(Senior) Programme Manager
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 12, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 12, 2026. Hypersonica scores A on the Alion truth index.
What you'll do
Own the day-to-day delivery of defence programmesor major workstreams, with responsibility for planning, coordination, execution, and delivery performance.
Translate customer requirements and contractual inputs into clear, practical delivery plans, milestones, priorities, and actions for the team.
Work directly with customers, partners, suppliers, and internal stakeholders, contributing to programme meetings, reviews, reporting, and delivery discussions.
Coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, commercial functions, and external suppliers to maintain delivery momentum.
Track progress, risks, issues, assumptions, and dependencies; identify potential problems early and drive timely resolution.
Prepare clear, concise programme materials that enable informed and timely decision-making.
Contribute to continuous improvement in programme management practices, delivery processes, and operational ways of working.
Who you are
A programme or project-delivery professional with minimumof5years experience in defence, aerospace, or another high-consequence, engineering-led environment.
Comfortable moving between analysis, planning, stakeholder management, and practical execution.
Organised, structured, and reliable under pressure, with a clear focus on delivery outcomes.
Able to build productive working relationships with technical teams, customers, partners, and suppliers.
Confident communicating clearly in English, both verbally and in writing.French language skills are a plus.
Curious about how programmes succeed in practice: technically, commercially, operationally, and through strong customer relationships.
Motivated by responsibility, progression, and working in a small, fast-moving team where individual contribution is visible.
What we offer
- A mission driven environment with the opportunity to work on one of Europe’s most consequential defence challenges, with direct impact on sovereign capability and security.
- Daily collaboration with top experts across engineering, operations, and defence, with real opportunity to learn from the best, contribute, and grow.
- High ownership and autonomy; no time tracking, no micromanagement, just clear objectives and accountability for outcomes.
- A fast paced environment where good ideas are implemented quickly, and feedback from test and flight drives real decisions.
- A culture that values clarity, integrity, and excellence, and supports people who take initiative and push boundaries responsibly.
- Competitive compensation and real share options aligned to responsibility and impact, not tenure or hierarchy.