Helsing is a defence AI company. Our mission is to protect our democracies. We aim to achieve technological leadership, so that open societies can continue to make sovereign decisions and control their ethical standards.
As democracies, we believe we have a special responsibility to be thoughtful about the development and deployment of powerful technologies like AI. We take this responsibility seriously.
We are an ambitious and committed team of engineers, AI specialists and customer-facing programme managers. We are looking for mission-driven people to join our European teams – and apply their skills to solve the most complex and impactful problems. We embrace an open and transparent culture that welcomes healthy debates on the use of technology in defence, its benefits, and its ethical implications.
As Commercial Finance Business Partner you will work within all business-related finance topics for our business. You will have a chance to work with a diverse and highly motivated cross functional team across a plethora of projects and directly influence the success of the Helsing group. This is a rare opportunity to join the company at an exciting stage of its early development and to help set the conditions for rapid growth and success over the next few years.
Operate as a Business Partner to key operational areas
Act as primary financial focal point for the designated business areas providing the management team with full financial leadership and accurate information to enable timely and data driven decision making
Ability to translate complex financial data into strategic recommendations and identify value-creation opportunities.
Utilise financial techniques and tools to interpret, analyse and understand monthly performance information, the drivers behind any cost variances and support the preparation of mitigation and action plans to resolve any issues
Identify and analyse cost drivers to effectively support & influence supplier negotiations
Manage the monthly and quarterly financial forecasting process across your designated business areas
Evaluate the potential impact of risks and opportunities and support operational teams to identify and implement mitigation plans driving profitability
Report programme performance including progress to plan, performance taken, and remaining effort, including effects on Order Intake, Revenue, Margin & Cash
Support the development of performance reporting metrics and management information for use by programme leadership team. Provide clear, actionable financial insights to support complex business decisions.
Ability to lead and deliver commercial finance projects.
Lead and develop other members of the team on all aspects of project control including providing coaching and support to development leads in adopting cost-centric design and planning
Build strong trust with business stakeholders by framing cost not as a constraint, but as a performance driver. Strong ability to challenge, influence, and advise senior leadership.
Establish strong relationships with external customers in the German Ministry of Defence
Have experience with building and managing internal and external stakeholder relationships
Have experience leading cross functional teams
Can demonstrate experience of providing financial management within the defence sector
Design process, sourcing, product cost management & commercial awareness; good understanding of Cost Engineering & Financial principles
Have excellent attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and as part of a team
Have an, or are studying towards, an accounting and/or commercial qualification or MBA
Strong technical background, with the ability to guide and develop the teams' financial skills
Possess excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Are an adaptable and resilient character, able to cope with changing requirements and multiple priorities who can help their team remain effective
Have experience in business partnering and influencing skills; able to explain and troubleshoot financial issues with non-finance professionals and inspire them to achieve greater financial performance
Are business fluent in English and German
Note: We operate in an industry where women, as well as other minority groups, are systematically under-represented. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all the listed qualifications; ability and impact cannot be summarised in a few bullet points.
Join Helsing and work with world-leading experts in their fieldsHelsing’s work is important. You’ll be directly contributing to the protection of democratic countries while balancing both ethical and geopolitical concerns
The work is unique. We operate in a domain that has highly unusual technical requirements and constraints, and where robustness, safety, and ethical considerations are vital. You will face unique Engineering and AI challenges that make a meaningful impact in the world
Our work frequently takes us right up to the state of the art in technical innovation, be it reinforcement learning, distributed systems, generative AI, or deployment infrastructure. The defence industry is entering the most exciting phase of the technological development curve. Advances in our field of world are not incremental: Helsing is part of, and often leading, historic leaps forward
In our domain, success is a matter of order-of-magnitude improvements and novel capabilities. This means we take bets, aim high, and focus on big opportunities. Despite being a relatively young company, Helsing has already been selected for multiple significant government contracts
We actively encourage healthy, proactive, and diverse debate internally about what we do and how we choose to do it. Teams and individual engineers are trusted (and encouraged) to practise responsible autonomy and critical thinking, and to focus on outcomes, not conformity. At Helsing you will have a say in how we (and you!) work, the opportunity to engage on what does and doesn’t work, and to take ownership of aspects of our culture that you care deeply about
A focus on outcomes, not time-tracking
Competitive compensation and stock options
Relocation support
Social and education allowances
Regular company events and all-hands to bring together employees as one team across Europe
Helsing is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or gender identity. Please do not submit personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, data concerning your health, or data concerning your sexual orientation.
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What We Do
Helsing is a new type of security and artificial intelligence company. We believe that software – and, in particular, artificial intelligence – will be the key capability to keep liberal democracies from harm. Our ambition is to achieve global technology leadership in real-time information processing, turning unstructured sensor data into information advantage for democratic governments. Our platform aims to provide the clearest picture possible in any operating environment. We’re looking for people with their heart in the right place, who share our conviction that liberal democratic values are worth protecting, for ourselves and for future generations.
