Group EU R&T Business Manager

MBDA Italia è l'azienda italiana che fa parte del gruppo multinazionale MBDA, leader mondiale nel settore dei sistemi missilistici

MBDA rappresenta il primo Gruppo a livello europeo con capacità di produzione e progettazione in grado di coprire l’intera gamma corrispondente alle attuali e future esigenze delle forze armate (terra, aria e mare).

All’interno della Direzione “Strategy & Future Growth”, MBDA Italia SpA è alla ricerca di un “Group EU R&T Business Manager”.

Professional experience:

• Minimum 10y of experience

Accountabilities:

• To prioritize R&T areas to be developed at EU level, in line with MBDA product / techno Strategy, as well as the R&T Capture Plan
• To Interact with the various MBDA Directorates and coordinate at group level National WIN TLs the EU R&T project proposal or development, to keep group coherence
• To Interact with the key EU stakeholders to develop partnerships and joint projects. This includes all negotiations related to Consortia building, WBS and workshare/budget share definition
• To Interact with the various EU institutions (EDA, EU Commission,…) and customers to advocate for MBDA positioning
• Provide a special focus on the following areas :

EDF/EDIP :

• Monitor, influence, and prepare follow-on of on-going projects
• define the win strategy for the yearly calls and prioritize/manage bids
• Prepare a plan for new R&T / R&D projects to be pushed into EU Commission workprogram, in line with the R&T Capture Plan

EDA :

• To lead participation and influence into Captech Group and various EDA CoI,
• To propose and develop a plan for Cat.B projects building, and lobby MoDs accordingly
• To monitor, prioritize and influence OB studies call, and act as WTL for any related bid
• To position the company into HEDI (EDA Innovation Hub) either directly or via our SME supply chain

Support the Group Head of R&T&I for emerging EU opportunities :

• EU Brave-Tech : To assess and penetrate this new funding tool, aimed at building R&T partnerships with Ukraine
• EU Transformation Roadmap : To assess and penetrate this new funding tool aimed at agile techno insertion into products
• EUDIS : To assess and penetrate, either directly or via our SME supply chain
• Horizon EU : To assess and penetrate, for dual technologies developments

EU Acts : To assess and take maximum benefit out of European AI, Cloud and Chips Development Act

Skills & Knowledge

• Good technological understanding
• Good knowledge of MBDA products and future capabilities to be developed
• Good understanding of various National specificities and strategies
• Good understanding of EU institutions
• English fluent

Soft skills:

• Strong motivation
• Good negotiation skills
• “Group” mindset
• Ability to manage and align multi-national and multi-cultural teams out of all Directorates.
• Ability to work in a complex, rapidly changing, and very competitive international environment