Alta Ares
MCO Manager H/F
Toulouse. Posted a month ago
The role
The MCO Manager will build the MCO offer including service packages, SLAs and pricing. This person will own the MCO P&L and design the maintenance organisation.
What you will do
- Build Alta Ares' MCO offer from scratch
- Own the MCO P&L and support Sales in negotiating MCO contracts
- Set up and steer fleet performance KPIs
- Design the maintenance organisation across customers, local partners and Alta Ares
- Ensure spare parts availability and long-term support of critical components
- Coordinate software and fleet upgrades with R&D and Production
- Build customer training programmes
- Hire and lead the MCO team
Required qualifications
- 8 to 12 years in defense or aerospace
- Experience building and running an MCO or in-service support contract
- P&L ownership and contract negotiation with government customers
- Track record of building a team or an activity from zero
- Solid command of reliability and availability metrics
- Fluent in English
- Fluent in French
- Willing to travel internationally
- Eligible for French security clearance
About the company
Alta Ares is an air defense Neoprime that builds AI-guided interceptors and software platforms. Founded in 2024, the company has 90 people and serves NATO-aligned militaries and defense institutions.