Job Description
Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With nine offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the 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.
The primary function of this role is the leading and managing of international government and commercial proposals across our Europe and Africa business. The BD Ops team is looking for this candidate to have strong technical writing experience, capable of conflating complex technical ideas into succinct prose. The candidate should also have excellent verbal communication and team coordination skills to facilitate contributions from teams across the Shield AI team. In this capacity the proposal manager will be able to support our growing number of proposal and price estimates and manage, write, and respond to requests for information.
Required qualifications
- 4–6+ years of European or international defence proposal development experience (e.g. NATO, EDA, national Ministries of Defence).
- In lieu of direct defence proposal experience, have 5+ years of experience working with European or international defence procurement or regulatory requirements.
- Experience with proposal methodologies (e.g. Shipley), compliance matrices, and implementing project management tools and processes.
- Outstanding record of academic achievement.
- Demonstrated aptitude for analytics.
- Proven record of leadership in a work setting and/or through extracurricular activities.
- Must have the right to work in the UK - we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience managing Foreign Military Sale and Direct Commercial Sale proposals.
- Strong technical background especially with Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) and software.
- Demonstrated understanding of specific DoD operational scenarios and systems.
- Understanding of international markets/geopolitical trends to drive international business strategy
- Experience with U.S. Federal or Department of Defense (DoD) proposals is considered a strong advantage.
Our international team members are employed through our Employer of Record (EOR) and receive a comprehensive international benefits package on top of base salary. For full details on compensation and benefits, please consult your talent acquisition partner.
Requirements
Required qualifications
- 4–6+ years of European or international defence proposal development experience (e.g. NATO, EDA, national Ministries of Defence).
- In lieu of direct defence proposal experience, have 5+ years of experience working with European or international defence procurement or regulatory requirements.
- Experience with proposal methodologies (e.g. Shipley), compliance matrices, and implementing project management tools and processes.
- Outstanding record of academic achievement.
- Demonstrated aptitude for analytics.
- Proven record of leadership in a work setting and/or through extracurricular activities.
- Must have the right to work in the UK - we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience managing Foreign Military Sale and Direct Commercial Sale proposals.
- Strong technical background especially with Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) and software.
- Demonstrated understanding of specific DoD operational scenarios and systems.
- Understanding of international markets/geopolitical trends to drive international business strategy
- Experience with U.S. Federal or Department of Defense (DoD) proposals is considered a strong advantage.
Similar Jobs
Associate Marketing Events Specialist, Europe & Africa
shieldai
On-siteFull-time
Business Development Manager, Saudi Arabia
shieldai
On-siteFull-time
Senior Engineer, Simulation (R3994)
shieldai
On-siteFull-time
Director, Autonomy Applications Engineering (R3988)
shieldai
On-siteFull-time
Staff Presales Engineer, Hivemind
shieldai
On-siteFull-time
Propulsion Engineering Spring Co-op (January 2026) (X-BAT)
shieldai
On-siteFull-time
Simulation Engineering Spring 2026 Co-Op (Dallas, TX)
shieldai
On-siteFull-time
Senior Staff Engineer, Software Autonomy Applications
shieldai
On-siteFull-time
Staff Engineer, Software Autonomy Applications
shieldai
On-siteFull-time
Chief Engineer, Autonomy
shieldai
On-siteFull-time
Business Development Manager, Taiwan (R4049)
shieldai
On-siteFull-time
Senior Director, Air Force Strategic Capture (R4047)
shieldai
On-siteFull-time
Program Manager, VBAT Sustainment (R4048)
shieldai
On-siteFull-time
Staff Proposal Specialist (R3847)
shieldai
On-siteFull-time
Strategic Pursuits Lead (R3979)
shieldai
On-siteFull-time
Disclaimer: Real Jobs From Anywhere is an independent platform dedicated to providing information about job openings. We are not affiliated with, nor do we represent, any company, agency, or agent mentioned in the job listings. Please refer to our Terms of Services for further details.