London, England, United Kingdom · On-site
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aec…
Skills: Facilities management, Operations leadership, Asset management, Preventive maintenance, Budgeting
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · On-site
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aec…
Skills: Technical Program Management, Engineering Program Management, Earned Value Management, Product Development, Stakeholder Management
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Remote OK
$180k–$270k/yr
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aec…
Skills: Solutions Engineering, Field Applications Engineering, Systems Engineering, Technical Sales, Autonomy
Dallas, Texas, United States · On-site
$140k–$210k/yr
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aec…
Skills: Facilities Management, Operations Leadership, Asset Management, Preventive Maintenance, Budgeting
San Diego, California, United States · Remote OK
$110k–$170k/yr
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aec…
Skills: Portfolio strategy, Site selection, Transaction management, Lease administration, Occupancy planning
London, England, United Kingdom · On-site
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aec…
Skills: C++, Python, Robotics, Autonomy, System Integration
Kyiv, Ukraine · On-site
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aec…
Skills: C++, Python, Rust, Software Engineering, Robotics
San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$160k–$250k/yr
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aec…
Skills: Project Management, Oracle Fusion ERP, Finance Transformation, ERP Implementation, Stakeholder Management
Dallas, Texas, United States · On-site
$150k–$230k/yr
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aec…
Skills: EH&S Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Emergency Preparedness, Business Continuity Planning, Corporate Security
San Francisco, California, United States · On-site
$100k–$160k/yr
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aec…
Skills: Project Coordination, Project Administration, Oracle ERP, Finance Transformation, Stakeholder Communication
London, England, United Kingdom · On-site
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aec…
Skills: C++, Autonomy, Motion planning, Robotics, Software architecture
Washington, District of Columbia, United States · On-site
$180k–$270k/yr
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aec…
Skills: Solutions Engineering, Field Applications Engineering, Systems Engineering, Technical Sales, Autonomy
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$180k–$270k/yr
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aec…
Skills: Solutions engineering, Systems engineering, Technical sales, Autonomy, Robotics
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands · On-site
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aec…
Skills: Technical Presales, Business Development, Solutions Engineering, Defense Technology, Aerospace
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$188k–$281k/yr
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aec…
Skills: C++, Python, Robotics, Control Systems, Motion Planning
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$170k–$250k/yr
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aec…
Skills: Flight Test, System Integration, Autonomy, UAS, Test Readiness
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$160k–$240k/yr
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aec…
Skills: C++, Python, Real-time operating systems, Control systems, Motion planning
Dallas, Texas, United States · On-site
$220k–$340k/yr
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aec…
Skills: Electrical Engineering, Avionics, Root Cause Analysis, Team Leadership, Reliability Engineering
San Diego, California, United States · On-site
$221k–$331k/yr
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aec…
Skills: C++, Python, Robotics, Motion planning, Autonomous systems
Dallas, Texas, United States · On-site
$150k–$230k/yr
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aec…
Skills: Cybersecurity, Network Engineering, Infrastructure Design, Zero Trust, NIST SP 800-53
London, England, United Kingdom • On-site
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The Senior Manager will lead international facility operations, overseeing maintenance, asset reliability, and vendor delivery across a diverse portfolio. They are responsible for establishing regional operating models, managing budgets, and ensuring site continuity while partnering with internal stakeholders.
Candidates must possess a bachelor's degree and at least 12 years of progressive experience in facilities management or engineering operations. Proven leadership in multi-site environments and strong technical knowledge of building systems and asset lifecycles are required.
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.
Shield AI is seeking a Senior Manager, International Facilities to lead facility operations across a rapidly expanding national portfolio. The role is accountable for the performance of international (non-U.S.) sites after project turnover, including regional and site operations, maintenance and asset reliability, workplace services, vendor delivery, budgets, customer experience, and operational risk.
This is a hands-on leadership role. The successful candidate will establish clear regional accountability, standardize service delivery without losing local responsiveness, develop internal talent, and build strong operating partnerships with Manufacturing, Engineering, Px, IT, EH&S, Security, Real Estate, Capital Delivery, Finance, and Procurement. The leader must be equally comfortable in an executive review, on a manufacturing floor, and in a facility incident response.
\nWhat you'll do:The ideal candidate is a visible, credible operations leader who sets high standards and stays close to the work. This person can build structure at national scale while understanding that each site has different mission, technical, workforce, and risk requirements.
Success requires calm judgment, customer empathy, technical curiosity, financial discipline, and strong people leadership. The leader should earn trust, put the team first, move with rigor and speed, and make prudent use of internal and external resources.
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Autonomy for the world.
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide.
Offices: 600 W Broadway, Ste 600, San Diego, California 92101, US · 16240 Gateway Path, Suite 100, Frisco, Texas 75033, US · 2450 Crystal Dr, Ste 200, Arlington, Virginia 22202, US · Abu Dhabi Global Market, Abu Dhabi, AE · Melbourne, AU
Autonomy for the world.
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide.
Offices: 600 W Broadway, Ste 600, San Diego, California 92101, US · 16240 Gateway Path, Suite 100, Frisco, Texas 75033, US · 2450 Crystal Dr, Ste 200, Arlington, Virginia 22202, US · Abu Dhabi Global Market, Abu Dhabi, AE · Melbourne, AU
