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Nicolas Dekyvere

Product & Innovation Strategy Director | Defense

€1,000/day
Rambouillet, FR
15+ years
Product Strategy
Complex Project Management
Innovation
Robotics
Defense and Army

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Nicolas

Mechanical engineer (Polytech Lille) and IHEDN auditor, I have been supporting players in defense, industry, and aeronautics for 25 years in defining and managing their product strategy.

Product Strategy Director / Innovation Manager in companies for 20 years, I now put this expertise to use for specific missions: technological roadmap, product line management, technical specifications, competitive analysis and pricing, management of complex multi-disciplinary projects.

My playground: military robotics, tactical vehicles, defense systems, industry, and premium automotive. I have managed multidisciplinary teams (R&D, B2B marketing, industrialization) throughout the product lifecycle, from ideation to end-of-life.

Fluent English (BULATS 87), accustomed to international environments and industrial sovereignty issues.

Envisaged missions: product strategy definition, product line audit, transition management, innovation support, structuring a technological roadmap.

  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Rambouillet (up to 50km)

Experience

  • INDEPENDANT
    Consultant
    July 2026 - Today (1 month)
    -Support for startups, SMEs, and major land defense groups on product strategy and technological roadmaps (combat robotics, tactical vehicles, embedded systems).
    -Part-time product reinforcement missions, roadmap structuring, and connection with the defense ecosystem (GICAT, Pôle Systematic, Eurosatory).
    Robotics Innovation
  • Arquus
    Robotics Strategic Group Director
    January 2025 - July 2026 (1 year and 6 months)
    -Operational management of the PEM/Pendragon robotic platform development, from demonstrator phase to initial industrial batches.
    -Structuring and coordination of multi-disciplinary technical teams (mechanical, electronic, software) in accelerated program mode.
    -Creation of a Skunk Works-type Robotics structure: agile organization focused on rapid execution.
    -Management and supervision of the major industrial partner: contracting, WBS, technical milestones, arbitration, and deliverable tracking.
    -Research and establishment of technical and financial partners to accelerate system maturity.
  • Arquus
    Systems, Robots and Special Vehicles.
    January 2023 - July 2026 (3 years and 6 months)
    • - Definition of Product Strategy and innovation management.
    • - Equity financing, development launch and project monitoring.
    • - Innovation referent for the department, translating innovations into solutions.
    • - Establishment of partnerships: MBDA, Elistair, Bertin, Lacroix Group…
    • - Management of the Hornet, Battlenet and Robotics range.
    • - Management of the Tactical range: Sherpa, VAB MK3, Scarabée, Bastion, Fortress.
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Education

  • PRODUCT & INNOVATION STRATEGY
    STRATEGIE PRODUIT & INNOVATION
  • :Auditor of the 224th regional session.
    IHEDN
    2021
    :Auditeur de la 224ème session en région.
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