Director of Field Marketing Asia Pacific Middle East

Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.

San Diego, United States
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 and scale field marketing across the Middle East, India, and Asia Pacific. You will develop regional and account-based marketing strategies, deliver strategic events and executive engagements, partner with sales and business-development stakeholders, manage external partners, and measure pipeline and opportunity impact.

Requirements

  • 10 to 15+ years of field marketing, demand generation, integrated marketing, or related marketing leadership experience
  • Experience marketing to international government, military, aerospace, defense, or complex B2G environments
  • Understanding of aerospace and defense markets across the Middle East and/or Asia Pacific
  • Experience with defense ministries, military services, government agencies, acquisition organizations, defense primes, or strategic aerospace and defense stakeholders
  • Experience building and executing account-based marketing strategies
  • Experience supporting long-cycle sales, government procurement, defense acquisition, capture, and strategic account development
  • Experience leading and scaling regional teams across multiple countries or geographies
  • Ability to travel internationally 25–50% of the time

Responsibilities

  • Lead and scale regional field marketing
  • Develop account-based marketing strategies for priority accounts
  • Execute strategic events, executive engagements, and regional campaigns
  • Partner with Sales, Business Development, and Capture teams
  • Establish regional marketing KPIs
  • Lead agencies, vendors, and event partners