Executive Project Manager (all genders)

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Firma: STARK

UNTERNEHMENS-ID: 101537178

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Tätigkeitsbereich

Projektmanagement und Sonstiges

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Fertigung für Verteidigung und Raumfahrt

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About Us:

STARK is at the forefront of defense technology, developing autonomous, software-defined, and mass-scalable systems for air, land, and sea. Our software platform serves as the central cognitive core, integrating autonomy, navigation, targeting, sensing, mission control, and ground-station UI.

Our software program comprises several teams around R&D on both Command&Control (C2) and Autonomy functions as well as Delivery and Operations capabilities. Every unmanned system in the STARK portfolio relies on this single, rapidly evolving, reliable, and intelligent software program. Our teams are distributed across several locations in Europe and Ukraine.

To maintain this critical velocity while ensuring clarity, and to support the VP Software in scaling the organization, we are seeking an Executive Project Manager.

Your mission

This is a high-trust, high-visibility, and high-impact role. You will be the operational and strategic engine that ensures the software program remains aligned, high-performing, and capable of executing against multiple high-stakes projects simultaneously.

You will fluidly navigate between strategic planning and hands-on coordination daily. Your mandate is to:

Bring clarity to complex, ambiguous environments.

Establish lasting relations with our critical mission partners.

Translate deep technical complexity into clear, actionable decisions.

Keep a rapidly growing engineering organization relentlessly focused on its most critical objectives.

We are looking for a true partner, not a process administrator. This role is for someone who:

Thrives in chaos and operates with a calm sense of purpose.

Loves shaping solutions for our military partners.

Communicates crisply and persuasively across all levels.

Keeps teams aligned and executing flawlessly when stakes are at their highest.

Turns ambiguity into a clear, actionable direction.

Responsibilities:

1. Drive Strategic Military Partnerships

Cultivate High-Stakes Military Relationships: Exchange with key military partners and program offices, building the trust necessary to embed Minerva software into their long-term operational frameworks.

Establish Direct End-User Feedback Loops: Orchestrate 'boots-on-the-ground' exchanges with military end-users to bridge the gap between technical requirements and tactical realities. Ensure that software iterations are driven by the lived experience of those in the field.

Enhance Product 'Sellability' & Versatility: Architect the Minerva program as a scalable, modular product rather than a bespoke solution. Identify and integrate features that increase its market appeal across diverse customer bases, from specific defense branches to broader security sectors.

Translate Field Intelligence into Engineering Action: Synthesize complex feedback from military stakeholders into clear, actionable priorities for the software team, ensuring that 'impact' is measured by mission success and user adoption.

Lead Strategic Demonstrations & Trials: Own the strategy for high-visibility field trials and customer demos, ensuring the software doesnt just meet specs but proves its indispensable value in real-world scenarios.

2. Scale the Minerva Product Portfolio & Organizational Capacity