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Government Relations (GR) Manager

Government Relations (GR) Manager

Kyiv, Ukraine

Full-time

NDA

Our client is a defense holding scaling into a management structure with specialized verticals in optics, communications, and strike systems (Deep Strike). The company develops and mass–produces a line of UAVs – ranging from reconnaissance drones to long–range solutions that change the situation in the field every day.

We are looking for a professional who can transform the company’s engineering products and manufacturing capabilities into government solutions, approvals, contracts, and stable supply programs.

Our client is a defense holding scaling into a management structure with specialized verticals in optics, communications, and strike systems (Deep Strike). The company develops and mass–produces a line of UAVs – ranging from reconnaissance drones to long–range solutions that change the situation in the field every day.

We are looking for a professional who can transform the company’s engineering products and manufacturing capabilities into government solutions, approvals, contracts, and stable supply programs.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the process of obtaining regulatory approvals and operational acceptance for the company’s entire product portfolio, ensuring successful completion of all required government procedures and approvals.

  • Build and maintain effective relationships with key government stakeholders and relevant institutions, representing the company’s interests and supporting matters related to product adoption and procurement.

  • Support the company’s participation in government procurement processes and interactions with relevant public authorities and defense procurement agencies.

  • Coordinate the preparation and submission of documentation required for regulatory approvals, certification processes, and cooperation with government customers.

  • Ensure effective communication with defense procurement agencies and other government institutions regarding documentation, approvals, and procedural matters.

  • Continuously monitor changes in legislation, government procedures, and regulatory requirements, providing timely updates to company leadership on their potential impact and emerging opportunities.

  • Coordinate collaboration between internal teams, including legal, technical, and other departments, to ensure the successful completion of government procedures and implementation of related initiatives.

  • Provide company leadership with up-to-date information on changes in government policy, support programs, funding opportunities, and other initiatives that may contribute to the company’s strategic development.

  • Lead the process of obtaining regulatory approvals and operational acceptance for the company’s entire product portfolio, ensuring successful completion of all required government procedures and approvals.

  • Build and maintain effective relationships with key government stakeholders and relevant institutions, representing the company’s interests and supporting matters related to product adoption and procurement.

  • Support the company’s participation in government procurement processes and interactions with relevant public authorities and defense procurement agencies.

  • Coordinate the preparation and submission of documentation required for regulatory approvals, certification processes, and cooperation with government customers.

  • Ensure effective communication with defense procurement agencies and other government institutions regarding documentation, approvals, and procedural matters.

  • Continuously monitor changes in legislation, government procedures, and regulatory requirements, providing timely updates to company leadership on their potential impact and emerging opportunities.

  • Coordinate collaboration between internal teams, including legal, technical, and other departments, to ensure the successful completion of government procedures and implementation of related initiatives.

  • Provide company leadership with up-to-date information on changes in government policy, support programs, funding opportunities, and other initiatives that may contribute to the company’s strategic development.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in GR, government structures, or the defense sector.

  • Deep understanding procedures and regulations for commissioning military equipment.

  • Negotiation skills at the top–official level and the ability to advocate for product interests in complex bureaucratic environments.

  • English – B2+ (for working with international documentation and partners)

Will be a plus:

  • An established network of contacts in the relevant sector (MilTech).

  • Legal or management degree.

  • 3+ years of experience in GR, government structures, or the defense sector.

  • Deep understanding procedures and regulations for commissioning military equipment.

  • Negotiation skills at the top–official level and the ability to advocate for product interests in complex bureaucratic environments.

  • English – B2+ (for working with international documentation and partners)

Will be a plus:

  • An established network of contacts in the relevant sector (MilTech).

  • Legal or management degree.

Company Offer

  • Official employment and military reservation from day one (under a Diia City contract)

  • Competitive salary corresponding to the level of responsibility and complexity of tasks.

  • Work within a structure that is building the future of the Ukrainian defense-industrial complex.

  • Lack of micromanagement and work with technologies that are actually applied in the field.

  • 24 days of annual leave, sick leave compensation, corporate English classes, and 7 additional days off per year.

  • Official employment and military reservation from day one (under a Diia City contract)

  • Competitive salary corresponding to the level of responsibility and complexity of tasks.

  • Work within a structure that is building the future of the Ukrainian defense-industrial complex.

  • Lack of micromanagement and work with technologies that are actually applied in the field.

  • 24 days of annual leave, sick leave compensation, corporate English classes, and 7 additional days off per year.

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