Overview
Your Impact A Lead Product Manager is required for the EW Payloads Business Area to provide project management oversight for a group of development projects that underpin our exciting Brite Storm Product and drive the execution of our capital plan that underpins our ability to deliver in the future. This will involve providing mentorship and dotted line management to other PMs within the portfolio, direct management of several high profile, complex and interdependent projects and alignment of customer delivery schedules to manufacturing output. Strong internal and external Customer facing skills will be required. The role will cover all aspects of Project Management including Contract Status Reviews, Risk Management, Lifecycle Management and Financial Management. The project Manager will be responsible for Project execution and delivery, with particular emphasis on achieving our commitments cross project and product alignment dependency management and decision making for the benefit of the EW Payloads Business Area and Surveillance & Protection Technologies (S&PT) Sector.
What You\'ll Bring
* Experienced Project Manager displayed throughout career, ideally within defence or another engineering/ technical business
* Leadership on fast paced, high value programmes
* Ability to manage both internal and external stakeholders at a high level
* Project management experience managing engineering development contracts, bids, supply chain and customers
* Willingness/ ability to travel overseas
* APM or relevant Project Management qualification beneficial but not essential
Security Clearance
This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting
Why join us
At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you\'re looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.
* Time to Recharge Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
* Secure your Future Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
* Your Wellbeing Matters Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
* Rewarding Performance All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
* Never Stop Learning Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
* Refer a friend Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
* Tailored Perks Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
* Flexible working Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.
For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.
Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.
Primary Location GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300
Contract Type Permanent
Hybrid Working Hybrid
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