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DEDestinus

Sr Commercial Partnership Manager(m/w/x)

München
Full-timeOn-siteSenior

Building strategic partnerships for defense UAVs with global government and defense organizations. 10+ years in defense/aerospace partnerships required. Focus on European and NATO defense industrial landscape.

Requirements

  • MBA or advanced degree in Business, International Relations, Engineering, or related discipline
  • 10+ years in commercial partnerships, business development, or strategic alliances in defence, aerospace, or high-technology sectors
  • Track record of structuring and negotiating complex partnership agreements, joint ventures, or industrial cooperation deals
  • Deep understanding of European and NATO-aligned defence-industrial landscape, procurement frameworks, offset requirements, and sovereign industrial policies
  • Excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills in multicultural, multi-jurisdictional environments
  • Experience with hypersonic, missile defence, advanced weapons systems, or dual-use technology programmes and familiarity with export control regimes (ITAR, EAR, EU dual-use regulations) is an advantage
  • Fluency in at least two European languages (English required. Preference for German, knowledge of French, or Spanish is an asset)
  • Strategic and outward-facing professional, not shying away from operational tasks, with strong military or defence background
  • Understanding of defence organization operations and building trusted relationships within the defence ecosystem
  • Thrives in high pressure (scale-up) environments, communicates confidently, and motivated by bringing advanced UAV capabilities into operational use

Tasks

  • Define and build Destinus partnerships
  • Manage system integrator partnerships
  • Manage capability partnerships for seekers, interceptors, and payloads
  • Manage industrial partnerships for scalable production
  • Evaluate and negotiate joint ventures
  • Support business cases for strategic initiatives
  • Analyze market trends and competitive landscape
  • Build high-value B2B relationships
  • Develop account-level relationship strategies
  • Serve as senior commercial interface for partners
  • Identify opportunities for partnership expansion
  • Partner with internal stakeholders for collaboration
  • Provide market feedback for product enhancement

Work Experience

  • 10 years

Education

  • Master's degree

Languages

  • EnglishNative
  • Germanis a plus
  • FrenchBasic
  • SpanishBasic

Tools & Technologies

  • ITAR
  • EAR
  • EU dual-use regulations
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