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.
This role sits at the intersection of People operations, systems, automation, service delivery and employee experience. You will take an existing global People Operations setup and make it simpler, more reliable and more scalable as the company grows.
This is not a role for someone who wants to maintain established HR processes. We are looking for someone who can understand where the current model is creating friction, determine what genuinely needs to change, and then build the systems, processes and team capability required to solve it.
You will work closely with our People Operations, HRIS & Systems, Payroll, Workplace, Business Partnering and Finance teams.
Design an end-to-end People Operations process landscape across the full employee lifecycle
Identify and resolve areas where ownership, processes or controls are unclear or unnecessarily complex
Build a scalable global operating model while enabling local flexibility where genuinely required
Establish clear service ownership, service levels and escalation paths across the function
Partner with the HRIS & Systems team to identify automation opportunities that improve speed, accuracy and employee experience
Build self-service solutions that improve experience without removing important human judgement
Use data and operational insight to identify bottlenecks and drive continuous improvement
Guide thoughtful adoption of AI tools across People Operations
Own and improve employee lifecycle administration, onboarding, offboarding, HRIS data processes, service delivery ticketing, payroll inputs, mobility and relocation processes, and documentation
Give the People Operations team clear ownership and accountability over their areas
Develop People Operations Partners who can operate independently and confidently
Create visibility on team priorities, commitments, risks and performance
Shift the team from reactive support towards proactive operational ownership
Have built or significantly improved People Operations within a fast-growing or complex organisation
Have redesigned processes rather than simply inherited and maintained them
Demonstrate strong judgement about when to standardise and when local variation is genuinely necessary
Have operated across multiple countries, with exposure to Germany, the UK and France particularly valuable
Have developed and grown operational teams, building their ability to work independently
Collaborate effectively with senior stakeholders while staying close enough to operations to understand what is actually happening
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.
Nice to HaveExperience with HRIS, workflow automation and service delivery tooling
Experience defining service levels, controls and operational metrics
Experience working with external payroll or other service providers
Exposure to People Operations at scale within a comparable environment
Helsing’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
Competitive salary and VSOP options
Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
Learning: €500/£450 yearly allowance
Health & wellness: gym membership and mental health support (Nilo.health)
Social: regularly company events and monthly social allowances
Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers & 6 weeks for secondary caregivers.
Family support: 5 days of paid family emergency leave, 100% remote work option during pregnancy and phased return to work
These are the core benefits across all locations, there may be additional benefits in certain locations.
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.
Skills Required
- Built or significantly improved People Operations within a fast-growing or complex organization
- Redesigned processes rather than simply inherited and maintained them
- Strong judgment about when to standardize and when local variation is necessary
- Experience operating across multiple countries; Germany, the UK, and France are particularly valuable
- Developed and grown operational teams, building independent working capability
- Ability to collaborate with senior stakeholders while remaining close to operational details
- Experience with HRIS, workflow automation, and service delivery tooling
- Experience defining service levels, controls, and operational metrics
- Experience working with external payroll or other service providers
- Exposure to People Operations at scale in a comparable environment
Helsing Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Helsing and has not been reviewed or approved by Helsing.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered top-of-market and competitive for specialized engineering and AI roles across key European hubs. Feedback suggests total compensation is a consistent strength relative to other aspects of the workplace.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity or VSOP is a core component of offers, giving employees meaningful participation in the company’s growth. Feedback suggests these equity grants are viewed as a significant upside alongside high base pay.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies include extended paid parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers, paid family emergency leave, and flexibility such as remote options during pregnancy and phased return. Feedback suggests these family‑oriented perks stand out for a high‑growth tech scale‑up.
Helsing Insights
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.
