# Director, V-BAT Middle East & Asia-Pacific Programs (R6512) at Shield AI

- Company: Shield AI
- What the company does: Autonomy for the world. Backed by a16z.
- Company website: https://shield.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Dallas, Texas
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $174K to $262K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-11-03
- Apply by: 2026-12-18
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/0fbea426-4ba5-4c81-944e-17279b4af76a?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/shield-ai-director-v-bat-middle-east-and-asia-pacific-programs-r6512/

## About the 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 . Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Program Management experience for Direct Commercial Sales / Foreign Military Sales / Department of Defense programs
- Proven experience building, growing, and leading an program team
- Deep expertise in project and program management
- Willingness and ability to travel internationally as needed
- Ability to focus on long-term business objectives
- Ability to run advanced projects/programs consisting of multiple interrelated projects, in a manner that is largely self-directed

Tags: V-BAT Program Management

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/shield-ai-director-v-bat-middle-east-and-asia-pacific-programs-r6512/