# Director, Program Management Europe and Africa V-BAT Programs **Company**: Shield AI **Location**: Dallas, Texas **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: executive **Job type**: Full Time Employee **Salary**: USD 175,000-260,000 per-year-salary **Category**: Engineering **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/7296674d-c2b2-4800-b514-55b649fe12d7?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_44e50b78-0f2 ## Description Shield AI's mission is to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems. We are seeking a Program Director to lead a team of Program Managers in the delivery and sustainment of transformative unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system Direct Commercial Sales programs in the Europe and Africa markets. ### Responsibilities - Deliver proven, exceptional, and reliable performance in support of customer/end-user's mission through flawless execution of Program Management and team leadership. - Shape/codify processes and procedures to effectively collaborate, motivate, and manage relevant stakeholders required to successfully deliver programs early, under budget, and with exceptional technical performance. - Constantly drive a healthy tension between all functions to ensure a holistic approach to delivering on Shield AI's commitments. - Astutely balance and rebalance shifting customer priorities related to cost, schedule, and technical parameters of programs. - Guide the initiation and sustainment of DCS contracts for Shield AI's V-BAT systems. - Lead the identification, development, and implementation of process improvements for DCS program management processes and tools. - Provide hands-on management of projects/programs as needed while the program grows. - Oversee customer relationships and act as the key escalation point for programs, projects, and operational performance issues. - Drive efforts to attain budget, schedule, and scope requirements. - Drive the accurate and timely tracking and reporting of budget, resource, and project management standard metrics. - Complete critical path analyses including the evaluation of potential means to accelerate the pace or mitigate identified risks. - Identify potential bottlenecks or delays in programs and drive efforts to ensure projects stay on schedule. - Partner with leadership to guide prioritization of projects and utilization of resources. - Hire and supervise a team of project and program managers as needed to support Shield AI's rapid growth in the international sector. - Develop highly effective Program Managers responsible for planning, scheduling, and controlling the activities of complex projects spanning multiple organizations. - Provide the necessary leadership and support to DCS project and program managers to manage projects in line with project management processes and associated policies and procedures. - Oversee the distribution, prioritization, quality, and volume of the DCS Program Management team's work. - Establish and lead a consistent cadence of well-organized, well-facilitated, and effective meetings, including driving all preparation and follow-up activities. - Support an environment where accountability and program execution excellence are core. - Foster and facilitate collaboration and shared accountability for outcomes with Leadership. - Report directly to Shield AI's Senior Director of Program Management. ### Required Qualifications - Program Management experience with Aerospace and Defense programs. - Proven experience building, growing, and leading a 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. - Experience with scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project or Smartsheet. - Significant experience and excellent skills with Microsoft Office Suite. - Excellent skills in leadership, time management, organization, team management. - Excellent interpersonal skills and verbal and written ability. - Expert understanding of complex project financials. - A demonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others. ### Preferred Qualifications - Experience managing dynamic aircraft demonstrations in an international environment. - Experience in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles. - Training, logistics, operations, and maintenance experience. - Master's Degree in Business Administration. ## Skills ### Required - Program Management - Aerospace and Defense - Project Management - Microsoft Office Suite - Leadership - Time Management - Organization - Team Management - Interpersonal Skills - Verbal and Written Communication ### Nice to have - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles - Aircraft Demonstrations - Training - Logistics - Operations - Maintenance - MBA --- Source: [Apply at jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/shieldai/7296674d-c2b2-4800-b514-55b649fe12d7?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)