Staff Product Marketing Manager, V-BAT

The Robot Age; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a staff product marketing manager for the V-BAT program. You will own messaging, positioning, launch materials, and sales enablement for an autonomous aircraft used in defense and security contexts.

Collaborate with product, engineering, policy, and field teams to translate complex autonomy into credible market narratives and compelling customer value.

Qualifications

• Product marketing experience for technical/defense/aerospace products.
• Ability to translate complex capabilities into credible market narratives.
• Comfort collaborating with product, engineering, sales, policy, and executives.

Responsibilities

• Own V-BAT messaging and positioning across missions and customer segments.
• Translate aircraft and autonomy capabilities into clear value propositions.
• Build sales decks, product briefs, launch content, and campaign materials.
• Partner with product, engineering, and go-to-market teams on new capabilities.

Skills

Product marketing

Defense/aerospace experience

Market storytelling

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

What the role actually is

Shield AI is hiring a staff product marketing manager for V-BAT. The role owns messaging, positioning, launch materials, product briefs, sales enablement, and market analysis for an autonomous aircraft used in defense and security contexts.

This is product marketing for a robot that has to be understood by customers, policymakers, field teams, and industry partners. The work is about translating aircraft and autonomy capability into claims that are specific enough to be trusted.

What you would work on

• Own V-BAT messaging and positioning across missions and customer segments
• Translate aircraft and autonomy capabilities into clear value propositions
• Build sales decks, product briefs, launch content, and campaign materials
• Partner with product, engineering, and go-to-market teams on new capabilities

What they are asking for

• Product marketing experience for technical, defense, aerospace, or enterprise products
• Ability to turn complex capabilities into credible market narratives
• Comfort working with product, engineering, sales, policy, and executive audiences
• Strong competitive analysis and go-to-market enablement judgment

Why this one is worth a look

Autonomous aircraft cannot rely on abstract AI language. Buyers need to understand missions, constraints, reliability, and differentiation. This role is interesting because the storytelling has to carry technical weight.