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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Program Manager Space

Program Management +1Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeToulouse, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Engineering education at BAC+5 level.
  • Several years of experience in business/project management and bid management.
  • Proficiency in financial management of bids and projects.
  • Knowledge of software development professions.
  • Ability to lead teams effectively through bids and long-term project delivery.
  • Rigor in managing activities and establishing reporting.
  • Ability to work with technical, commercial, financial, and legal stakeholders.
  • Focus on customer relationships and satisfaction, with strong negotiation ability.
  • Strategic and business vision.
  • Very good command of English.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the assigned portfolio of projects through rigorous and appropriate oversight.
  • Ensure services are delivered in accordance with costs, contractual commitments, and customer satisfaction.
  • Orchestrate project activities, anticipate and reduce risks, and create conditions for opportunities and their realization.
  • Manage and coordinate internal and external project stakeholders, including engineering teams, customers, suppliers, subcontractors, and partners.
  • Understand and anticipate customer needs.
  • Lead projects from commencement through closure, managing organization, schedule, workload, and budget.
  • Represent Thales's offer and identify potential growth opportunities across the portfolio.
  • Provide reliable reporting to senior management and customers.
  • Take responsibility for a set of bids intended to grow the business portfolio.
  • Develop bid strategy with commercial and technical teams, considering customer needs and differentiators of the Thales offer.
  • Establish the corresponding financial engineering.
  • Coordinate bids and ensure internal bid processes are followed.
  • Lead the bid team and ensure schedule adherence and quality of submitted bids.
  • Oversee preparation and implementation of the final customer contract, working with legal and commercial teams.

Desired Qualifications

  • Confirmed successful experience delivering projects for European or non-European space agencies.
  • Knowledge of critical space software systems and space development and quality-assurance standards.

About the Company

Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Thales designs and delivers critical technology for aerospace, defense, and digital security. Its products include electronics, software, and data-security systems that power air travel, payments, and modern military platforms, by integrating hardware and software to build systems such as avionics, radar, cybersecurity, and secure communications that collect sensor data and protect networks. It stands out through deep industrial experience, end-to-end solutions across defense, aerospace, and cybersecurity, and a focus on AI and quantum tech, aided by strategic acquisitions and partial state ownership. Its goal is to provide reliable, secure, and connected technologies that support national security, public safety, and everyday life by solving complex security and connectivity challenges.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Meudon, France
Founded
1893

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