Product Manager - Autonomy

Job description

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 As Product Manager for Autonomy, you will shape the autonomous decision chain, from mission planning and configuration to the decisions that guide an engagement, while keeping a human meaningfully in control. You will define how autonomy is configured and trusted, working with product design, engineering and operational experts to shape how operators set boundaries before a mission and supervise decisions during it. Your work will help make air defence decisions at machine speed while keeping autonomous behaviour understandable, accountable and safe. The day-to-day • Set the roadmap for the autonomous decision chain, covering mission planning, configuration and the decisions that guide an engagement • Work with operators and domain experts to translate operational needs into tasking concepts and human autonomy teaming requirements • Partner with engineering and product design to create clear interfaces for configuring autonomy, supervising its behaviour and maintaining situational awareness • Define how operators set autonomy boundaries before a mission and review decisions during it, translating AI capabilities into decisions on scope and operator interaction • Align internal teams, partners and customers on product direction, priorities and trade-offs, communicating clearly with technical and operational audiences You should apply if you • Have taken complex software products from discovery through delivery, ideally in real-time systems, operator-facing interfaces, AI or mission-critical workflows • Translate user and operational needs into clear, high-impact product requirements • Work closely with engineering and design to make considered trade-offs across product scope, architecture and user experience • Assess how autonomous decisions affect the wider system and bring structure to complex or unfamiliar problems • Communicate fluently in English and German, and are based in or willing to relocate to Munich, with flexibility to travel to operator, partner and customer sites 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 • Understand autonomy, human autonomy teaming or manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) concepts • Have worked with AI decision-making in real-time systems, or in defence or aerospace, including alongside military operators Join Helsing and work with world-leading experts in their fields <span data-ccp-p