Senior Staff Technical Program Manager (R5270)

The role

You will lead technical program management for Hivemind customer programs, from first engagement through delivery. You will help customers plan their autonomy roadmaps and work closely with senior engineering and business leaders.

What you will do

• Lead technical program management for Hivemind customer programs.
• Develop technical execution plans, milestones and success metrics.
• Manage program cost, schedule, scope, risk and resources.
• Track customer spending against contractual budgets and commitments.
• Embed with Hivemind Enterprise teams to align product and engineering priorities.
• Review ROMs, SOWs, proposals and bids; develop pricing recommendations.
• Own internal Catalyst execution roadmaps and OKRs.
• Develop executive communications and support steering committees and board reviews.
• Partner across engineering, legal, finance and operations on cross-functional challenges.
• Contribute to international expansion, including new offices and partnerships.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in Technical Program Management in a fast-paced technology organization.
• Proven experience leading complex, cross-functional technical programs involving software, systems and external stakeholders.
• Experience developing project plans, execution roadmaps, schedules and risk mitigation strategies.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycles, release planning and technical product roadmaps.
• Experience supporting customer-facing programs, proposals, SOW development or technical business development.
• Ability to drive clarity and execution in ambiguous environments.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication, including executive-level communication.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with incomplete information.
• Ability to work across engineering, product, business development, finance and operations.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%, including domestic and international travel.

Nice to have

• Experience in autonomy, robotics, aerospace, defense technology, aviation or complex software platforms.
• Experience supporting international customers, partners or technology programs.
• Experience developing technical proposals, ROMs, pricing strategies or capture plans.
• Familiarity with government, defense or national security acquisition environments.
• Experience managing programs with multiple stakeholders across technical and business domains.
• MBA, Master's degree, or advanced technical degree.

Benefits

• Bonus.
• Equity.
• Benefits for full-time regular employees.
• Temporary benefits package (applies after 60 days of employment) for temporary employees.

Before you apply

• All offers are contingent on a cleared background check and possible reference check.
• Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.

About the company

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 technologies.