Director, USAF Growth Campaign Leader, X-BAT Family of Systems

Job overview

The Director, USAF Growth Campaign Leader, X-BAT Family of Systems role is onsite in Washington, DC, with annual compensation of $190,000–$290,000. Shield AI develops intelligent systems intended to protect service members and civilians, and this role supports its USAF pursuits for the X-BAT family of systems. The role integrates campaign information and cross-functional activity so leadership can make informed decisions about campaign health, priorities, risks, dependencies, and investment. It coordinates resources and operating reviews to help opportunity-focused go-to-market leaders execute their captures; those leaders retain ownership of customer engagement, capture strategy, and pursuit outcomes.

What you'll do

• Maintain the integrated USAF campaign picture across X-BAT pursuits
• coordinate engineering, product, export, legal, contracts, finance, government relations, and business operations
• identify campaign conflicts, dependencies, and risks and recommend tradeoffs
• run campaign reviews, gate reviews, risk registers, action tracking, and executive dashboards
• track campaign investment and resource planning
• capture lessons learned into repeatable tools and playbooks
• drive execution of critical customer responses and on-time submissions.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

director

usaf growth campaign

x-bat family of systems

shield ai

washington dc

onsite

$190k–$290k/year

campaign operations

go-to-market

defense technology

capture operations

executive dashboards

top secret/sci eligibility

sap eligibility

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Full-time regular employee offer package includes bonus, benefits, and equity.

Why this role

Senior, high-visibility role with authority over the integrated USAF campaign plan and operating cadence; supports GTM leads while they retain ownership of customer relationships, capture strategy, and pursuit outcomes. 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: All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Sector: 54.