Who we are
Helsing is a defence AI company. Our mission is to protect our democracies. We aim to achieve technological leadership, so that open societies can continue to make sovereign decisions and control their ethical standards.
As democracies, we believe we have a special responsibility to be thoughtful about the development and deployment of powerful technologies like AI. We take this responsibility seriously.
We are an ambitious and committed team of engineers, AI specialists and customer-facing programme managers. We are looking for mission-driven people to join our European teams – and apply their skills to solve the most complex and impactful problems. We embrace an open and transparent culture that welcomes healthy debates on the use of technology in defence, its benefits, and its ethical implications.
The role
The day-to-day
Managing the Programme Management Office (PMO) function, including the maintenance of RAID logs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies), action trackers, and decision logs
Driving the reporting cycle by coordinating and consolidating status updates from various technical and non-technical workstreams
Facilitating key programme meetings, including status reviews and stand-ups, ensuring they are well-prepared, documented, and actions are tracked to completion
Preparing high-quality briefing packs, dashboards, and presentations for senior leadership and key stakeholders
Supporting the Programme Lead in tracking progress against the master schedule, identifying potential delays and dependencies before they become critical
Acting as the central point of contact for information requests, ensuring a single source of truth for programme data and documentation
Engaging with technical delivery teams to understand their progress, challenges, and resource needs, translating this into programme-level insights
Supporting programme governance activities, helping to ensure compliance with established processes and standards
You should apply if you
Have 1-3 years of experience in a project/programme delivery or consulting role
Come from a consulting background (e.g., Big 4, technology, or management consulting), where you have learned to structure problems, manage stakeholders, and deliver high-quality work under pressure
Possess exceptional organisational skills, with a keen eye for detail and the ability to manage multiple competing priorities effectively
Are a natural communicator, able to clearly and concisely convey complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences
Have hands-on experience with core PMO activities, including risk and issue management, status reporting, and meeting facilitation
Are highly proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly PowerPoint for creating compelling presentations and Excel for data analysis and tracking
Are proactive, resourceful, and have a "can-do" attitude, ready to take ownership and support the team wherever needed
Thrive in a fast-paced, complex environment and are comfortable with a degree of ambiguity
Are eligible to obtain and maintain the necessary level of security clearance
Have an interest in or prior exposure to the defence, aerospace, or public sector (this is desirable, but not essential)
Note: We operate in an industry where women, as well as other minority groups, are systematically under-represented. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarised in a few bullet points.
Join Helsing and work with world-leading experts in their fields
Helsing’s work is important. You’ll be directly contributing to the protection of democratic countries while balancing both ethical and geopolitical concerns
The work is unique. We operate in a domain that has highly unusual technical requirements and constraints, and where robustness, safety, and ethical considerations are vital. You will face unique Engineering and AI challenges that make a meaningful impact in the world
Our work frequently takes us right up to the state of the art in technical innovation, be it reinforcement learning, distributed systems, generative AI, or deployment infrastructure. The defence industry is entering the most exciting phase of the technological development curve. Advances in our field of world are not incremental: Helsing is part of, and often leading, historic leaps forward
In our domain, success is a matter of order-of-magnitude improvements and novel capabilities. This means we take bets, aim high, and focus on big opportunities. Despite being a relatively young company, Helsing has already been selected for multiple significant government contracts
We actively encourage healthy, proactive, and diverse debate internally about what we do and how we choose to do it. Teams and individual engineers are trusted (and encouraged) to practise responsible autonomy and critical thinking, and to focus on outcomes, not conformity. At Helsing you will have a say in how we (and you!) work, the opportunity to engage on what does and doesn’t work, and to take ownership of aspects of our culture that you care deeply about
What we offer
A focus on outcomes, not time-tracking
Competitive compensation and stock options
Relocation support
Social and education allowances
Regular company events and all-hands to bring together employees as one team across Europe
Helsing is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or gender identity. Please do not submit personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, data concerning your health, or data concerning your sexual orientation.
