Helsing
Defence AI
SeniorProjectManager–PhysicalProducts
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“Senior Project Manager – Physical Products at Helsing. Skills: Physical product delivery, Defence programmes, Stakeholder management. Oversee end-to-end delivery of integrated Helsing products. Bridge design teams, supply chains, engineering functions, internal”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure products are designed and built to standard; Ensure products are within budget; Ensure products are on schedule; Strengthen Helsing's project management function; Enhance Helsing's ability to win and execute future defence opportunities
Industry & Context.
Course corrections
National security clearance, Travel regularly, Fluency in English, Fluency in German
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Delivered large-scale physical product programmes, Managed land domain products, PMP certification or equivalent, Applied structured project management methodologies, Coordinated across design teams, supply chains, engineering functions, overseas manufacturers, Built programme steering dashboards, Presented complex performance data to senior leadership, Meet all requirements for national security clearance, Willing to travel regularly, Communicate with full fluency in English and German
Nice to Have
Familiarity with defence procurement structures, Experience with government contract environments, Background in engineering, Background in political science
What You'll Do.
Oversee end-to-end delivery of integrated Helsing products
engineering functions
Govern full product development lifecycle
Maintain clear programme visibility
Translate complex technical and commercial interdependencies
Own internal and external project roadmap
Drive prioritisation of deliverables
Communicate programme status to defence customers and partners
Build programme steering dashboard
Track KPIs spanning supply chain performance
engineering milestones
Surface risks to senior leadership
Propose course corrections
Govern stakeholder interactions
Ensure decision-making is structured
aligned with commitments
Coordinate headcount planning and recruitment needs
Establish governance standards
Identify continuous improvement initiatives
Translate lessons learned into scalable practices
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Delivery teams; Defence customers; Partners; Senior internal stakeholders; Internal engineering teams; Supply chain partners; Overseas manufacturers; Military customers
Communication Scope
Present complex performance data; Decision-ready briefings
Process & Methodology
PMP, Structured project management methodologies, Roadmaps, Risk registers, KPI frameworks
Full Job Description
Who we are Helsing is a defence AI company. Our mission is to protect our democracies. We aim to achieve technological leadership, so that open societies can continue to make sovereign decisions and control their ethical standards. As democracies, we believe we have a special responsibility to be thoughtful about the development and deployment of powerful technologies like AI. We take this responsibility seriously. We are an ambitious and committed team of engineers, AI specialists and customer-facing programme managers. We are looking for mission-driven people to join our European teams – and apply their skills to solve the most complex and impactful problems. We embrace an open and transparent culture that welcomes healthy debates on the use of technology in defence, its benefits, and its ethical implications. The role As Senior Project Manager - Physical Products, you will oversee end-to-end delivery of integrated Helsing products, bridging design teams, supply chains, engineering functions and internal manufacturing as well as external suppliers to ensure products are designed and built to standard, within budget and on schedule. Working directly with delivery teams, defence customers, partners and senior internal stakeholders, you will govern the full product development lifecycle, maintain clear programme visibility for company leadership and translate complex technical and commercial interdependencies into structured, traceable delivery. The day-to-day Own the internal and external project roadmap across the full physical product lifecycle, from design and manufacturing through to customer delivery, driving prioritisation of deliverables and communicating programme status to defence customers and partners with precision Build and maintain a programme steering dashboard that tracks KPIs spanning supply chain performance, engineering milestones and contractual commitments, surfacing risks to senior leadership and proposing course corrections before they affect
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