At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead strategic partnerships and drive product direction in a high-impact defence startup.
- Company: Valteros, a cutting-edge pre-seed defence startup based in London.
- Benefits: Equity potential, hands-on experience, and direct collaboration with the CEO.
- Other info: Opportunity to shape a generational company from the ground up.
- Why this job: Join a mission-driven team tackling NATO threats with innovative AI technology.
- Qualifications: 0-5 years of experience, proactive mindset, and interest in defence and national security.
The predicted salary is between 31500 - 38500 £ per year.
Valteros is a London-based pre-seed defence startup that recently closed a £2M pre-seed round to build multi-agent modelling platforms. We are creating advanced AI technology at the intersection of information warfare and democratic resilience, addressing emerging NATO threats through sophisticated simulations of narrative spread and adversarial behaviour.
Join Valteros as a Founders Associate working directly with the CEO to combat information warfare. In this high-agency generalist role, you will bridge the gap between strategy and execution, managing everything from commercial partnerships with government entities to shaping product direction and internal operations for a mission-critical defence technology company.
Location: London / Oxford, UK
Why this role is remarkable:
- Work on technology addressing one of NATO's recognized emerging threats, building multi-agent platforms that model narrative spread and adversarial behaviour to protect democratic resilience.
- Join at the ground floor of a £2M pre-seed startup with significant equity potential and direct visibility into every aspect of scaling a mission-driven defence company.
- Collaborate directly with the founder in a role that prioritises high agency and impact, where you will solve complex problems across strategy, operations, and product.
What You Will Do:
- Execute across the commercial landscape by leading high-stakes conversations and developing strategic partnerships with government agencies and national security partners.
- Drive product direction and internal operational efficiency by identifying critical bottlenecks and implementing scalable systems without waiting for direct instruction.
- Context-switch between high-level strategic planning and boots-on-the-ground execution to ensure the company meets its milestones in a fast-paced defence environment.
The ideal candidate:
- Demonstrates 0-5 years of experience with exceptional intellectual horsepower and the ability to thrive in a high-agency, generalist environment where initiative is the primary driver.
- Possesses a genuine interest in defence and national security, with the legal eligibility (UK, EU, or US national) required to obtain UK security clearance.
- Available to start in London or Oxford by August or September 2026, bringing a proactive mindset to build a generational company from the ground up.
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