Service Area Manager / Head of Operations – Defense Denmark

About the role

AFRY is seeking a Service Area Manager / Head of Operations to lead its Defense business in Denmark. You will be responsible for translating strategy into operational and commercial execution, driving growth, and ensuring high‑quality delivery to strategic customers.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high‑performing team, fostering engagement and performance.
• Plan capacity and resources across projects, customers and competence areas.
• Own delivery quality, utilisation, forecasting, project economics and profitable growth.
• Drive commercial development through customer acquisition, proposal work and sales of consulting and project services.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and future organisational building in collaboration with senior leadership.

Required profile

• 10+ years of experience in engineering, technical consulting or management consulting with proven people‑leadership and business‑development skills.
• Demonstrated experience in offers, contracts, project economics and managing complex deliveries, including public procurements.
• Knowledge of the defence sector, critical infrastructure or public‑sector clients and their specific requirements.
• Fluent in Danish and English with strong relationship‑building abilities.
• Military background or active security clearance is a plus but not mandatory.

Required skills

• Project‑management certification (e.g., PRINCE2, IPMA, PMP) – advantageous.
• Strong engineering and technical consulting expertise.

What we offer

• Competitive pension scheme and health insurance.
• Lunch provision, flexible working arrangements and inclusive culture.
• Opportunities to work on critical infrastructure and defence projects across the Nordics.