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Accountable for the strategic, operational, and financial leadership of a portfolio of advanced defense electronics products. This includes full lifecycle ownership from concept to sustainment and managing full Profit and Loss (P&L) accountability.
Requires a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Engineering with proven experience leading cross-functional teams in the defense or high-technology industry. Candidates should possess strong systems engineering backgrounds and experience working with international stakeholders.
About the role
The Product Owner: Defense Communciation is accountable for the strategic, operational, and financial leadership of a portfolio of advanced defense electronics products. The role ensures full lifecycle ownership from concept through delivery and sustainment aligned to business objectives, technical excellence, and customer requirements.
This position carries full Profit and Loss (P&L) accountability, leads systems engineering and product teams, and drives cross-functional collaboration to enable sustainable growth, innovation, and competitive positioning within the defense market.
Qualifications and experience required:
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electronics, Mechanical, or related field).
- Master’s degree or MBA will be advantageous.
- Proven experience within the defense or high-technology industry.
- Proven track record in leading cross-functional engineering and product teams.
- Strong background in systems engineering and complex defense product development is advantageous.
- Demonstrated experience working with international customers, partners, and stakeholders.
Technical skills required:
- Strong analytical capability with advanced problem-solving skills in complex environments.
- Demonstrated ability in systems thinking and product design oversight.
- Commercial and business acumen with a proven ability to translate technical strategy into financial outcomes.
- Ability to build and sustain high-performing, cross-functional relationships across departments.
- Proven leadership capability in mentoring and coaching.
- Strong technical and business communication and writing skills.
- Ability to operate effectively within regulatory frameworks while driving innovation.
- Demonstrated capability to manage ambiguity, complexity, and non-standard problem scenarios.
Key responsibilities:
Detect and Protect.
HENSOLDT is a leading company in the European defence industry with a global reach. Based in Taufkirchen near Munich, the company develops sensor solutions for defence and security applications. As a system integrator, HENSOLDT offers platform-independent, networked sensors. At the same time, the company is driving forward the development of defence electronics and optronics and investing in new solutions based on software-defined defence. In addition, the company is expanding its range of offers to include new service models and is extending its portfolio of system solutions. In 2024, HENSOLDT achieved a turnover of 2.24 billion euros. Following the acquisition of ESG GmbH, the company employs around 9,500 people. HENSOLDT is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the MDAX. HENSOLDT has 10 manufacturing sites - located in Germany, South Africa, the UK and France. Our company benefits from our international footprint with offices on all continents. Our Headquarter is located in Taufkirchen near Munich. Our main sites have all their own product lines and are located in innovative areas: Ulm, Taufkirchen, Friedrichshafen, Oberkochen, Wetzlar and Kiel in Germany, Pretoria and Irene in South Africa, Enfiled close to London, and Plaisir close to Paris. Why join us? We pioneer with passion to create competitive premium electronics. Our core competence is to detect and protect: we make an essential contribution to protecting people and nations. We offer various and challenging positions with development perspectives in a friendly and cooperative atmosphere in teams, where collaboration is a key value shared by everyone. Within HENSOLDT you can be a pioneer, take part in new challenges, co-create our company and grow: “Be the Pioneer of our Future!” Our data privacy statement: https://www.hensoldt.net/data-protection-notice
Offices: Willy-Messerschmitt-Straße 3, Taufkirchen, Bayern 82024, DE · Carl-Zeiss-Straße 22, Oberkochen, Baden-Württemberg 73447, DE · Wörthstraße 85, Ulm, Baden-Württemberg 89077, DE · Graf-von-Soden-Straße, Immenstaad am Bodensee, Baden-Württemberg 88090, DE · Gloelstraße 3, Wetzlar, Hessen 35576, DE
Detect and Protect.
HENSOLDT is a leading company in the European defence industry with a global reach. Based in Taufkirchen near Munich, the company develops sensor solutions for defence and security applications. As a system integrator, HENSOLDT offers platform-independent, networked sensors. At the same time, the company is driving forward the development of defence electronics and optronics and investing in new solutions based on software-defined defence. In addition, the company is expanding its range of offers to include new service models and is extending its portfolio of system solutions. In 2024, HENSOLDT achieved a turnover of 2.24 billion euros. Following the acquisition of ESG GmbH, the company employs around 9,500 people. HENSOLDT is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the MDAX. HENSOLDT has 10 manufacturing sites - located in Germany, South Africa, the UK and France. Our company benefits from our international footprint with offices on all continents. Our Headquarter is located in Taufkirchen near Munich. Our main sites have all their own product lines and are located in innovative areas: Ulm, Taufkirchen, Friedrichshafen, Oberkochen, Wetzlar and Kiel in Germany, Pretoria and Irene in South Africa, Enfiled close to London, and Plaisir close to Paris. Why join us? We pioneer with passion to create competitive premium electronics. Our core competence is to detect and protect: we make an essential contribution to protecting people and nations. We offer various and challenging positions with development perspectives in a friendly and cooperative atmosphere in teams, where collaboration is a key value shared by everyone. Within HENSOLDT you can be a pioneer, take part in new challenges, co-create our company and grow: “Be the Pioneer of our Future!” Our data privacy statement: https://www.hensoldt.net/data-protection-notice
Offices: Willy-Messerschmitt-Straße 3, Taufkirchen, Bayern 82024, DE · Carl-Zeiss-Straße 22, Oberkochen, Baden-Württemberg 73447, DE · Wörthstraße 85, Ulm, Baden-Württemberg 89077, DE · Graf-von-Soden-Straße, Immenstaad am Bodensee, Baden-Württemberg 88090, DE · Gloelstraße 3, Wetzlar, Hessen 35576, DE
