Programme Manager - Space

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.

Helsing is building sovereign space-based capabilities for Europe in the fields of Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Targeting. This are most consequential programmes the company has undertaken, and it requires a Programme Manager with the experience to lead it.

In this role, you will own end-to-end programme management of one specific programmes within Helsing's Space domain. Helsing runs multiple programmes within this domain. You will be responsible for one of them, and you will be expected to own it fully: its strategy, its governance, and its delivery. You will manage complex stakeholder relationships across industry partners and internal technical teams, and you will ensure that customer requirements translate accurately into delivery plans. The work is high-stakes and the pace is demanding. You will need to have operated in environments like this before.

The day-to-day

• Shaping and executing the programme strategy, vision, and roadmap for your assigned Space programme

• Organising workstreams across Helsing internally and with industry partners, ensuring clear ownership, sequencing, and accountability at all times

• Facilitating key programme meetings, including status reviews, steering committees, and stand-ups, ensuring they are well-prepared, documented, and that actions are tracked through to completion

• Supporting external client and partner engagements, representing the programme with credibility in front of senior government and industry counterparts

• Acting as the central point of contact for programme information requests, maintaining a single source of truth for all programme data and documentation

• Preparing high-quality briefing packs, dashboards, and presentations for senior leadership and key external stakeholders

• Engaging with technical delivery teams to understand their progress, challenges, and resource needs, translating this into clear, actionable programme-level insights

• Supporting programme