Land Programme Manager – Agile Delivery & Stakeholders

Helsing GmbH; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

VSOP options

Relocation support up to €2,500 and 4‑

weeks temporary accommodation

Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance

Health & wellness: gym membership and

Social: monthly social allowances

Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks paid

Family support: 5 days paid family/emg

Job summary

Helsing is seeking a Programme Manager for the Land domain to lead complex, software‑intensive defence projects in collaboration with engineers and customer leads. You will own stakeholder relationships and drive delivery through agile and traditional milestones, translating performance into clear reports for leadership.

You will guide cross‑functional teams, balance agile sprints with fixed commitments, and manage commercial engagement within your programme.

Qualifications

• End-to-end delivery of software products in B2B or B2G environments using agile methodologies.
• Hands-on Scrum Master experience facilitating agile ceremonies and clearing blockers.
• Senior stakeholder relationships and navigation of complex, multi-party environments with commercial awareness.
• Development of programme steering mechanisms, dashboards and risk frameworks; reporting for leadership.
• PMP certification or active pursuit; use of structured project management methodologies in high-accountability contexts.
• Fluent English (written and spoken); willing to travel regularly and meet national security clearance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update programme roadmaps and steering dashboards, tracking KPIs across milestones and contractual obligations.
• Facilitate sprint cadences, backlog refinement, standups, and retrospectives with engineering teams.
• Translate contractual milestones into iterative product roadmaps and backlogs.
• Serve as primary contact for customer and partner stakeholders, managing relationships across programme delivery.
• Manage commercial engagement within the programme, identifying opportunities and supporting proposals.
• Orchestrate capabilities across engineering, commercial and operational workstreams to align to timelines.
• Monitor programme risks and prepare course-corrections for leadership.

Skills

End-to-end software delivery

Agile / Scrum Master

Stakeholder management

Programme governance & dashboards

PMP certification

English fluency

Job description

Helsing is seeking a Programme Manager for the Land domain to lead complex, software‑intensive defence projects in collaboration with engineers and customer leads. You will own stakeholder relationships and drive delivery through agile and traditional milestones, translating performance into clear reports for leadership.

You will guide cross‑functional teams, balance agile sprints with fixed commitments, and manage commercial engagement within your programme.