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Job Description
Roles & Responsibilities
Key Responsbilities
Shape and support engineering-wide product creation structures, helping to drive architectural integrity and harmonized execution across teams
Provide structure and coaching to Product Owners within Engineering, clarifying technical scope, aligning roadmaps, and ensuring readiness for execution
Interface with Product Management as a senior engineering voice to ensure feasibility, compliance, and clarity on engineering effort, timelines, and trade-offs
Identify and promote shared technical enablers and engineering initiatives that unlock velocity or improve lifecycle management across multiple products
Evaluate potential technical partnerships and alliances that could impact our product roadmap or enhance technical capabilities
Serve as a technical advisor to Business Development and the Executive Team on ecosystem alignment, capability integration, and consortium participation.
Lead technical diligence on NATO and European defense cooperation opportunities, ensuring Engineering is well positioned for strategic bids and interoperability
Ensure that all partner-aligned initiatives are technically feasible, in line with internal architecture, and consistent with Engineering priorities
Partner with the VP of Engineering and Principal Architect to define and drive high-impact change initiatives within Engineering
Own cross-functional execution gaps that affect engineering performance, driving resolution and accountability in collaboration with peers (e.g., Delivery, QA)
Support the VP in translating long-term strategy into engineering process, team structures, and initiative roadmaps
Act as a trusted advisor and force multiplier to Engineering leadership in shaping an agile, empowered, and forward-looking organization
Key Skills
Familiarity with technology evaluation and partner engagement in sensitive or dual-use domains
Willingness and ability to travel for technical partner evaluation and industry engagements
Desired Candidate Profile
Education and Minimum Requirements
15+ years in technical leadership roles within engineering or product development functions, preferably in secure communications or defense industries
Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline; advanced degrees or defense background advantageous
Demonstrated experience in organizational change, cross-team enablement, and systems engineering
Active network in the European defense or NATO ecosystem a significant plus
Strong written and verbal communication in English; ability to represent Engineering in internal and external strategic settings
Proven track record of senior-level engineering leadership in secure communications or defense technology domains
Strong technical judgment with demonstrated ability to evaluate, structure, and drive product development at system level
Deep understanding of modern engineering operating models (agile teams, architectural governance, product/technology alignment)
Experience influencing and driving alignment across Engineering, Professional Services, Product Management, and Sales
Company Industry
- IT - Software Services
Department / Functional Area
- Product Development
- Product Management
Keywords
- Director - Product Engineering
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