Strategic Digital Program Manager

About Thales

Thales is a global leader in high technology specializing in three sectors: Defense & Security, Aeronautics & Space, and Cyber & Digital. It develops products and solutions that contribute to a safer, more environmentally friendly, and more inclusive world. The Group invests nearly €4 billion per year in Research & Development, particularly in key innovation areas such as AI, cybersecurity, quantum, cloud technologies, and 6G. Thales has nearly 81,000 employees in 68 countries.

Our commitments, your benefits

• A success driven by our technological excellence, your experience, and our shared ambition
• An attractive compensation package
• Continuous skills development: training courses, academies, and internal communities
• An inclusive, supportive environment respecting employee balance
• Recognized societal and environmental commitment

Your daily life

By joining us in Meudon, you will join the Group's headquarters located on the banks of the Seine and organized as a true campus, notably bringing together our digital identity and security activities.

The Thales CDI Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) supports all Business Lines with their digital products—both existing and in development. We provide ready-to-use, high-end solutions built on the latest technologies and practices, while actively participating in strategic discussions and programs to accelerate digital opportunities.

The CCoE connects a vibrant tech ecosystem with Business Line requirements and Thales Group standards to ensure seamless delivery and rapid innovation. Within this team, we manage various strategic programs designed to ensure the state-of-the-art adoption of key technological and business drivers, such as Sovereign Cloud, AI, Data, and digital operating models.

As a Strategic Digital Program Manager, you will be the owner of strategic transversal topics. Your mission? Transforming ideas and emerging business questions into successful implementations for digital growth.

As a forward-thinking leader and efficient organizer, you will be a key asset in monitoring the deployment of strategic transversal programs. With your understanding of the tech and business ecosystems, you will connect with C-level executives, senior managers, leading technophiles, and influential external digital actors to actively contribute to strategic discussions. As an efficient leader, you will drive the implementation and follow-up of these discussions within a transversal matrix.

Your ability to turn concept and ideas into an action plan, your ease in public speaking, your ability to listen and persuade, your rapid grasp of complex problems, and your holistic vision will be critical for your success.

Initial programs to manage will include:

• Digital Steering Committee and Operating Model design and adoption
• AI positioning
• Data positioning
• Sovereign Cloud
• Product Business Models

Your missions will include:

• Stakeholder coordination
• Program strategy & implementation follow-up
• Risk and opportunity management
• Continuous improvement of program management

Your profile

• You are a graduate of a Master 2 or a school of an equivalent level
• You are able to work in both English and French
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Public speaking
• Analysis capabilities
• Synthesis capabilities
• Think outside the box
• Project management
• Digital ecosystem knowledge
• Cloud literacy
• AI state of the art
• Must have: experience in cross-functional project leader

Thales, an "Handi-Engaged" company, recognizes all talents. Diversity is our greatest asset. Apply and join us!