Strategy and Operations Lead (Defence Tech)

Copenhagen - Denmark

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 05-09-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Building companies is hard. Bifrost Defence makes it easier by acting as a co-founder to ambitious technologists inventors and service personnel co-building mission-critical defence and dual-use startups from the ground up. We bring capital operational firepower company-building expertise marketing muscle and deep industry networks to help founders turn bold ideas into fundable high-impact companies.

Established in August 2025 we have just launched our first company and are now ramping up. We expect to build 3 ventures per year and need the best talent to join this ambitious journey.

Tasks

As the Strategy & Operations Lead of Bifrost Defence you will drive investment execution and strategy processes with early stage ventures in the defence and dual-use verticals. Your responsibilities will include:

Outcome 1: Lead 13 high-quality venture investments into deeptech founders within the first 12 months.

Own the full investment lifecycle: sourcing diligence decision-making and onboarding
Forge co-founder-level partnerships with exceptional technical talent in AI/ML robotics or defence tech

Outcome 2: Act as a high-leverage execution partner to 12 portfolio companies at a time

Join and drive weekly execution cadences to materially advance company maturity
Provide hands-on support in fundraising hiring GTM and operations
Translate between commercial needs and technical vision with fluency and credibility

Outcome 3: Run core operations processes in Bifrost Defence

Oversee internal operations such as investor updates governance planning and strategic processes
Upgrade our venture building model to increase the hit rate and velocity of each venture we build

Requirements

24 years in a top-tier structured environment (e.g. MBB consulting investment banking Government Public Agency)
Strong technical fluency demonstrated through:
A STEM degree (e.g. engineering computer science physics) or
Hands-on experience in a deeptech dual-use or defence startup/company
Proven ability to drive business outcomes in ambiguous environments with limited oversight
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and commercial domains
Bonus: Familiarity with AI/ML robotics aerospace or national security-relevant technologies
Bonus: Served in NATO military

Benefits

A seat on a rocket with experienced entrepreneurs and investors
The opportunity to work on technology to keep Europe safe and sovereign
Employee option program (become a co-owner of Bifrost Defence)
Prime office location (Bifrost House at Sortedam Dossering 55 - 2100 KBH )
Hard but rewarding work

The process

Intro interview (30 mins)
CEO interview (60 mins)
Psychometric assessment Case interview (90 mins)
1-2 in depth interviews with stakeholders
Offer

Start date is as soon as possible.