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You'll be comfortable working across complex data and information from different areas of the business, spotting gaps or inconsistencies and turning it into clear, accurate and well-presented information for senior audiences.\nYou'll need experience supporting senior leadership teams, strong commercial awareness and the confidence to work with senior stakeholders across the business. It's a role for someone who enjoys pace, variety and responsibility and who can move easily between executive support, business reporting and wider company priorities.\nWho We Are\nOpenWorks is a rapidly growing business operating globally with a passion for exceptional engineering and building on a legacy of defence innovation in the North East of England.\nOur products provide ultra-high performance, real-time detection, tracking, identification and targeting of dynamic aerial threats. They have been deployed internationally to protect high profile military and civilian assets, and contribute towards the defeat of nuisance, misguided and maliciously deployed drones during operations.\nWe are very proud to have supported a wide range of law enforcement and military operators, protecting many of the most high profile sites and individuals around the world.\nThe amazing things we do are only possible because of a dedicated and passionate team.\nSecurity Vetting Information\nOpenWorks Engineering operates within the defence sector. 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