Senior Lead Enterprise Strategy and Operations
Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.
Funding history
Investors
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.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will support strategic planning and operating-strategy cycles. You will evaluate portfolio tradeoffs, conduct market and competitive analysis, build investment models, develop capital-allocation frameworks, and translate priorities into cross-functional plans with KPIs, milestones, and performance reporting.
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience with a bachelor's degree, 8+ years with a master's degree, or 5+ years with a PhD
- 4+ years of strategy consulting, corporate strategy, or similarly rigorous experience
- Financial modeling capability
- Experience or strong interest in technical or regulated industries
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
Responsibilities
- Support multi-year strategic planning and annual operating-strategy cycles
- Evaluate portfolio tradeoffs across platforms, software, hardware, and growth vectors
- Conduct market sizing, competitive analysis, and scenario modeling
- Build financial models and analytic frameworks for investment decisions
- Assess market size, margins, capital intensity, payback, and risk-adjusted returns
- Develop capital-allocation frameworks and governance processes
- Translate strategic priorities into cross-functional execution plans
- Track performance, identify bottlenecks, and recommend solutions
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity