of capability products under the alliance governance model.
• Support the programme director and project coordinator in their programme management, including work with agencies and nations.
• Support the projects themselves, including the layered counter-drone initiatives.
• Draw out, capture, analyse and trace capability requirements at every level.
• Develop and review the doctrinal corpus — policies, doctrine, directives, concepts of operation.
• Coordinate development and implementation across all lines of development, and propose actions when they conflict.
• Organise and participate in workshops, seminars and conferences.
• Collaborate with national and international organisations, centres of excellence and academia.
• Maintain programme status information in the warfare development environment.
• Identify lessons and best practice and get them learned.

Connaissances

Programme management

Briefing senior leaders

Counter-UAS knowledge

Multinational defence experience

English fluency

Formation

Master’s degree or equivalent military college qualification

Description du poste

WLG seeks a seasoned professional to join its multinational defence programme, relocating to Norfolk, Virginia, USA. You will support governance, requirements capture and cross‑nations coordination for counter-uncrewed systems and counter-IED capabilities.

The role requires leading and briefing senior leaders, sustaining multi-agency collaboration, and maintaining status information across development lines in a high-stakes environment.