Senior Defense Programs Manager Multinational Partnerships

Sphere Defense; Brussel Hoofdstad; Sur place; EUR 100 000 - 135 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Stock Options Plan

Mobility Budget

32 days of holidays

Meal vouchers

Private Health insurance

Résumé du poste

Sphere Defense is a Brussels-based technology startup seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead multinational defense programs involving government, academia and industry partners. You will coordinate participation, manage stakeholders, and build long-term proposals and budgets while driving realistic schedules with engineering teams.

You will travel for on-site meetings across Europe, draft and own program documentation, and mentor the team to ensure timely delivery with high quality.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Good understanding of missile systems.
• Solid understanding of RFx and tender processes of governmental procurement organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to produce high-quality, customer-facing proposals and documentation.
• Attention to detail while maintaining the bigger picture.
• Experience with planning, budgeting, resource allocation and scheduling, and with PM tools such as Microsoft Project, Wrike and Jira.
• Excellent interpersonal communication in English; French, Dutch, Italian or German is a plus.
• Self-starter, able to work in high-ambiguity environment and take on new challenges.

Responsabilités

• Coordinate Sphere Defense participation to multi-national defence programs.
• Manage stakeholders such as industry partners, NATO, national MODs, academic institutions, etc.
• Build realistic, long term proposals, including budgets.
• Build timelines and schedules and update them based on actual results.
• Ensure that internal and external activities are carried out on-time, with the right quality level.
• Be hands-on and participate in test campaigns, working closely with engineering teams when needed.
• Travel to onsite meetings and test campaigns, in Europe and abroad, depending on program needs.
• Draft, review and take ownership of program documentation.
• Be a team player and a mentor, supporting and growing the team when needed.

Connaissances

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Budgeting & scheduling

Team leadership

Formation

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering, Economics, or equivalent

Outils

Microsoft Project

Wrike

Jira

Description du poste

Sphere Defense is a Brussels-based technology startup seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead multinational defense programs involving government, academia and industry partners. You will coordinate participation, manage stakeholders, and build long-term proposals and budgets while driving realistic schedules with engineering teams.

You will travel for on-site meetings across Europe, draft and own program documentation, and mentor the team to ensure timely delivery with high quality.