Field Operations Manager (UAV)

Responsibilities

• ● ABOUT ALTA ARES
• ● Alta Ares is an air defense Neoprime. We build AI-guided interceptors to counter drones and cruise missiles, along with the software platform that powers them.
• ● Our customers are NATO-aligned militaries and defense institutions, and our systems are regularly deployed during live exercises and operational demonstrations across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
• ● Role and Mission:
• ● Lead in-depth presentations and product demonstrations, field trials, and proof of concepts across UK MoD stakeholders, potential integration partners and defence engineering firms. This applies across Alta Ares' ISR, C-UAS and AI portfolio
• ● Author technical responses to capability briefs, solicited and unsolicited proposals, completing detailed compliance matrices; tailoring bespoke product descriptions and presentations.
• ● Support the Sales Director with Business Development across UK stakeholders by becoming a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Alta Ares' product portfolio, this will require initial technical onboarding experience in locations across France, and potentially Ukraine
• ● Liaise between Sales and Products & Engineering, ensuring that customer requests are technically supportable (and able to meet timelines requirements)
• ● Monitor and understand the competitor landscape in the UK across similar platforms to the Alta Ares product portfolio
• ● Candidate Profile:
• ● + years of experience in technical sales and product demonstrations in the Defence market
• ● Military Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and/or Counter-UAS (C-UAS) experience (or relatable civilian experience)
• ● General Visual Line of Sight Certificate (GVC), Remote Pilot Competency Level 1
• ● Proven and robust logistical planning skills
• ● Highly-effective communicator (oral and written)
• ● Willingness to travel overseas if required
• ● Nice to Have:
• ● Remote Pilot Qualifications (RPC-L1 to RPC-L4)
• ● Former UK Military Service (NCO)