Chief of Staff (Space Industry)

Introduction

Infinite Orbits GmbH is the German subsidiary of Infinite Orbits SAS (Toulouse, France), a NewSpace company founded in 2017 that now counts more than 200 colleagues across locations including Luxembourg, UK, Spain and Singapore.

We develop in-orbit servicing solutions — spanning awareness, surveillance, inspection, and protection of space assets, through to life extension — built on our own autonomous Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) technology.
Our core product, Orbit Guard, is an in-space hardware solution with GEO heritage and LEO capability currently in development.

With our newly established Munich site, Infinite Orbits builds a dedicated local presence in Germany, building capability in business development, R&D, product development, system engineering, production, and mission operations to support Europe's defense and space sector. 

Tasks

About the Role

As Chief of Staff, you work directly with the Managing Director to build Infinite Orbits Germany from the ground up. This is a rare opportunity to shape a company from day one - spanning legal and corporate setup, government and defense-sector relationship management, operational processes, and cross-border coordination with the French parent and the Luxembourg and UK sister companies. You are the MD's closest operational partner: part chief of staff, part operations lead, part strategic project manager.

Job Description

• Office & team build-out: Own early-stage HR administration, hiring logistics, office & production setup as the Munich team grows from zero to its first hires.
• Corporate & legal operations: Coordinate with external counsel and tax advisor; track deadlines and ensure compliance with German corporate obligations.
• Government & stakeholder relations: Prepare briefings, talking points, and follow-up materials for meetings with government stakeholders, institutions, agencies, universities, and industry partners; engage directly with stakeholders on various occasions.
• Cross-border coordination: Serve as the operational interface between the German and French entity on reporting, budget, and intercompany matters.
• Business development: Drive sales and funding opportunities, own event and conference planning, enable proposal management.

Profile

• Degree in business administration, political science, engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years in a chief of staff, management consulting, business operations, or executive-assistant-to-leadership role, ideally in a startup, scale-up, or regulated industry (defense, aerospace, or public-sector-facing business).
• Experience working in or with German public administration, procurement processes, or corporate/legal setup is a strong plus.
• Excellent structured writing and communication skills in both German and English; comfortable producing executive-ready materials from unstructured input.
• Strong organizational and project management skills; able to operate with minimal process and build structure from scratch.
• High discretion and judgment in handling sensitive commercial, legal, and government-relations information.
• Autonomy and ownership - this is a build role, not a maintenance role.
• Precision and factual rigor; comfortable flagging risks and unresolved items without waiting to be asked.
• Frequent travel required - within Germany and to Infinite Orbits' HQ in Toulouse and other European locations.

We offer

• A founding role in a growing European space and defense company, with direct influence on how the German entity is built.
• Direct exposure to senior government, defense, and industry stakeholders in the German space sector.

Additional Information

Recruitment Process:

- Initial screening with HR

- Interview with the Managing Director of Infinite Orbits Germany

- Case study session with selected members of the Infinite Orbits Group