VP Programmes

Munich. Posted 26 days ago

The role

You will lead government programme pursuits from early requirements to contract award. You will work with founders, commercial leadership, and engineers in Munich to build and lead a programmes team.

What you will do

Lead the pursuit of government programmes and shape requirements early
Own bids and proposals end to end
Guide opportunities through procurement processes, commercial negotiation and contract award
Build trusted relationships with government programme offices and end users
Work with engineering and delivery teams to ensure realistic commitments
Hire and develop a small team of programme and bid managers

Required qualifications

Played a lead role in winning government programmes
Know government defence customers and their procurement processes
Managed bids from requirement to award
Led or mentored a team
Work well with engineers
Based in Munich or willing to relocate
Speak fluent English
Eligible to work on defence-related projects
Able to obtain relevant security clearance where required

Nice to have

German is a plus
Military experience
Experience in defence programme management or a government programme office
An established network across European defence customers
Experience with autonomous systems, UAVs or software-defined defence

Benefits

Participate in SE3's growth through our employee participation programme
High-quality and modern toolset
Flat hierarchy
Best-in-class AI tools and agents
31 Paid Days Off
Free membership to gyms, yoga, and wellness through EGYM Wellpass
2 company retreats per year
Professional mentor

Before you apply

Candidates must be eligible to work on defence-related projects
Must be able to obtain relevant security clearance where required
Intro Call
Case Study
Deep-Dive Interview

About the company

SE3 Labs builds spatial intelligence and autonomy software for unmanned systems. They combine 3D computer vision, state estimation and AI to help autonomous platforms operate when sensors become unreliable.