Be the VP Software’s right hand — the operational and strategic force that keeps the software team aligned, high-performing, and able to execute across multiple hardware programs at once.

This role is high-trust, high-visibility, and high-impact. You will move between strategic thinking and hands-on coordination daily. You will bring clarity into messy environments. You will see risks before others do. You will translate technical complexity into clear decisions. And you will help a fast-growing engineering team stay focused on what matters most.

We are not looking for a “process administrator.” We are looking for someone who:

• thrives in chaos,

• loves solving organizational puzzles,

• communicates crisply,

• keeps teams aligned when stakes are high,

Drive Cross-Program Alignment and Software Delivery

• Align ambitious software team goals with hardware program goals and drive software delivery

• Track timelines, unblock teams, and adjust plans as new realities emerge

• Make sure everyone has the same picture of priorities, trade-offs, and upcoming deliverables

• Solve prioritization conflicts across software teams and hardware programs

• Define and enforce quality, safety and security standards

• Prepare for audits and certifications

Continuously Improve the Delivery System and Grow People

• Shape the software team’s ‘operating system’ that embraces autonomy and speed and ensures in-time, in-quality delivery

• Maintain clear interfaces with other R&D functions like hardware, system engineering, flight testing as well as Production and the leadership team

• Create lightweight but robust processes: planning cadences, reporting frameworks, alignment rituals, dashboards, documentation standards. The goal is to adhere to high quality standards of the defence industry without slowing down

• Foster a continuous improvement work environment where software engineers and product owners can thrive and grow

• Support hiring for key positions in the growing software organization

Be the VP Software’s Strategic Partner

• Prepare decision-ready briefs, technical summaries, risk assessments, and recommendations

• Help the VP Software focus on what only they can do and be able to catch everything else

• Represent the VP when needed in meetings, working groups, or cross-functional discussions

• Run high impact initiatives with company-wide impact

Experience

• 4+ years in program/project management, product, operations, consulting, or similar roles — ideally in complex engineering environments.

• Experience with both software-first environments and cross-functional engineering teams is a plus. 

• Automotive, aerospace or related industry background where hardware-software integration is a key element of the product is also a plus.

• Defence, robotics, or embedded-systems exposure is helpful — but organizational thinking and execution discipline matter more.

You Have the Following Qualities

• You are calm in chaos. You bring clarity when things get confusing and help others stay grounded.

• You notice the problems others miss. Risks, dependencies, tensions — you catch them early.

• You think in systems. You understand how teams fit together and how decisions ripple across an organization.

• You thrive in ambiguity. You don’t wait for fully formed instructions — you shape them.

• You communicate crisply. Whether it’s written, spoken, or summarizing complex technical context, you make things simple.

• You build trust quickly. You operate with discretion, integrity, and a low-ego attitude.

• You act like an owner. You move fast and follow through.

• You get things done.

Tools & Mindset

• Comfortable using Jira, Confluence, planning tools, and whatever the team needs to run well.

• Highly proactive, structured, and capable of independently pushing things across the finish line.

• Able to work closely with engineers without needing to be one.

• Sensible handling classified information and B2G customers

Why STARK

• Work directly with senior engineering leaders shaping cutting-edge autonomous systems.

• High-trust environment with significant responsibility from day one.

• Your work directly impacts urgent defence capability for NATO-aligned nations.

• Opportunity to influence the organizational and operational backbone of our software platform.

• Learn more, faster, than almost anywhere else.