Senior Programme Manager

<br><strong>What you'll do</strong><br> <li>Win, shape, and deliver defence programmes from early engagement through execution, owning outcomes end to end.</li> <li>Act as a market-facing leader, managing customer relationships with military, government, and defence stakeholders.</li> <li>Translate customer needs, operational context, and policy drivers into clear programme plans and delivery priorities.</li> <li>Lead programme execution across internal teams and partners, maintaining momentum, clarity, and accountability.</li> <li>Balance commercial, technical, and delivery realities, making hard trade-offs when required.</li> <li>Develop and articulate thought leadership, concept papers, and programme narratives that influence customers and partners.</li> <li>Support business development by identifying opportunities, shaping bids, and converting interest into funded work.</li> <li>Represent Hypersonica with credibility, discipline, and mission focus in high-stakes customer environments.</li> <br><strong>Who you are</strong><br> <li>A programme or delivery professional with 5+ years’ experience in defence, aerospace, policy, or adjacent high-consequence sectors.</li> <li>Comfortable operating in market-facing roles, with real exposure to customers, partners, or stakeholders.</li> <li>Fluent native-level German and fluent English, comfortable operating in bilingual, cross cultural defence environments.</li> <li>Commercially minded, with experience balancing delivery, growth, and customer trust.</li> <li>Prior military service or close operational exposure is a strong advantage.</li> <li>Able to operate confidently with senior customers, not just internally.</li> <li>Clear thinker and strong writer, capable of producing credible programme narratives and thought pieces.</li> <li>Thrives in high-ownership environments where accountability is real and visibility is high.</li> <li>Motivated by building and delivering real capability, not managing process or maintaining status.</li> <br><strong>What we offer</strong><br> <li>A mission driven environment with the opportunity to work on one of Europe’s most consequential defence challenges, with direct impact on sovereign capability and security.</li> <li>Daily collaboration with top experts across engineering, operations, and defence, with real opportunity to learn from the best, contribute, and grow.</li> <li>High ownership and autonomy; no time tracking, no micromanagement, just clear objectives and accountability for outcomes.</li> <li>A fast paced environment where good ideas are implemented quickly, and feedback from test and flight drives real decisions.</li> <li>A culture that values clarity, integrity, and excellence, and supports people who take initiative and push boundaries responsibly.</li> <li>Competitive compensation and real share options aligned to responsibility and impact, not tenure or hierarchy.</li> <p>Find <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.com">Jobs in Germany</a> on Arbeitnow</a>