Forward Strategist

The role

Forward Strategists work at the intersection of Product, Engineering, and Operations. You will resolve ambiguous technical or product problems and build structured paths to resolution. You will work close to the codebase and system architecture to translate requirements into technical specifications.

What you will do

• Establish and build a structured path to resolution for poorly-defined technical or product problems
• Deliver on paths end-to-end by working across product, engineering, operations, commercial, hardware, and legal domains
• Make technical and product trade-off calls under uncertainty
• Translate ambiguous requirements into technical specifications
• Build alignment across product, engineering, and operations teams
• Build tooling, processes, and technical documentation that scale

Required qualifications

• Product-obsessed
• Experience landing in ambiguous, high-stakes technical environments and turning them into shipped outcomes
• Experience building tools, systems, or software that outlasted involvement
• Ability to reason from first principles into unfamiliar technical domains like distributed systems, deployment infrastructure, or product architecture
• Track record of making clear, well-reasoned calls with evidence
• Ability to bring engineering and product teams along without formal authority
• Comfortable working close to a codebase, engineering trade-offs, and technical roadmaps

Nice to have

• Experience operating within or alongside a product or engineering function, with a working understanding of software development lifecycles, deployment pipelines, and technical trade-offs
• Exposure to a high-ambiguity environment, whether as a founder, early operator, or technical consultant to growth-stage companies

Benefits

• Competitive salary and stock options (VSOP)
• Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
• Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance
• Gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health)
• Regular company events and monthly social allowances
• 22 weeks fully paid parental leave for primary caregivers
• 6 weeks fully paid parental leave for secondary caregivers
• 5 days of paid family emergency leave
• 100% remote work option during pregnancy and phased return to work

About the company

Helsing is a defence AI company. Their mission is to protect democracies through technological leadership.