Senior Program Manager

Senior Program Manager

Who We Are

OpenMinds is a defence technology company operating at the frontier of cognitive defence and strategic intelligence. Founded in Ukraine at the outset of Russia’s full-scale invasion, OpenMinds emerged from the urgency and battlefield experience of the war. We have established ourselves in the UK and expanded internationally, while staying closely connected to the operational realities that continue to shape our work.

We deliver end-to-end capability across information environment assessment, audience research, synthetic testing, operational simulation, and campaign dissemination. We support 5 NATO-member state governments and 20+ defence primes worldwide.

Our platforms were developed and validated under active warfare conditions across 600+ missions. In June 2026, OpenMinds placed 2nd of 93 companies in the NATO Innovation Challenge on Cognitive Warfare.

Join us to help democracies build resilience in the new arms race for cognitive warfare, and shape the future of defence with real-world impact.

Who we’re looking for

We are looking for an experienced Senior Program Manager to lead a long-term programs at the intersection of research, open-source intelligence and strategic communications, in some of the world's most contested information environments.

The role is based in London.

In this position, you will:

• — Own a client program end to end — manage the client relationship, day-to-day communication, planning, delivery and reporting on results.
• — Shape program strategy — conduct audience and vulnerability research, develop the narrative and communications approach, and define the impact evaluation framework the program is measured against.
• — Coordinate the cross-functional team, resources and budget — collaborate with communications, research and engineering teams on program execution.
• — Improve how the work runs — document SOPs and build AI workflows for the most time-heavy parts of program management.
• — Represent OpenMinds with clients, partners and the wider sector in the UK at meetings, briefings, conferences and sector events.

You’ll be a strong fit if you have

• — 5+ years leading strategic communications programs, or programs in an adjacent field.
• — A track record of building senior partner and stakeholder relationships.
• — Expertise in impact evaluation and research-led program design.
• — Education or experience in Social & Behavioural Sciences, Strategic Communications, International Politics, or a related field.
• — Experience working within formal security and information-handling requirements.

We offer:

• — A work culture that values focus, elegance, speed and experimentation, with deep roots in the philosophy of play (Huizinga, Hesse).
• — Competitive market salary with room for performance-based progression.
• — The chance to work on some of the most exciting and hardest problems in information operations and cognitive warfare, alongside a team and partner network operating at the frontier of the field.
• — A genuine role in shaping the industry: OpenMinds contributes to emerging doctrine and policy, publishes frontier research, and speaks at leading conferences.
• — HQs in London and Kyiv, and presence in key democratic capitals.
• — Unlimited vacation and leave policies.