(Senior) Mission Operations Manager (m/f/d)
About the role
The Project Management team is a dynamic group that thrives on strategic involvement, agile decision-making, and cutting-edge robotics research.
To join our team, you should be excited to
- Own end-to-end delivery of high-impact projects, from planning to execution and closure
- Define and improve project governance (cadence, steering committees, status reporting, KPIs) to enable scalable execution
- Lead integrated planning across functions (R&D, engineering, operations, commercial) and drive alignment in a matrix organisation
- Proactively manage risks and dependencies across multiple workstreams, with structured mitigation and escalation
- Steer budget planning and financial tracking, ensuring forecast accuracy and target achievement
- Act as a senior communication interface to customers and distributors, managing expectations and escalations with confidence
- Ensure projects meet quality, compliance, and delivery standards, driving continuous improvement and lessons learned
- Support leadership initiatives such as portfolio prioritisation, process optimisation, and operational excellence
Your Profile
- Extensive experience in project management within technical, industrial, or hardware-related environments (robotics a strong plus)
- Track record of leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects with high uncertainty and tight timelines
- Strong leadership skills with a hands-on, outcome-driven mentality and the ability to influence without formal authority
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including senior/exec-level alignment and escalation
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting capabilities; structured thinking under ambiguity
- Experience setting up project standards and governance (KPIs, RAID logs, reporting, steering routines)
- Strong tool literacy (e.g., Jira/Confluence, MS Project, Smartsheet, Excel/PowerPoint) is a plus
- Excellent English skills are a must; German a plus
- Eligibility to work in the UK is required
Benefits and Perks
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- A shaping role in an emerging dual use company
- Opportunity to work with a highly innovative, international, and dynamic team
- Room for professional growth and development
- Participation in the company's success, with access to regular events, knowledge exchange and meetups
About us
ARX is a dual-use technology company that specializes in developing autonomous unmanned systems and sensors for the European defence sector. Our dual-use unmanned ground systems and sensors assist NATO Armies and civilian first responders in tackling their most challenging problems by providing them with training and information to make better decisions and take effective actions in life-or-death situations.
As our team continues to expand rapidly, we are seeking motivated candidates who are excited to work in a highly energetic, creative, and innovative team dedicated to developing autonomous systems for challenging environments. We operate in a dynamic sector where collaboration, sharing innovative ideas, and developing novel problem-solving strategies are ingrained in our work culture.
If you are passionate about overcoming challenges that have areal impact on the security of our democracies, apply here to join ARX and help shape the future of dual-use technology!
In addition to a competitive salary package, we offer the opportunity to participate in the company's success. ARX is an equal-opportunity employer, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
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