Product Manager, Autonomous Systems Command & Control
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About the Position
Product Manager, Autonomous Systems Command & Control
Munich - Berlin
About the Company
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.
Responsibilities
- Own the C2 and HMI product roadmap: Define, prioritize, and drive the roadmap for command & control workflows and operator interfaces. Balance operational impact, technical feasibility, and programme milestones into a clear, executable plan.
- Ground the product in operational reality: Work directly with operators and domain experts to capture mission workflows, tasking concepts, and human-autonomy teaming requirements. Translate these into crisp product requirements and user stories.
- Partner with engineering and design: Work day-to-day with engineers and UX designers to shape intuitive, high-tempo interfaces for supervising autonomous behavior, managing mission state, and maintaining operator situational awareness.
- Drive C2 interoperability: Own the product strategy for integrating with upstream air C2 systems and mission planning tools used by air forces, ensuring our capability plugs cleanly into existing command chains and data flows.
- Manage stakeholders and delivery: Align internal teams, external partners, and customers around a shared vision. Communicate roadmap, trade-offs, and progress clearly to both technical and operational audiences.
Requirements
- Have shipped complex software products: You bring 5+ years of product management experience delivering technically demanding software, ideally involving real-time systems, operator-facing HMIs, or mission-critical workflows.
- Translate user needs into product: You have a strong track record of working directly with users and experts to turn ambiguous operational problems into well-defined, high-impact product requirements.
- Work fluently with engineering and design: You are comfortable in deep technical discussions and can partner effectively with engineers and designers to make sharp trade-offs on scope, architecture, and UX.
- Think in systems and interoperability: You understand how software integrates into a broader ecosystem and can drive product decisions around interfaces, data exchange, and upstream/downstream dependencies.
- Bring clarity to ambiguity: You are a first-principles thinker who thrives in fast-moving environments where established playbooks do not yet exist.
- Are fluent in English and German.
- Are based in or willing to relocate to Munich, with the flexibility to travel to operator, partner, and customer sites.
- Hold a valid work permit for Germany and are able and willing to obtain a German government security clearance (SÜ2).
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.
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with C2 interoperability standards such as UCI (Universal Command and Control Interface) or STANAG-4586.
- Prior experience in the defense or aerospace domain, or working closely with military operators.
- Understanding of autonomy, human-autonomy teaming, or manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) concepts.
We Offer
- Competitive salary and VSOP options
- Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
- Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance
- Health & wellness: gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health)
- Social: regularly company events and monthly social allowances
- Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers & 6 weeks for secondary caregivers.
- Family support: 5 days of paid family emergency leave, 100% remote work option during pregnancy and phased return to work
These are the core benefits across all locations, there may be additional benefits in certain locations.
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