Programme Manager

In this role you coordinate Helsing’s external partnerships, acting as the chief diplomat and commercial steward for a critical partner ecosystem. You oversee contract negotiations, performance reviews, and risk management to ensure value, quality, and timely delivery across the supply chain. You collaborate with Commercial and Legal teams to manage SOWs and amendments, resolving partner issues and driving innovation. Your work supports ethical, high-impact defence AI programs that align with our mission.

• competitive compensation and stock options
• relocation support
• social and education allowances
• regular company events and all-hands across Europe
• focus on outcomes not time-tracking
• equal opportunities employer

• Own and manage a portfolio of strategic partners, suppliers and contractors
• Lead partner performance reviews against SLAs, milestones and quality standards
• Collaborate with Commercial and Legal teams on SOWs, amendments, and change orders
• Escalate and resolve partner issues through structured cross-functional communication
• Monitor partner performance, risks, dependencies, and opportunities for the programme
• Identify and mitigate commercial and delivery risks to protect critical paths
• Ensure partner deliverables integrate into the master programme schedule
• Foster a collaborative, mission-aligned relationship with partners to enable innovation

• 4-5 years of experience with commercial or vendor management responsibility
• Experience at Engagement Manager or Senior Consultant level managing complex workstreams and client/vendor relationships
• Strong commercial acumen and contract management experience (SOWs, SLAs, performance-based contracts)
• Exceptional negotiation and stakeholder influencer capabilities
• Proven track record of managing supplier performance and implementing recovery plans
• Ability to communicate complex commercial data to executive audiences
• Strategic thinker with hands-on approach to contracts and deliverables
• Eligible to obtain and maintain the necessary level of security clearance
• Resilient, diplomatic, and commercially savvy under pressure

• negotiation
• influencing
• relationship building
• contract management
• SOWs
• SLAs