Shield AI
Senior Manager, Program Management - International Programs (R6163)
Dallas, Texas · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of program management experience supporting defense or aerospace programs.
About the job
Leads execution and growth of international Direct Commercial Sales defense programs, delivering V-BAT capabilities and managing customer, partner, and internal-team relationships.
What you'll do
- Manage concurrent international programs, accountable for cost, schedule, technical performance, and customer satisfaction.
- Lead customer and industrial-partner relationships, contract execution, export-control coordination, and in-country partnership initiatives.
- Oversee program plans, financials, risks, reporting, and cross-functional teams; mentor program managers and support regional business development.
What they ask for
- Demonstrated experience managing international defense programs for foreign government or military customers (DCS, FMS, or hybrid).
- Proven customer-facing program leadership with responsibility for cost, schedule, and performance, including complex contracts and program financials.
- Working knowledge of U.S. export-control regulations (ITAR/EAR); experience leading cross-functional teams.
- Must be a U.S. Person as defined by ITAR; able and willing to travel internationally frequently, including extended trips.
Nice to have
- Experience in the Middle East, South Asia, or Asia-Pacific; industrial partnerships, co-production, offsets, or in-country manufacturing.
- Unmanned aerial systems, aviation operations, ISR, or defense technology experience; PMP or equivalent training.
Tools
V-BAT, ITAR, EAR, TAAs, MLAs, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet
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