Director Minerva Frontline (All genders)

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">At Stark, we forge the future of European and national security through cutting-edge, AI-driven technology and unmatched engineering precision. As a premier defence technology company, our mission is clear: to equip NATO Allies and their partners &nbsp;with next-generation autonomous defence platforms and advanced AI-driven software built to perform in the world’s most demanding environments.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We believe that true security stems from relentless innovation. By combining elite engineering talent with agile technology and an AI-native operational culture, Stark turns complex defence challenges into field-tested, multi-domain solutions.</span><br><br></p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Why Join Us?</span></strong></p>
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<li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The software and systems you work on directly protect personnel and defend European and national sovereignty.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">You will work alongside industry-leading minds on autonomous systems, advanced propulsion, and secure cyber platforms.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">We foster a fast-paced, collaborative environment where bold ideas are supported by serious R&amp;D backing.</span></li>
</ul></div><p><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>About the Team</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Minerva is STARK’s overarching Mission Operating System — the central cognitive backbone connecting all our unmanned platforms across air, land, and sea, while seamlessly integrating third-party systems and interfacing directly with national Battle Management Systems (BMS). Within this ecosystem, the <strong>Minerva Frontline</strong> organization owns the entire human-machine interface and operator experience on the ground. Our program brings together three specialized product pillars — <strong>Minerva Frontend Applications, Ground Control Stations (GCS), and Mission Simulation</strong> — distributed across Berlin and Munich. We operate with high autonomy, a mission-first mindset, and close collaboration between software engineers, hardware specialists, and operational experts to build reliable, intuitive systems that work when stakes are at their highest.</span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Your Mission</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">As <strong>Director Minerva Frontline</strong>, you are the holistic Program Owner and external face of STARK’s customer-facing software and mission control suite. Reporting directly to the VP of Software, you will lead the departments across Command &amp; Control (C2) Applications, Ground Control Stations, and Simulation, unifying their efforts into one cohesive, battle-tested product experience. You will set the visionary product roadmap internally while representing our capabilities externally to military stakeholders, procurement agencies, and partners across NATO nations.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>WHAT YOU WILL DO AT STARK</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Own the end-to-end Minerva Frontline program</strong>, taking full accountability for its strategic roadmap, program budget, commercial targets, and cross-functional delivery across all three product lines.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Lead, mentor, and empower three direct reports</strong> and scale the broader multi-disciplinary organization across Berlin and Munich in these teams.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Define and communicate a compelling product vision</strong> internally, aligning engineering and UX teams around operator needs so that software, ground station hardware, and simulation environments feel like one seamless system.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Serve as the primary external representative for Minerva Frontline</strong>, pitching and demonstrating our C2, GCS, and simulation capabilities to military end-users, defence ministries, and procurement bodies (e.g., BAAINBw).</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Drive seamless system interoperability</strong>, ensuring Minerva Frontline connects effortlessly with STARK’s physical unmanned platforms, third-party assets, and sovereign Battle Management Systems .</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Translate complex battlefield and customer requirements</strong> into structured, actionable engineering priorities, balancing rapid prototyping with mission-critical reliability and safety.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Establish and scale a lean Program Management Office (PMO)</strong> over time to professionalize program tracking, release planning, and cross-entity alignment.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Collaborate closely with Commercial, Marketing, and Physical Platform Leads</strong> to shape go-to-market materials, pricing models, and integrated system demonstrations at test ranges and customer sites.</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>WHAT YOU BRING TO THE MISSION</strong></span></p>
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<li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Proven senior leadership and program ownership experience</strong> managing complex, multi-team software or cyber-physical product organizations, including responsibility for roadmaps, budgets, and delivery.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Strong technical background in building mission-critical software suites</strong>, ideally combining software engineering leadership with hardware-in-the-loop, robotics, C2 systems, or ground control interfaces.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Credibility and domain expertise in the defence or aerospace sector</strong>, with the ability to speak at eye level with military decision-makers, operators, and technical engineers alike.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Exceptional internal and external communication skills</strong> — you know how to inspire engineering teams with a crisp vision and persuasively represent complex technical products to B2G (Business-to-Government) customers.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>High organizational rigor and an owner’s mindset</strong>, capable of turning startup ambiguity into clear structure and driving execution under high tempo.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Willingness to travel regularly</strong> between our hubs in Berlin and Munich as well as to customer sites, military bases, and test ranges across Europe.</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Fluency in English</strong> (written and spoken) is mandatory.</span></li>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Nice-To-Have</strong></span></p>
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