Job Description:Shape Shield AI's strategy for the international release and deployment of advanced autonomy, aircraft, and AI-enabled technologies. The Director will lead policy engagement with the U.S. Government and allied partners on technology security, foreign disclosure, security cooperation, and security assistance-creating pathways for Shield AI capabilities to support U.S. and allied national security objectives worldwide.
What you'll do:Technology Security & Foreign Disclosure Strategy- Develop company strategy for technology security and foreign disclosure across Shield AI products, capabilities, countries, and international programs.
- Identify technology-release considerations early and develop pathways for the responsible international release of advanced autonomy, aircraft, and AI-enabled capabilities.
- Advise leadership and program teams on releasability, partner considerations, geopolitical risks, and U.S. Government policy affecting international opportunities.
- Partner with engineering and product teams to translate complex technical capabilities into clear technology-security and foreign-disclosure strategies.
Interagency Engagement & Policy Shaping- Build trusted relationships across DoD, State, NSC staff, military departments, combatant commands, and other stakeholders involved in technology security, foreign disclosure, and international defense partnerships.
- Represent Shield AI in policy discussions concerning the international release of autonomous systems, AI-enabled capabilities, and next-generation aircraft.
- Develop persuasive policy positions, white papers, and senior-level briefings that demonstrate how Shield AI technologies advance U.S. national security, coalition, and partner objectives.
- Anticipate emerging policy issues surrounding autonomous and AI-enabled technologies and help shape government approaches to their international release.
Security Cooperation & International Strategy- Help position Shield AI capabilities within U.S. security cooperation and security assistance frameworks.
- Advise international campaigns on interagency decision-making, partner requirements, regional considerations, and technology-release strategy.
- Align international opportunities with U.S. defense and foreign policy priorities and allied capability requirements.
- Coordinate across Policy, Business Development, Legal, Engineering, Product, and Programs to establish unified strategies for priority international opportunities.
Required qualifications:- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- 12+ years of experience in national security policy, technology security, foreign disclosure, security cooperation, security assistance, international defense policy, or related government engagement.
- Significant experience working in or with the U.S. national security interagency.
- Strong understanding of U.S. Government decision-making around international defense partnerships, technology release, security cooperation, and security assistance.
- Demonstrated ability to navigate complex interagency processes and build trusted relationships with senior government, military, technical, and operational stakeholders.
- Strong strategic communication skills, including development of persuasive policy narratives, senior-level briefings, and decision materials.
- Ability to understand sophisticated defense technologies and translate technical capabilities into policy and national security considerations.
Preferred qualifications:- Experience serving in a U.S. Government security cooperation, security assistance, technology security, foreign disclosure, or international defense role.
- Experience as a Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Security Cooperation Officer, Defense Attaché, Country Director, Foreign Disclosure Officer, or in a comparable regional or international security role.
- Experience working with DoD, State, DSCA, military departments, combatant commands, NSC staff, or U.S. embassies.
- Familiarity with Foreign Military Sales, security cooperation, technology security, and foreign disclosure processes.
- Experience influencing U.S. Government policy concerning the international release of advanced defense technologies.
- Experience working with allied and partner governments on defense capability development or technology release.
- Comfort working with engineers, operators, and product teams on advanced autonomy, AI, aircraft, and other emerging technologies.
- Advanced degree in international affairs, national security, public policy, law, or a related field.
$200,000 - $300,000 a year
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Full-time regular employee offer package:
Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Temporary employee offer package:
Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.
