Government & Strategic Partnerships Lead

Job description

Team & Reporting Line: Strategy Team, reporting to CSO

Our Mission 

At constellr, we're harnessing the power of space to solve one of Earth’s greatest challenges: climate resilience & security in a changing world. Our thermal satellite constellation delivers the most accurate land surface temperature data on the market, equipping commercial players, governments, defence agencies, and global institutions with the thermal intelligence they need to make strategic decisions – from national security and infrastructure to agriculture and climate resilience.

This is not a concept on a slide. Our first two SkyBee satellites have been in orbit since 2025, each flying a cryocooled thermal infrared instrument on a microsatellite, and our next satellites are already in the pipeline. Backed by a €37M Series A, we are now opening a new site in Munich to bring assembly, integration and test (AIT) in-house.

With offices in Brussels, Freiburg, Munich, Berlin and Toulouse, our multidisciplinary team of engineers, scientists and strategists is turning flight data from orbit into the next generation of thermal satellites.

Your Role

As Government & Strategic Partnerships Lead – Poland, you will lead constellr’s senior-level engagement with government, public authorities, defence organisations, space institutions and industrial partners across Poland.

This is an important, externally focused role requiring credibility, autonomy and an established regional network. You will represent constellr with senior stakeholders, develop trusted long-term relationships and support the identification, shaping and capture of strategic government and industrial opportunities.

Working closely with constellr’s executive, government, commercial, product and technical teams, you will ensure that Poland’s sovereign requirements, policy developments and partnership opportunities are translated into long-term strategic capability programmes for the region.

The role is remote and based in Poland, ideally Warsaw, with regular travel across the region and to constellr’s European offices, including Brussels and Munich.

Key responsibilities

• Lead constellr’s government, prime and strategic partnership engagement within Poland and, over time, across the wider Central and Eastern European region.
• Develop and maintain trusted relationships with ministries, defence organisations, government agencies, national space institutions and other relevant public-sector stakeholders.
• Strengthen relationships with regional industrial partners, system integrators, primes and national champions.
• Identify, qualify and shape strategic programmes, procurements, partnerships and collaborative opportunities from an early stage.
• Support capture activities by contributing regional insight, stakeholder mapping, customer engagement and partner coordination.
• Work with technical, product and commercial teams to translate customer requirements into credible mission concepts, proposals and partnership models.
• Provide structured regional intelligence on policy, procurement, budgets, institutional developments and competitor activity.
• Advise constellr’s leadership on regional positioning, engagement priorities and partnership strategy.
• Represent constellr at relevant industry events, government forums, conferences and bilateral engagements.
• Support the development of long-term partnerships that strengthen constellr’s role within Polish, European and allied space and security ecosystems.
• Ensure that all regional engagement is conducted in line with constellr’s legal, compliance, security and export control requirements.

Job requirements

About you 

Required: 

You are credible and confident within senior Polish government and industry environments, while being collegiate and effective in a fast-paced international organisation. You are politically astute, discreet and able to build long-term, trust-based institutional relationships, while being commercially minded, proactive and disciplined in execution.

You are motivated by complex missions with strategic, societal and security relevance.

Required:

• Significant senior-level experience in government, defence, intelligence, space, security or a closely related industry.
• A strong and relevant network across the Polish government, defence and industrial ecosystems.
• Demonstrated experience engaging senior stakeholders within ministries, armed forces, government agencies or public-sector organisations on strategic programmes.
• Existing relationships with relevant regional industrial partners, primes or system integrators.
• Experience identifying, shaping or securing complex government opportunities and public-sector programmes.
• A clear understanding of government decision-making, procurement processes and institutional stakeholder dynamics.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and executive stakeholder management skills.
• A team player, able to share and leverage knowledge to constellr’s advantage while operating autonomously, with sound judgement and sensitivity.
• A collaborative, structured and highly driven working style.
• Fluency in English and Polish.
• Willingness to travel regularly across Poland and internationally.

Nice to Have: 

• Previous senior experience within defence, intelligence, national security or sovereign space programmes.
• Experience in critical infrastructure or border security domains.
• Experience working with European, NATO or multinational government programmes.
• Understanding of regional industrial participation, localisation and partnership requirements.
• Knowledge of Earth observation, satellite systems, ISR, geospatial intelligence or advanced sensing technologies.
• Experience working across more than one Central or Eastern European country or internationally, ideally within a scaling technology, aerospace or defence organisation.

Why join constellr?

• High-Impact National Security Mission: Be part of an ambitious mission to launch the world’s first commercial thermal infrared constellation, delivering sovereign-grade "behavioural" intelligence from space to close critical blind spots for defence, intelligence, and maritime surveillance agencies.
• Fast-Paced "New Space" Innovation: Work at the leading edge of a rapidly evolving defence sector. By leveraging modern, agile New Space methodologies, you will help design, build, and deploy dual-use thermal payloads into operational orbit at a speed and scale that traditional aerospace models simply cannot match.
• Broad Interdisciplinary Exposure: Accelerate your professional growth by collaborating daily with a diverse, international cohort of astrophysicists, software developers, and defence-system engineers.
• Inclusive & Scientific Culture: Join a high-trust team deeply committed to diversity, inclusion, and scientific excellence, where academic curiosity is paired with high autonomy and a flat hierarchy.
• Well-being: Access to OpenUp, a confidential mental well-being platform offering professional consultations, coaching and self-guided resources.
• Financial Upside: A Virtual Share Option Plan (VSOP) for permanent employees, giving you a true stake in our growth, plus flexible hybrid working where the role allows.