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Sr Proposal Manager (R5816)

Shield AI · San Diego, California · San Mateo, California

Spotted 58d agoFull-time

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Employment
Full-time
Level
Senior
Posted
Aug 26, 2026
Last confirmed open
Oct 24, 2026

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  • Shield AI provides technology, services, and support to the United States military and allied forces with their various missions. If selected for employment with Shield AI, your contributions will directly relate to and/or support these missions. Are there any reasons why you would not be able to fully contribute in support of the U.S. military and allied forces?
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Job description

About this role

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.

The primary function of this Proposal Specialist role is supporting US federal and international government and commercial Proposals and other related BD Ops deliverables (e.g., ROM pricing estimates, RFI responses, and white papers) for Shield AI’s Asia/Middel East (ASME) Go To Market (GTM) team.

The Business Development Operations (BD Ops) team is looking for a candidate who thrives in a dynamic environment and is eager to join a rapidly scaling, nontraditional defense contractor. This ideal candidate will have strong oral and written communication skills (technical writing experience preferred), attention to detail, curiosity, and a proven ability to coordinate and work as a member of cross-functional teams.

What we are looking for

Leadership skills: Lead ASME proposal efforts, align stakeholders, and communicate key customer, market, and BD strategy insights.

Strong communicator

Strong oral and written communication skills. (Technical writing experience preferred.) Strong presentation skills.

Ability to communicate seamlessly at all levels of Shield AI and customer organizations Attention to detail in a fast-paced environment: Be rigorous and go fast is one of Shield AI’s leadership traits and, possibly, the most relevant one for BD Ops. Our ideal candidate must always work with efficiency and a keen attention to detail. Both are critical to supporting on time, compliant Bids/Proposals and related deliverables.

Organization and time management

Strong organizational and time management skills enabling the tracking and execution of multiple workstreams with stakeholders across Shield AI.

Extreme ownership

BD Ops serves as the primary cross-functional lead for Bids/Proposals across product lines and geographic regions. We manage the proposal lifecycle from start to finish including kickoff, collaboration with stakeholders, color reviews, and management reviews with senior leaders/executives. We are ultimately responsible for everything that does or does not happen in the Bid/Proposal process.

Team-first mentality

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to be flexible, work hard, hold themself and others to high standards, embrace teammates, and act with kindness.

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