Product Strategy & Operations Lead
US$160,000 – US$300,000 / yr base salary
Posted 24 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Product Strategy & Operations Sr. Lead, X-BAT Family of Systems (FoS) (R6012)”
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- Level
- R6012
- Expected experience
- 2+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- On-Site
- Contract
- Full-time
| Base salary | US$160,000 – US$300,000 / yr |
|---|
Study levelBachelor's or higher
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 and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.
Job Description:
Shield AI is seeking a Product Strategy & Operations Sr. Lead, X-BAT Family of Systems (FoS) to strengthen the strategy, proposal development, and operating rigor of the X-BAT FoS Capture organization.
As a core member of the X-BAT FoS Product team, you will support priority U.S. and international pursuits by translating leadership direction, customer requirements, and program priorities into compelling capture materials, proposal storylines, and coordinated execution plans. This is primarily an internal-facing role requiring consulting-grade analytical rigor, exceptional written communication, strong PowerPoint skills, and the ability to manage complex, cross-functional proposal efforts.
What you'll do:
Product Strategy and Proposal Development
- Partner with X-BAT FoS Product leadership to develop and refine capture strategies for priority domestic and international pursuits.
- Translate customer priorities, mission needs, and program objectives into differentiated capture approaches, win themes, proposal storylines, and messaging frameworks.
- Develop leadership-ready strategy presentations, pursuit-planning materials, internal decision-support products, and capture artifacts.
- Lead development of analytically rigorous responses to RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, white papers, capability statements, and other customer-facing materials.
- Work across technical, program, business development, finance, legal, international, and product teams to turn complex inputs into clear, persuasive customer narratives.
- Ensure proposal materials align with customer requirements, Shield AI’s differentiated capabilities, approved messaging, and X-BAT FoS Capture direction.
- Provide editorial, analytical, and strategic quality control for proposals, written products, briefings, and related customer materials.