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About the Role

Shield AI is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to drive the end-to-end delivery of complex, technically-led programs across distributed, cross-functional organizations. This role requires a balance of structure, process rigor, and delivery discipline to execute efficiently without compromising quality or alignment. The ideal candidate will operate across IT, Product, Data, and Business Operations, aligning various teams towards shared delivery outcomes and implementing processes to enhance team effectiveness and predictability.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end delivery of complex technical programs and projects, including software development, platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, data and analytics, and system integrations.
Act as the connective tissue across cross-functional teams, aligning priorities, resolving blockers, and maintaining delivery momentum.
Design, implement, and continuously improve project delivery processes and workflows.
Develop and own project delivery artifacts such as project charters, plans, schedules, RACI matrices, risk registers, status dashboards, and decision logs.
Establish and manage governance structures including steering committees, technical review checkpoints, change control processes, and escalation paths.
Partner with Engineering and Product leadership to align technical roadmaps with business priorities and facilitate trade-off conversations.
Proactively surface and manage risks, issues, and dependencies, developing mitigation strategies and driving resolution.
Own project financials, tracking budgets, actuals, and forecasts, and reporting variances to leadership.
Facilitate requirements clarification, technical scoping, and estimation sessions.
Drive and coordinate cross-team release planning, sprint reviews, and PI planning ceremonies.
Define and embed delivery metrics and reporting frameworks to provide leadership with real-time visibility.
Lead change management and communication planning for technically complex initiatives.
Develop and maintain process documentation, delivery playbooks, workflow standards, and tooling guidance.
Prepare and present concise, well-structured executive status updates, programme reviews, and decision packages.

Requirements

5+ years of project or program management experience with a focus on technical or technology-led initiatives.
Demonstrable experience working across cross-functional technical teams, acting as an integrator to drive alignment and delivery.
Proven ability to design and implement delivery processes and workflows from scratch or in under-defined environments.
Strong grasp of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and technical delivery patterns.
Hands-on experience with agile and hybrid delivery frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, or equivalent).
Strong command of core PM disciplines: scope management, scheduling, risk and issue management, dependency tracking, budget oversight, resource planning, and executive reporting.
Experience with modern project and engineering tooling (Jira, Confluence, Smartsheet, Linear, Notion, or equivalent).
Excellent facilitation and communication skills.
PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-ACP, or equivalent certification (or demonstrated applied experience at equivalent level).
High degree of autonomy and self-direction, comfortable operating in ambiguous environments.

Skills

Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
CI/CD pipelines
Sprint-based delivery
Release trains
Environment management
Scrum
Kanban
SAFe
Scope management
Scheduling
Risk and issue management
Dependency tracking
Budget oversight
Resource planning
Executive reporting
Jira
Confluence
Smartsheet
Linear
Notion
Facilitation
Communication
Cloud migration
Cloud-native program delivery
Infrastructure-as-code
Containerization
DevSecOps practices
Data and analytics program delivery
Data platform buildouts
Data pipeline implementations
BI and reporting tooling
Data governance
API-led integration
Technical architecture review
AI
Machine learning
Data science capabilities
Software engineering
Technical business analysis
Solutions architecture

Location

Remote

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior
5+ years

Education Level

PMP, PRINCE2, PMI-ACP, or equivalent certification

Salary/Compensations

$100,000 - $150,000 a year

Benefits

Bonus
Benefits
Equity
Temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

About the Company

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 and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft.
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.
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Equal Opportunity

Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.