Job Description
Arondite is a defence technology company building the foundational software and AI to power the autonomous age. Our aim is to revolutionise the way organisations collaborate with robots, sensors and autonomous systems and use the data they generate. We are driven by our determination to help defend our collective democratic values and by our strong belief that an elite group of engineers can make a big difference. We are ambitious, well-funded and building for the long-term.
You will join Arondite at a pivotal moment in the company’s journey. Our company is being built by exceptional engineers - people who find high-impact and technically challenging work engaging and exciting, and who consistently deliver outsized impact. You will collaborate with other brilliant minds to solve some of the world’s hardest and most important problems.
You will have ownership and autonomy from Day One. There is no corporate ladder at Arondite. From your first day, you will directly influence the design, functionality, and direction of Arondite’s product offering. We hire the best people and give them extremely high levels of autonomy; the sky is the limit for an individual with the right ambition.
If you are motivated by our mission and if you want to be part of a growing team of outstanding people, then we want to hear from you.
About the role
We are expanding into Canada as part of our next phase of growth. Ottawa is the proposed base for this effort because of its proximity to the Department of National Defence (DND), DRDC, federal government stakeholders and the wider public-sector ecosystem. Our initial objective is to establish a small, locally embedded team that can work closely with users and customers, helping bring Cobalt from concept to operational reality in Canadian contexts.
Arondite is looking for a mission-driven Deployment Strategists to lead the planning and execution of implementing our technology with customers in Canada. You will be responsible, end-to-end, for making sure we solve customers’ real-world problems. You will work closely with frontline users and partner organisations to ensure our systems are deployed effectively, safely and with maximum operational impact.
This role requires significant travel, often in challenging environments. You will need to be adaptable, resilient and comfortable working under pressure. You will need a deep understanding of both technical systems and operational realities. As one of Arondite’s first deployment strategists in Canada, you will have the opportunity to shape our product offering, solve real-world problems that directly impact end users, and help define how Arondite operates in the Canadian market.
You will work closely with product and engineering teams to translate field insight into product direction. The problems we are solving are technically ambitious, so you do not need to build the product yourself every day, but you do need to understand complex technical systems, communicate clearly with both users and engineers, and contribute meaningfully to decisions about deployment, prioritisation and product evolution.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Engaging with users to map workflows, pain points and operational constraints in Canadian defence and public-sector contexts
- Identifying and framing customer problems that align with our product vision for Cobalt
- Collaborating with customers to prioritise the highest-value problems to solve
- Designing and guiding iterative delivery plans that alleviate user pain and demonstrate value quickly
- Acting as the bridge between users, product and engineering to ensure solutions remain aligned with operational realities
- Continuously refining priorities with customers to ensure adoption and measurable impact
- Championing a user-centric approach across deployments and the wider company
- Supporting on-site implementation, feedback capture and post-deployment iteration
- Helping Arondite build a strong understanding of Canadian operational environments, stakeholders and deployment requirements
Requirements
You should have:
- Technical proficiency: programming skills, a technical degree, or equivalent experience in a technology company
- Strong customer-facing communication and stakeholder management skills
- Independent decision-making under pressure
- Willingness to travel and work on-site with customers for a significant proportion of your time
- The ability to operate effectively in ambiguity and take high ownership from day one
- The confidence to engage with technical subject matter and work closely with engineers and end users alike
- You will be a key part of our early team in Canada, with significant opportunity to take on leadership responsibilities should you wish. Depending on your experience you may find yourself taking on a leadership role straight away.
We know the ideal candidate may not match every line item exactly. If this role is close to your experience and you are motivated by the mission, we would still like to hear from you.
Ideally, you would also have
- Experience in defence or defence technology
- Familiarity with Canadian defence, national security or public-sector operating environments
- Experience working with technical products in operationally complex or regulated environments
Right to work
Applicants should have the legal right to work in Norway at the time of application, or a clear and realistic route to obtaining it. Final employment arrangements will depend on the operating model used for Norway.
Security clearance
We believe in working closely with defence customers. As a result, this role is likely to require you to hold, or be willing and eligible to undergo, Norwegian security clearance. The required level, sponsorship route, eligibility requirements, expected timelines and any interim working arrangements will depend on the final scope of the role and should be confirmed before external publication.
Office vs hybrid working
We are focused on building a positive, collaborative, engineering-driven culture. We therefore believe in making the office a friendly, comfortable and effective place to work, and we try to work in person where possible. Of course, there are times when it makes sense to work from home, and that is fine. You may also need to travel to visit customers, partners and events depending on the role. In general, however, you should only apply to join Arondite if you are excited to work closely with colleagues in person by default.
For this role, Oslo is the intended base given the importance of being close to Norwegian defence stakeholders, while also being available for travel within Norway and to the UK as needed.
Benefits
You will be one of our early team in Norway and we are still finalising our benefits package. However, as a guide, we currently intend to progressively offer the benefits below:
- Generous equity scheme in Arondite so you have a stake in the company’s growth
- Generous employer pension contribution
- Private health and dental insurance
- Any resources, equipment and training that you need to do your job in a world-class way
