Third-Party Funding Manager

Orcrist provides intelligence fusion to empower its clients to take decisive actions in complex environments, supporting competitiveness, safety, and resilience.

Role

This role goes far beyond classical grant administration. You will be responsible for strategically identifying, selecting, acquiring, and managing third-party funding at national, federal, European, and international levels — with a clear focus on funding programs that meaningfully advance our technology, product roadmap, and long-term innovation strategy.

What you'll do

• Systematically identify relevant third-party funding opportunities at international, supranational, multilateral, national, federal and level (i.e. EU, NATO, SPRIND, Horizon 2020, etc.)
• Evaluate funding programs, calls, and research initiatives based on strategic fit with the product and technology roadmap, scientific depth, and long-term innovation and financial impact.
• Advise senior leadership proactively on promising research areas, funding instruments, and strategic funding opportunities.
• Identify, initiate, and support strategic partnerships, including the formation of national and international research and innovation consortia.
• Lead or coordinate the preparation of funding applications, ensuring high-quality conceptual framing, coherent research narratives, and alignment of technical, scientific, and business objectives.
• Coordinate internal stakeholders and external partners throughout the proposal development and submission process.
• Serve as the central point of contact for funding bodies, project sponsors, and consortium partners across the full project lifecycle.
• Oversee the administrative and contractual management of funded projects, from grant approval through completion, in close collaboration with finance, legal, and project teams.
• Ensure compliance with funding regulations, reporting requirements, financial guidelines, and audit obligations across multiple parallel projects.
• Support with the translation of funded research outcomes into strategic and operational value, supporting product development, innovation strategy, and the establishment of a sustainable research and funding framework.

About You

• Proven experience in research funding, science management, innovation management, or R&D coordination, ideally in a technology-driven environment in defense or law enforcement related contexts.
• Strong understanding of public and supranational funding landscapes, including application logic and evaluation criteria.
• Solid academic background, with the ability to understand and assess complex research topics.
• High analytical capability and strategic thinking.
• Strong research skills and intellectual curiosity, combined with a pragmatic business mindset.
• Ability to work at the intersection of science, technology, and business.
• Experience coordinating complex processes with multiple stakeholders.
• Structured, reliable, and detail-oriented working style, especially in regulated funding environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English; German is highly desirable.

What We Offer

• Direct impact on critical missions.
• Remote‑first in Germany with occasional team events in Berlin.
• Home office budget and great equipment.
• 30 days vacation.