Senior Executive Director, Strategic Programs & Partnerships

Evolved Aerospace; Linköpings kommun; On-site; SEK 1,784,000 - 2,478,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity participation

Relocation support

Company benefits

Job summary

Evolved Aerospace seeks a Senior Executive Director to lead strategic programs and partnerships. Based at our Horseheads, NY site, you will engage with military, government and industry stakeholders to identify opportunities and drive execution from concept to delivery.

You will work with customers and partners across the US and international markets, directing cross‑functional teams to translate requirements into executable capabilities and help drive growth in national-security programs.

Qualifications

• Established credibility in the defence and national-security community.
• Track record turning relationships into meaningful outcomes.
• Experience across defence technology, government, military programmes or related defence customers.
• Willingness to travel regularly across the US and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Developseniorrelationshipsacrossdefence,governmentandindustry.
• Identifyandprogressstrategicprogrammesandcustomeropportunities.
• Buildpartnershipswithprimes,technologycompanies,integratorsandotherorganisationsthatstrengthenEvolved’soffering.
• Engagedirectlywithmilitaryuserstounderstandoperationalrequirementsandemergingcapabilityneeds.
• RepresentEvolvedinseniorcustomer,partnerandgovernmentengagements.
• Workcloselywithengineeringandoperationalteamstoconnectcustomerrequirementswithexecutablesolutions.
• Supportdemonstrations,exercisesandprogrammeactivityacrosstheUSandinternationalmarkets.
• ContributetoEvolved’swidercommercialandpartnershipstrategy.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Partnerships

Business Development

Governance & Compliance

Travel Readiness

Stakeholder Engagement

Job description

Senior Executive Director, Strategic Programs & Partnerships

Location:

Elmira Corning Regional Airport, New York

Employment:

Full-time,onsite

Travel:

Regulardomesticandinternationaltravel

Evolved Aerospace is managing this search directly. Recruitment agencies should not contact our leadership team or submit candidates without prior approval. Any agency enquiries should be directed to Connor Hird via LinkedIn.

EvolvedAerospace developscompletemissionsystemsfordefenceandnational-securitycustomers.

Our work is driven by the mission requirement rather than the platform. Current programmes include maritime surveillance and security applications, alongside continued development of the M200 as a flexible mission platform for defence and security operations.

We work internationally with customers, operators, technology partners and industry to move from operational requirement to deployable capability quickly.

The Role

We are looking for a senior leader to develop strategic programmes, partnerships and customer relationships across Evolved’s global business.

Based at our US site in Horseheads, you will represent Evolved with military, government and industry stakeholders, identify opportunities where our capabilities can deliver meaningful operational advantage, and develop the partnerships required to bring those opportunities forward.

The position combines strategic engagement with execution. You will work closely with customers, partners and our technical teams from the early identification of a requirement through demonstrations, programme development and delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Developseniorrelationshipsacrossdefence,governmentandindustry.
• Identifyandprogressstrategicprogrammesandcustomeropportunities.
• Buildpartnershipswithprimes,technologycompanies,integratorsandotherorganisationsthatstrengthenEvolved’soffering.
• Engagedirectlywithmilitaryuserstounderstandoperationalrequirementsandemergingcapabilityneeds.
• RepresentEvolvedinseniorcustomer,partnerandgovernmentengagements.
• Workcloselywithengineeringandoperationalteamstoconnectcustomerrequirementswithexecutablesolutions.
• Supportdemonstrations,exercisesandprogrammeactivityacrosstheUSandinternationalmarkets.
• ContributetoEvolved’swidercommercialandpartnershipstrategy.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for someone with established credibility in the defence and national-security community and a track record of turning relationships into meaningful outcomes.

Relevant experience may have been gained across defence technology, government, military programmes, operational environments or through supporting specialist defence and national-security customers.

Youshouldbeabletodemonstrate:

• Strongrelationshipsacrossrelevantdefence,governmentandindustrycommunities.
• Experiencedevelopingsignificantpartnerships,programmesorcustomeropportunities.
• Directunderstandingofmilitaryoperationsandend-userrequirements.
• Credibilitywithseniorstakeholderswhileremainingcomfortableworkingdirectlywithtechnicalteams.
• Strongcommercialandstrategicjudgement.
• Anabilitytooperateeffectivelyinafast-movingenvironmentwithahighdegreeofpersonalownership.
• WillingnesstotravelregularlyacrosstheUSandinternationally.

ExperienceacrossISR,UAS,C-UAS,EW,autonomy,sensors,C2orbroadermissionsystemswouldbeparticularlyrelevant.

$180,000 - $250,000 a year

The overall compensation package may also include an annual performance-based bonus, meaningful equity participation, company benefits and relocation support, depending on experience and individual circumstances.

EvolvedAerospaceisanequalopportunityemployer.