Compensation Director Aircraft Engineering and Manufacturing
Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.
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About Shield AI
Founded in 2015, Shield AI builds Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft for operations in contested, GPS- and communications-denied environments. Its current site also presents Aechelon synthetic-reality simulation and Vision Systems detection and tracking products.
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About the Role
You will lead compensation strategy for manufacturing, production, operations, supply chain, logistics, customer success, and skilled trades populations. You will design wage structures, progression frameworks, geographic differentials, and premium-pay programs; deliver compensation analytics and recommendations to executives; ensure wage-and-hour compliance; and improve compensation processes and capabilities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field
- 15+ years of progressive compensation experience, including leadership supporting manufacturing, production, operations, or supply chain organizations
- Expertise designing enterprise compensation strategies for large non-exempt employee populations
- Knowledge of wage-and-hour regulations, compensation governance, and manufacturing compensation practices
- Experience designing wage structures, progression frameworks, geographic differentials, and premium-pay programs
- Analytical, financial modeling, and executive presentation skills
- Experience influencing senior executives and leading cross-functional compensation initiatives
Responsibilities
- Develop and lead compensation strategy for manufacturing, production, operations, supply chain, logistics, customer success, and skilled trades populations
- Design compensation structures, wage programs, geographic differentials, shift premiums, and progression frameworks
- Oversee market-pricing methodologies and compensation surveys
- Advise executives on compensation implications of organizational changes, acquisitions, new facilities, and expansion
- Lead market competitiveness, pay equity, workforce cost-modeling, and incentive-effectiveness analyses
- Establish compensation governance, policies, and administration standards
- Ensure compliance with wage-and-hour regulations
- Partner with Legal, Finance, and People Operations on compensation matters
- Lead continuous improvement of compensation processes
- Coach and develop compensation expertise across the People function
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity