Director, Department of the Navy Growth Campaign, X-BAT

Job overview

The Director, Department of the Navy Growth Campaign, X-BAT role is onsite in Washington, DC. Compensation is $190,000–$290,000 per year. Shield AI develops intelligent systems, including Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, with a mission to protect service members and civilians. The director integrates campaign information and cross-functional dependencies across Navy and Marine Corps pursuits, enabling leadership to make timely decisions on priorities, risks, resources, and investment. The role establishes the operating cadence and campaign picture that helps Go-To-Market leaders execute their capture strategies.

What you'll do

• Maintain the integrated Department of the Navy campaign picture across X-BAT pursuits
• provide Go-To-Market leads with tools, data, and cross-functional access
• coordinate engineering, product, export, legal, contracts, finance, government relations, and business operations
• identify campaign resource conflicts and recommend tradeoffs
• run campaign reviews, risk registers, action tracking, and executive dashboards
• track campaign investment and resource planning
• develop repeatable tools and playbooks
• drive execution schedules for critical customer responses while Go-To-Market leads retain ownership of strategy and proposal content.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

director

department of the navy

growth campaign

x-bat

defense technology

campaign operations

portfolio strategy

washington dc

shield ai

$190k–$290k/year

top secret/sci eligibility

sap eligibility

equity and bonus

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Competitive base salary, equity, annual bonus, medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), and relocation support where applicable.

Why this role

Senior portfolio leadership role with a standing role in bid/no-bid and investment-prioritization reviews; requires U.S.-person status under ITAR and ability to obtain and maintain DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance and SAP eligibility.

About the employer

Shield AI is hiring for this role. Industry: Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology). Sector: 54.