VP Integrity

constellr; München; Vor Ort; EUR 160.000 - 230.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

VSOP (Virtual Share Option Plan)

Hybrid working model

Zusammenfassung

constellr is seeking a VP of Integrity to own governance, risk, compliance, security, and legal risk across the organization. You will lead a multidisciplinary team spanning quality, export control, cybersecurity, and legal, reporting directly to the COO and board audit forums.

You will shape the GRC program, manage regulatory engagement, and guide risk management across national and international customers in the defence and space sectors. A strategic, senior leadership role with broad scope.

Qualifikationen

• Significant leadership experience in compliance, legal, GRC or security functions.
• Experience with export control and/or classified information handling (Geheimschutz).
• Strong stakeholder management with executives, boards and regulators.
• Fluent German and English.

Aufgaben

• Define and own constellr's GRC (governance, risk & compliance) strategy.
• Lead the Integrity team across quality/audit, export control, compliance, cybersecurity and security.
• Own board and audit reporting on risk and compliance matters.
• Build and maintain constellr's enterprise risk management framework.
• Represent constellr in regulatory and government-facing compliance matters.

Kenntnisse

Leadership experience

Export control experience

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

German proficiency

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description

Team & Reporting Line

Integrity Team, reporting to the COO

Our Mission

At constellr, we're harnessing the power of space to solve one of Earth's greatest challenges: climate resilience & security in a changing world. Our thermal satellite constellation delivers the most accurate land surface temperature data on the market, equipping commercial players, governments, defence agencies, and global institutions with the thermal intelligence they need to make strategic decisions– from national security and infrastructure to agriculture and climate resilience.

As a fast-scaling company with offices in Brussels, Freiburg, Munich, Washington and Toulouse, our multidisciplinary team of engineers, scientists, and strategists is building the future of space-based Earth observation

Your Role

As VP - Integrity, you'll own compliance, governance, security and legal risk across constellr — critical work for a company operating at the intersection of commercial space, dual-use technology and government/defense customers. You'll lead a multidisciplinary team spanning quality, export control, cybersecurity and legal, and report directly into board and audit forums.

Key responsibilities

• Define and own constellr's GRC (governance, risk & compliance) strategy
• Lead the Integrity team across quality/audit, export control, compliance, cybersecurity and security
• Own board and audit reporting on risk and compliance matters
• Build and maintain constellr's enterprise risk management framework
• Represent constellr in regulatory and government-facing compliance matters

Job requirements

About you

Required:

• Significant leadership experience in compliance, legal, GRC or security functions
• Experience with export control and/or classified information handling (Geheimschutz) is highly relevant
• Strong stakeholder management with executives, boards and regulators
• Fluent German and English

Nice to Have:

• Experience in aerospace, defense or another dual-use/regulated industry
• Familiarity with ISO 27001/9001 and NATO/government security frameworks
• Legal or compliance qualification

Why join constellr?

• High-Impact National Security Mission: Be part of an ambitious mission to launch the world's first commercial thermal infrared constellation, delivering sovereign-grade "behavioural" intelligence from space to close critical blind spots for defence, intelligence, and maritime surveillance agencies.
• Fast-Paced "New Space" Innovation: Work at the leading edge of a rapidly evolving defence sector. By leveraging modern, agile New Space methodologies, you will help design, build, and deploy dual-use thermal payloads into operational orbit at a speed and scale that traditional aerospace models simply cannot match.
• Broad Interdisciplinary Exposure: Accelerate your professional growth by collaborating daily with a diverse, international cohort of astrophysicists, software developers, and defence-system engineers.
• Inclusive & Scientific Culture: Join a high-trust team deeply committed to diversity, inclusion, and scientific excellence, where academic curiosity is paired with high autonomy and a flat hierarchy.
• Financial Upside & Well-being: Benefit from a Virtual Share Option Plan (VSOP) for permanent employees, giving you a true stake in the company's growth, alongside highly flexible hybrid working models.