Strategic Director, Enterprise Growth & Operations

Shield; San Diego (TX); On-site; USD 190,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Strategy & Operations Director to help define enterprise strategy and ensure operational execution across critical decisions in aircraft systems, AI software, autonomy hardware, and international growth.

You will apply structured problem-solving, financial rigor, and disciplined execution to translate priorities into measurable outcomes, with strong learning and development in a high-performance environment.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and conceptual problem-solving abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to structure ambiguous problems and drive insight through analysis.
• Financial modeling and analytical capability (unit economics, forecasting, scenario analysis).
• Experience or strong interest in complex, technical, or regulated industries (aerospace, defense, AI, or advanced manufacturing preferred).
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and influence senior stakeholders.
• U.S. citizenship required (ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance).

Responsibilities

• Lead the multi-year strategic planning and annual operating strategy cycles.
• Evaluate portfolio tradeoffs across platforms, software, hardware, and emerging growth vectors.
• Conduct market sizing, competitive analysis, and scenario modeling across U.S. and allied defense markets.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Financial modeling

Stakeholder influence

Cross-functional collaboration

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

Shield AI is seeking a Strategy & Operations Director to help define enterprise strategy and ensure operational execution across critical decisions in aircraft systems, AI software, autonomy hardware, and international growth.

You will apply structured problem-solving, financial rigor, and disciplined execution to translate priorities into measurable outcomes, with strong learning and development in a high-performance environment.