About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Business Line Programme Manager to support the Business Line Manager in planning, coordinating, integrating, and monitoring business line activities across the product portfolio. The successful candidate will ensure strategic initiatives, product development programmes, customer commitments, and operational objectives are effectively executed through strong governance, stakeholder coordination, and performance management.
This role requires a collaborative leader with excellent programme management, business planning, and cross-functional coordination skills within an engineering or technology-driven environment.
Qualifications and experience:
Relevant tertiary qualification in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Project Management, or a related technical field.
5–7 years' experience in engineering, systems engineering, project management, programme management, or product management environments.
Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering programmes or product development activities.
Understanding of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and systems engineering processes.
Exposure to portfolio management, business planning, governance, and strategic reporting.
Key technical skills:
Programme and Portfolio Management
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Business Planning and Governance
Engineering and Systems Development Processes
Risk, Action and Dependency Management
Performance Measurement and Data Analytics
Business Case Development and Reporting
Stakeholder and Cross-functional Coordination
MS Project, Power BI and Portfolio Management Tools
Requirements Management, Documentation and Configuration Control
Key responsibilities:
Coordinate business line programmes, strategic initiatives, product roadmaps, and governance activities to support successful portfolio execution.
Facilitate cross-functional collaboration across engineering, operations, supply chain, commercial, and support teams throughout the product lifecycle.
Monitor business line performance by consolidating programme metrics, portfolio reporting, risks, dependencies, and management information to support informed decision-making.
Coordinate stakeholder engagements with customers, suppliers, OEMs, and internal teams while tracking commitments and supporting business planning activities.
Drive portfolio risk management, governance compliance, continuous improvement initiatives, and lessons learnt to optimise business performance and execution.
Our recruitment values:
HENSOLDT South Africa focuses on diversity, equity, and inclusion in our organizational strategy. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive corporate culture that benefits our employees and delivers better outcomes for our clients. In line with our commitment to equal employment opportunities and our focus on diversity in the operational environment, we welcome applications from all ethnic groups. In line with HENSOLDT's commitment to equal employment opportunities and our focus on diversity in the operational environment, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups.
Application Deadline: 21 July 2026.
How to Apply:
Please submit your CV by applying directly on the HENSOLDT Careers page.
If you have not been contacted within 14 days of the closing date, please consider your application
HENSOLDT is a leading company in the European defence industry with global reach. Based in Taufkirchen near Munich, the company develops complete sensor solutions for defence and security applications. As a technology leader, HENSOLDT drives the development of defence electronics and optronics and is continuously expanding its portfolio based on innovative approaches to data management, robotics and cyber security.
In 2023, HENSOLDT achieved a turnover of 1.85 billion euros. Following the acquisition of ESG GmbH, the company employs around 8,500 people. HENSOLDT is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in the MDAX.
HENSOLDT has 10 manufacturing sites - located in Germany, South Africa, the UK and France. Our company benefits from our international footprint with offices on all continents.
Our Headquarter is located in Taufkirchen near Munich. Our main sites have all their own product lines and are located in innovative areas: Ulm, Taufkirchen, Friedrichshafen, Oberkochen, Wetzlar and Kiel in Germany, Pretoria and Irene in South Africa, Enfiled close to London, and Plaisir close to Paris.
Why join us?
We pioneer with passion to create competitive premium electronics. Our core competence is to detect and protect: we make an essential contribution to protecting people and nations. We offer various and challenging positions with development perspectives in a friendly and cooperative atmosphere in teams, where collaboration is a key value shared by everyone. Within HENSOLDT you can be a pioneer, take part in new challenges, co-create our company and grow: “Be the Pioneer of our Future!”
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