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For our site Diehl Aerospace GmbH in Frankfurt am Main, starting from January 1st 2026, we are looking for a:

Head of Military Programs (m/f/d)

These are your tasks:

• You have the overall responsibility (contract, business case, sales and budget responsibility) for all military programs of Diehl Aerospace and assume the technical and disciplinary leadership of the assigned program managers.
• You will manage and coordinate all assigned programs, taking into account the company's profitability and business strategy.
• You are responsible for the implementation of the strategy, the business case and the overall customer interface to the authorities for the assigned programs and further develop the programs in terms of market share and market positioning with all stakeholders.
• You provide the guidance of offers for new customers and new programs and are responsible for the preparation of offers in the event of changes to contract content.
• You identify and evaluate program risks (time, cost, quality) with the assigned program managers and initiate necessary countermeasures.

Who we are looking for:

• You have a degree in engineering or economics or have a comparable qualification.
• You have several years of professional and management experience in a comparable position and/or military background (e.g. air force, procurement agencies).
• You are characterized by entrepreneurial thinking with foresight and the ability to drive things forward.
• You have a high degree of customer orientation, market and industry knowledge as well as the ability to build and develop strategic co-operations.
• You have a high degree of decision-making and implementation skills, motivation and assertiveness and are characterized by your excellent analytical and solution-oriented skills.

These are your potential benefits:

• Professional and personal development
• Company pension
• Company health management
• Employee discounts

Appli­cants with a severe dis­ability will be given prefer­ential treat­ment if equally quali­fied. Should you wish to do so, please indi­cate your dis­ability status in your appli­cation on a volun­tary basis.

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Diehl Aerospace GmbH

Emmanuel Hajduk

An der Sandelmühle 13, 60439 Frankfurt

Phone: +49 695 805-1230

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