Strategic Commercial Programs Director

Destinus; Den Haag; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Destinus is building cutting-edge UAVs for defense applications, redefining how modern operations are conducted. The Head of Commercial Programs acts as senior chief of staff to the Commercial leadership, orchestrating cadence, governance, and cross-functional coordination across major pursuits, partnerships, and initiatives.

Reporting to the CCO, you will translate leadership priorities into disciplined programme plans, track milestones, and push momentum while maintaining governance and

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant field.
• 8–12 years of programme management and senior business roles.
• Experience in the defense or aerospace industry is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Act as trusted right hand to the CCO, managing priorities, follow-through, and decision tracking across the commercial leadership agenda.
• Own the leadership rhythm: prepare board and executive materials, run leadership reviews, and ensure decisions are documented, assigned, and closed out.
• Filter signal from noise across the commercial organisation, surfacing issues that need leadership attention before they become critical.
• Own the end-to-end programme management of major commercial pursuits and cross-functional initiatives, from kickoff through milestone tracking to closeout.
• Establish and maintain the governance framework that connects commercial programmes to corporate reporting, budget cycles, and defense-sector compliance requirements.
• Design and enforce escalation paths so risks and blockers reach the right decision-maker at the right time.
• Partner with Commercial Strategy on process design and continuous improvement, ensuring programme management practices scale with the business.
• Serve as the central coordination point across Business Development, Programme Management, Legal, Finance, and Manufacturing, aligning timelines and dependencies.
• Produce concise, decision-ready reporting for executive and board audiences.

Skills

Fluent English

Education

Master's degree in Business Administration / Programme Management / Engineering

Tools

RAID logs

Stage-gate governance

KPI dashboards

Job description

Destinus is building cutting-edge UAVs for defense applications, redefining how modern operations are conducted. The Head of Commercial Programs acts as senior chief of staff to the Commercial leadership, orchestrating cadence, governance, and cross-functional coordination across major pursuits, partnerships, and initiatives.

Reporting to the CCO, you will translate leadership priorities into disciplined programme plans, track milestones, and push momentum while maintaining governance and