Orcrist Technologies - (Senior) Program Manager

• Convert prioritized leads and customer needs into concrete, funded project opportunities together with Government Development, Business Development, and Product. • Work directly with public-sector customers and operational users to understand complex operational problems, user needs, and procurement logic. • Structure and coordinate prototypes, demonstrators, minimum viable products (MVPs), and pilot projects with clear test scenarios and decision milestones. • Take end-to-end responsibility for program delivery post-award, managing scope, timeline, budget, technical implementation, dependencies, and risks. • Build and maintain trusted relationships with users, decision-makers, procurement bodies, and external technology or consortium partners. • Document customer feedback and operational insights systematically, translating them into product decisions and reusable platform capabilities. • Establish binding governance, reporting, and decision-making structures to ensure contractual obligations and customer expectations are consistently met. • 6+ years of relevant professional experience in program management, project management, innovation management, solution delivery, or technical business development. • Proven track record of converting early leads or customer needs into funded projects and delivering complex, cross-functional customer programs. • Demonstrable experience in defense, security, government, or comparably regulated public-sector environments. • Experience structuring pilot projects or prototypes with technical teams and operational users, especially where requirements are not fully defined upfront. • Entrepreneurial mindset with strong ownership, structured execution, and the ability to connect strategic objectives with operational delivery. • Business fluent German and English (C1+). • Willingness to travel regularly (approx. 30–40% within Germany and Europe). • Work authorization in Germany and willingness to undergo a security clearance.