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About the role
The Compensation Director, Aircraft Engineering and Manufacturing , serves as the strategic compensation leader for the Aircraft division, providing enterprise-level oversight for compensation programs supporting manufacturing, production, operations, supply chain, logistics, customer success, and skilled trades. This role defines compensation strategy for large, complex employee populations while ensuring programs are competitive, scalable, compliant, and aligned with business objectives. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field
- 15+ years of progressive compensation experience, including significant leadership supporting manufacturing, production, operations, or supply chain organizations
- Deep expertise designing enterprise compensation strategies for large non-exempt employee populations
- Extensive knowledge of wage and hour regulations, compensation governance, and manufacturing compensation practices
- Demonstrated experience designing wage structures, progression frameworks, geographic differentials, and premium pay programs
- Advanced analytical, financial modeling, and executive presentation skills
More about this role
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 .
The Compensation Director, Aircraft Engineering and Manufacturing , serves as the strategic compensation leader for the Aircraft division, providing enterprise-level oversight for compensation programs supporting manufacturing, production, operations, supply chain, logistics, customer success, and skilled trades. This role defines compensation strategy for large, complex employee populations while ensuring programs are competitive, scalable, compliant, and aligned with business objectives.
As the organization's subject matter expert for manufacturing and operations compensation, the Director partners closely with business leaders, Px Business Partners, Finance,...
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