Shield AI
Director, DoN Growth Campaign Leader (X-BAT Family of Systems) (R6365)
Washington, D.C. · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Experience
- 12–20+ years; the posting accepts experience in capture management, program management, strategic operations, business operations, technical program management, or a comparable cross-functional leadership role.
About the job
Leads the operating cadence and cross-functional coordination for Shield AI’s Department of the Navy X-BAT pursuits, providing campaign health, risk, resource, and investment recommendations to executives while enabling opportunity GTM leads.
What you'll do
- Maintain the integrated DoN campaign plan, including milestones, dependencies, risks, and campaign health.
- Coordinate cross-functional resources and resolve or escalate conflicts among concurrent pursuits; run campaign reviews, dashboards, and action tracking.
- Steward campaign investment and personally coordinate timely responses to customer solicitations such as RFI, RFP, and CSO.
What they ask for
- U.S. person under ITAR, able to obtain and maintain DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance and SAP eligibility.
- 12–20+ years in capture management, program management, strategic operations, business operations, technical program management, or comparable cross-functional leadership.
- Demonstrated success leading complex, interdependent workstreams and influencing across functions without direct authority.
- Working knowledge of Department of the Navy funding and acquisition processes, including naval aviation requirements, PPBE/POM, rapid-acquisition pathways, airworthiness, shipboard suitability, and test windows.
Nice to have
- Active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance and current SAP accesses.
- DoD, aerospace, autonomy, robotics, aviation, or defense-technology experience; naval aviation experience is particularly relevant.
Tools
Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira
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