About the Job
We're looking for a highly organised Chief of Staff (m/f/d) to join one of our portfolio companies. In this role you’ll operate as a strategic right hand to the management, helping steer the company through complex growth, high-impact partnerships, and mission-critical initiatives in the defence technology space. You will coordinate across teams, facilitate strategic planning, and ensure that execution matches ambition.
Join our portfolio company: A German dual-use technology company that develops unmanned ground vehicles to spearhead automation in both governmental and civilian use cases.
In this role, you’ll:
- Act as the management's strategic partner supporting decision-making, internal alignment, and external visibility
- Drive operational excellence across the company by identifying gaps, removing blockers, and enabling rapid execution
- Lead and manage cross-functional strategic initiatives (e.g., go-to-market launches, fundraising, government outreach)
- Serve as an internal sounding board ensuring the leadership team are focused on the right priorities at the right time
- Protect leadership bandwidth by filtering information and surfacing what matters most
Your Profile
- 2-5 years of experience ideally in consultancies, scale-ups, or innovation teams of corporates
- Excellent project management skills, building slides and spreadsheets for daily business use cases with an analytical, structured, and process-oriented approach
- Professional and clear communication in both written and verbal form
- Ability to thrive in ambiguous situations and be able to lead something with little input/context
- A natural ability to build and maintain relationships and anticipate needs and challenges as well as think ahead
- Resilient, persistent, and proactive attitude as well as trustworthy with confidential information
- Business-level proficiency in both German and English is a must
Please note that we are looking for support in the Munich office of our portfolio company. Eligibility to work within the EU is required as well.
Benefits and Perks
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- A shaping role in an emerging dual use company
- Opportunity to work with a highly innovative, international, and dynamic team
- Room for professional growth and development
- Participation in the company's success, with access to regular events, knowledge exchange and meetups
Apply below and become a part of our success story!
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Project A is committed to diverse and equal opportunities hiring for all – applicants, candidates, and employees alike. We value humans – with all our glorious multifaceted backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences – and look forward to your application.