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Head of European Public Affairs
Job Description
Construisons ensemble un avenir de confiance
Thales est un leader mondial des hautes technologies spécialisé dans trois secteurs d’activité : Défense & Sécurité, Aéronautique & Spatial, et Cyber & Digital. Il développe des produits et solutions qui contribuent à un monde plus sûr, plus respectueux de l’environnement et plus inclusif. Le Groupe investit près de 4 milliards d’euros par an en Recherche & Développement, notamment dans des domaines clés de l’innovation tels que l’IA, la cybersécurité, le quantique, les technologies du cloud et la 6G. Thales compte près de 81 000 collaborateurs dans 68 pays.
Nos engagements, vos avantages
Une réussite portée par notre excellence technologique, votre expérience et notre ambition partagée
Un package de rémunération attractif
Un développement des compétences en continu : parcours de formation, académies et communautés internes
Un environnement inclusif, bienveillant et respectant l’équilibre des collaborateurs
Un engagement sociétal et environnemental reconnu
Votre quotidien
En nous rejoignant à Meudon, vous rejoignez le siège social du Groupe Thales situé en bord de Seine et organisé en un véritable campus, regroupant notamment nos activités d’identité et de sécurité numériques.MISSIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES
Ensure that Thales KIP portfolio sustains the needs of forecast business (Sitcom) for the Region(s) of interest ;
Perform qualification of Key Industrial Partners, from request by the Country Directors until sign-off of the qualification file by the authorized person ;
Ensure that qualification and business timelines are coherent (based on information on Gates planning, Monthly Order Intake Reviews, Quarterly Marketing & Sales Reviews) ;
Report on a regular basis on KIP status on Thales Sitcom coverage, qualification planning vs. business planning, qualification status as well as industrial assessment ;
Contribute significantly to the partnership strategy in the Regions by providing inputs to the Country Strategic Plan / Marketing plans as well as MTIP when relevant, and will contribute to the implementation of Framework Agreements with KIPs ;
Participate to the selection of the Business Advisers (BA), from request by the Regional Director/Country Directors until sign-off of the selection and agreement file by the authorized person;
Manage and support actively with the Country Directors the commercial and day-to-day relationships with the KIPs and the BAs ;
Participate in the projects and/or domains selection to be addressed by such BAs and KIPs and in this respect assist the CD, COO, Industrial Operations Director, Legal Director, Financial Director, Operational Unit correspondents (as applicable) in defining such projects or domains ;
With due reference to best practices and ethics rules (in particular the Instructions for BA and Instructions for KIP), he/she will participate to the reinforcement of governance within the Regional Company and related Regions, where necessary, as regard to the quality and relevance of the BA and KIP files, and, for this purpose, support and assist the Chief Compliance Officer and Legal & Contracts Director of the Regional Company ;
Participate with the Regional Company organisation to develop instructions awareness to the CDs and the local operating units (Processes, ethics, compliances).
KEY INTERACTIONS
Chief Operating Officer,
Regional Directors,
Country Directors,
Regions Sales Operations,
Industrial Operations Director,
Legal Director,
Finance Director of the Regional Company
BLs.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
10 to 15 years professional experience one or several of the following job families: Sales, Legal (with strong business orientation), operations, purchasing..
be autonomous, meticulous, self-confident, "teamwork capable", well organized,
have interest for the Regions cultures, traditions and way of life.
be proactive and work with anticipation.
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Job Details
- Category
- Business & Finance
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Location
- Meudon
- Posted
- Jan 20, 2026, 07:00 PM
- Listed
- Jan 21, 2026, 09:53 PM
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