Field Marketing Director Europe Africa
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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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will establish and scale field marketing across Europe while supporting selected programs in Africa. You will develop regional and account-based strategies, lead events and executive engagement, manage field marketing operations and external partners, build a regional team, and measure account and pipeline outcomes.
Requirements
- 12+ years of field marketing, demand generation, account-based marketing, or integrated marketing experience
- Experience marketing to European government, defense, military, aerospace, national security, or complex public-sector accounts
- Understanding of European defense and government buying environments
- Experience developing and executing account-based marketing strategies
- Experience leading teams while operating as a hands-on builder and operator
- Experience delivering executive engagement programs, strategic customer events, trade shows, and integrated field campaigns
- Ability to work across European markets, cultures, and stakeholder groups
- Ability to travel regularly across Europe and periodically to Africa
- English written and verbal communication skills
Responsibilities
- Lead and scale field marketing across Europe
- Develop regional strategies for priority defense, government, military, and industry accounts
- Develop and execute account-based marketing strategies
- Lead European defense, aerospace, autonomy, and security events
- Create targeted account-based events and programs
- Build and lead a Europe field marketing team
- Manage agencies, vendors, contracts, logistics, event production, and program delivery
- Establish planning, measurement, reporting, and KPI processes