Director of Strategic Projects (All genders)

• Owning the end-to-end delivery of the engagement, structuring ambiguous problems into distinct workstreams (e.g., assessing production capacity for a missile program or building an aftermarket parts strategy).
• Exceptional structured problem-solving and quantitative modeling skills; expert capability to break down highly ambiguous operational, industrial, and strategic defense challenges into executable workstreams.
• Demonstrated experience advising C-level executives, senior military stakeholders, and ministry officials, alongside managing high-performing cross-functional project teams.
• Deep interest in modern defense technology, autonomous systems, and hardware manufacturing, with the drive to scale mission-critical defense capabilities across Ukraine and NATO partners.
• Fluency in English.
• Based in or willing to relocate to Kyiv, Ukraine, with willingness to travel across European partner nations.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance required for this position.

STARK (office of the VP of STARK)

Operates at the intersection of strategy, defence engineering, and scale-up execution to rapidly deploy modern defense technologies; collaborates closely with engineering leads, production specialists, and external stakeholders.

• The software and systems you work on directly protect personnel and defend European and national sovereignty.
• You will work alongside industry-leading minds on autonomous systems, advanced propulsion, and secure cyber platforms.
• We foster a fast-paced, collaborative environment where bold ideas are supported by serious R&D backing.