Programme Procurement and Partnership Manager

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 Programme Procurement & Partnership Manager in Munich, you will own supplier and partner relationships within the CA-1 programme. You will secure timely deliveries and shape the move from a prototype-focused supplier selection to a resilient, sovereign and high-performing supply base ready for series production. You will also set up in-service support with suppliers and shape supplier engagements for new product variants, including export versions. Working closely with programme and functional teams, you will turn procurement needs into clear plans and secure the supply that lets Helsing deliver defence capabilities to its customers. The day-to-day • Manage supplier and partner relationships across the CA-1 programme, and secure delivery of supplier and partner commitments against agreed milestones • Transform a prototype-focused supplier selection into a resilient, sovereign and performant supply base for series production • Establish in-service support with suppliers, including performance-based logistics arrangements with clear service levels • Support the development of new product variants, including export versions and additional capabilities, by shaping supplier engagements • Capture procurement needs, align them with programme and functional stakeholders, and track deliveries against scope, cost and time You should apply if you • Negotiate supplier agreements that balance commercial, technical and delivery requirements • Manage supplier engagements from plan to delivery, tracking scope, cost and time with clear reporting • Apply export control rules to supplier engagements and product variants • Handle security requirements in supply chains, including the protection of sensitive information • Have worked on Defence Aerospace programmes and understand their procurement and assurance demands Note: We operate in an industry where women, as well as other minority groups, are systematically under-represented. We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarised in a few bullet points. Nice to have • Experience in Supply Base transition from Development to Production and In Services Phases • Project Management Certification (e.g. PMP) Join Helsing and work with world-leading experts in their fields • Helsing’s work is important. You’ll be directly contributing to the protection of democratic countries while balancing both ethical and geopolitical concerns • The work is unique. We operate in a domain that has highly unusual technical requirements and constraints, and where robustness, safety, and ethical considerations are vital. You will face unique Engineering and AI challenges that make a meaningful impact in the world • Our work frequently takes us right up to the state of the art in technical innovation, be it reinforcement learning, distributed systems, generative AI, or deployment infrastructure. The defence industry is entering the most exciting phase of the technological development curve. Advances in our field of world are not incremental: Helsing is part of, and often leading, historic leaps forwar