What roles does Defence Executive recruit?

Leadership roles such as CEO, Managing Director, Country Manager, COO, CTO and Sales Director; commercial roles including business development, capture and bid management; engineering roles across systems, software, electronics, embedded, radar, sensors, RF, cyber and AI; and programme roles covering programme and project management, supply chain, production, quality and compliance.

Do you recruit junior or volume roles?

No. We work on leadership appointments and on specialist roles where the competence is scarce enough to require a direct search. We do not do volume recruitment or staffing.

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Roles We Recruit in the Defence Industry

We recruit leadership, commercial, technical and programme roles for companies in the defence industry, the dual-use sector and the supply chain. The list below is what we work on regularly — not an exhaustive catalogue.

In short

Leadership, commercial, engineering and programme roles across defence and dual-use technology.
Executive search for leadership; specialist search for critical individual expertise.
Roles are filled through direct approach, not advertising.

Leadership

Executive roles

CEO
Managing Director
Country Manager
COO
CTO
CFO
Commercial Director
Sales Director
Operations Director
Business Unit Director

These assignments are run as retained executive search.

Commercial

Commercial roles

Business Development Manager and Director
Sales Manager and Key Account Manager
Capture Manager
Bid Manager
Head of Government Affairs
Head of Strategy
Marketing and communications leadership

Engineering and technology

Technical roles

Systems Engineer and Systems Architect
Software Engineer and Software Lead
Electronics and hardware engineers
Embedded systems engineers
Radar, sensor and RF engineers
Cybersecurity specialists
AI and data specialists
Mechanical and structural engineers
Engineering Manager and Engineering Director

Programmes and operations

Programme and operations roles

Programme Manager and Programme Director
Project Manager
Supply Chain Manager and Director
Procurement and sourcing specialists
Production and manufacturing leadership
Quality Manager and Quality Director
Compliance and certification specialists

Leadership roles are handled through our executive search practice; expert and individual contributor roles through specialist recruitment.

Frequently asked questions

What roles does Defence Executive recruit?: Leadership roles such as CEO, Managing Director, Country Manager, COO, CTO and Sales Director; commercial roles including business development, capture and bid management; engineering roles across systems, software, electronics, embedded, radar, sensors, RF, cyber and AI; and programme roles covering programme and project management, supply chain, production, quality and compliance.
Do you recruit junior or volume roles?: No. We work on leadership appointments and on specialist roles where the competence is scarce enough to require a direct search. We do not do volume recruitment or staffing.

Is the role you need on this list — or near it?

Describe the mandate and we will tell you honestly whether it is a search we should run.

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