Helsing

defence

TransformationPMOLead

München, Germany
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Transformation PMO Lead at Helsing. Skills: governance, portfolio management, strategic planning, risk management. Own the Finance Transformation programme plan and the cross-company project portfolio, including milestones, dependencies, resource allocation, critical path, and budget governance. Design and facilitate Helsing's strategic governance cadence, covering weekly status rhythms, monthly steering committees, and quarterly Board updates, ensuring each session produces a clear decision rat”

What You'll Achieve.

build and maintain the single source of strategic truth for the CEO and leadership team; design the governance cadence that keeps decisions moving; surface risks before they become problems; ensuring each session produces a clear decision rather than a status report

Industry & Context.

defence
Problems you'll solve

surface risks before they become problems

What You'll Do.

Own the Finance Transformation programme plan and the cross-company project portfolio

and budget governance

Design and facilitate Helsing's strategic governance cadence

covering weekly status rhythms

monthly steering committees

and quarterly Board updates

ensuring each session produces a clear decision rather than a status report

Track the company's top strategic programmes

including HX-2 production

AI software initiatives

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

operate with equal effectiveness at Board level and within a cross-functional sprint

Communication Scope

stakeholder communications

Process & Methodology

programme management, project portfolio management, budget governance, critical path analysis, dependency management, resource allocation

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 Finance Transformation at Helsing is not a back-office function: it is one of the forces shaping the company's strategic direction. As Transformation PMO Lead, you will govern the portfolio of all major company-wide programmes, ensuring that Finance serves as the connective tissue holding Helsing's strategic agenda together. You will build and maintain the single source of strategic truth for the CEO and leadership team, design the governance cadence that keeps decisions moving, and surface risks before they become problems. This role requires the ability to operate with equal effectiveness at Board level and within a cross-functional sprint. A strong PMO succeeds through relationships and clarity, not authority. This role can be based anywhere in Europe. The day-to-day Own the Finance Transformation programme plan and the cross-company project portfolio, including milestones, dependencies, resource allocation, critical path, and budget governance Design and facilitate Helsing's strategic governance cadence, covering weekly status rhythms, monthly steering committees, and quarterly Board updates, ensuring each session produces a clear decision rathe

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