Lead Project Manager, Autonomous Defense Programs

Harmattan AI; Paris; Sur place; EUR 75 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Harmattan AI in France seeks a Project Manager to coordinate complex drone programs from early engineering phases through deployment, ensuring on-time delivery and conformance to specifications.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage risks, coordinate internal and external partners, and maintain rigorous documentation to support contract commitments and milestones.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of project/program management in tech, engineering, or aerospace sectors.
• Experience delivering embedded hardware and software in complex programs.
• Proven ability to coordinate multi-stakeholder programs in demanding environments.
• Detail-oriented with strong documentation and organizational skills.
• Track record of leading cross-functional teams to milestones.

Responsabilités

• Delivery coordination across cross-functional teams to ensure on-time, on-spec delivery of drone systems and related services.
• Drive program execution across engineering, technical, and operational milestones.
• Guarantee deliverables meet technical and operational requirements and quality standards.
• Identify and mitigate blockers and program risks proactively.
• Coordinate with internal teams and external partners on requirements, timelines, and contracts.
• Identify missing enablers and elevate blockers to unblock delivery.

Connaissances

Project management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Embedded systems

Aerospace/defense experience

Vendor coordination

Documentation

Communication

Description du poste

About Us

Harmattan AI is a next-generation defense prime building autonomous and scalable defense systems. Following the close of a $200M Series B, valuing the company at $1.4 billion, we are expanding our teams and capabilities to deliver mission-critical systems to allied forces.

Our work is guided by clear values: building technologies with real-world impact, pursuing excellence in everything we do, setting ambitious goals, and taking on the hardest technical challenges. We operate in a demanding environment where rigor, ownership, and execution are expected.

About the Role

As Project Manager, you will be a core driver of our program delivery, coordinating complex, multi-stakeholder programs from early engineering phases through operational deployment.

You are responsible for the meticulous coordination of cross-functional internal teams, ensuring technical and operational requirements are met, and resolving program-level blockers to maintain critical schedules. Your leadership will ensure Harmattan AI's drone programs are delivered on time and on spec.

Responsibilities

• Delivery Coordination: Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure on-time, on-spec delivery of complex drone systems and programs - including hardware and software design and delivery, maintenance, customer services and training activities.

• Program Execution: Drive the deliverables across engineering, technical, and operational milestones.

• Project Oversight: Guarantee that all deliverables meet established technical and operational requirements, ensuring end-to-end delivery success.

• Issue & Risk Management: Proactively track and resolve program-level blockers, both technical and administrative, and manage project risks.

• Enabler Identification: Identify missing project enablers and escalate internally to unblock delivery or alignment with program goals.

• Stakeholder & Vendor Coordination: Interface with internal engineering teams and external partners/suppliers to align on technical requirements, timelines, and contractual commitments.

Candidate Requirements

• Experience in aerospace, defense, or another high-complexity technical industry is a strong plus.

• 5+ years of experience in project/program management within a technology, engineering, or aerospace sector.

• Strong delivery expertise on embedded systems (both hardware and software).

• Expertise in managing complex, multi-stakeholder programs and technical deliveries in demanding operational environments is a strong plus.

• Exclusive focus on project/program management in your career history.

• Proven track record of coordinating technical teams to achieve program milestones.

• Ability to manage programs in cutting-edge/disruptive environments.

• Experience with contract management, vendor coordination, or technical transition programs is a plus.

• Detail-oriented with excellent documentation and organizational skills.

• Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and guide teams toward success.

We look forward to hearing how you can help shape the future of autonomous defense systems at Harmattan AI.