Training Manager, Ukraine (R5747)

The role

Lead and manage the day-to-day execution of V-BAT customer training for Ukraine. Oversee instructor staffing, aircraft availability, student progress and course delivery, and coordinate with Ukrainian and NATO counterparts.

What you will do

• Lead and supervise daily training and sustainment operations with the Managing Director and field teams.
• Serve as the main interface with Ukrainian and NATO customer counterparts for planning, mission execution and issue resolution.
• Manage deployment cycles and theater movement of company personnel, including operational and logistical requirements.
• Oversee intelligence and operations fusion for mission planning and situational awareness.
• Ensure force protection, export compliance and operational risk mitigation procedures are implemented.
• Support and supervise integration of new technologies into operational environments.
• Coordinate training, logistics and sustainment work to enable successful outcomes.
• Develop and standardize the Ukraine instructor cadre and improve course delivery and student outcomes.

Required qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of operational leadership experience in military, defense contracting, or international field operations.
• Demonstrated experience leading or mentoring operational teams in dynamic or austere environments.
• Proven ability to coordinate across diverse stakeholders in mission-critical activities.
• Strong organizational, reporting and communication skills.
• Familiarity with force protection, export compliance and logistics operations in deployed environments.
• Technical acumen to manage field-level integration of new technologies.

Nice to have

• Previous operational or advisory experience in Ukraine.
• Leadership experience in a combat zone or forward-deployed theater.
• Experience working with NATO or partner nation forces in an official capacity.
• Fluency or working knowledge of Ukrainian or Russian.

Benefits

• Bonus and equity for full-time regular employees.
• Benefits package for full-time regular employees.
• Temporary benefits package for temporary employees, applicable after 60 days of employment.

Before you apply

• All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
• Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.
• Shield AI is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and offers accommodations for disabilities on request.

About the company

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company that builds intelligent systems to protect service members and civilians. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation technologies.