# Sr. Director Program Management - Strategic Systems

**Company:** [Shield AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/shield-ai)
**Location:** Washington, DC
**Role:** Technical Program Management
**Salary:** $210k – $310k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Program Management, Earned Value Management, Project Financials, Gate Reviews, Pmr, Eac, Technical Program Management, Stakeholder Management, Critical Path Analysis, Dod Contracting
**Posted:** 2026-06-15

> Lead a team of Technical Program Managers to execute internal product development and customer-funded delivery programs for Shield AI’s Hivemind business. Drive program execution, financial oversight, and stakeholder management across multiple domains.

## Job Description

## What You'll Do
- Ensure all program elements are flawlessly executed
- Deliver exceptional, proven, and reliable performance in support of customer and end-user’s needs through execution of each phase (Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring, Closure) of programs
- Facilitate execution and address or escalate issues for programs, projects, and operational performance
- Own development and ongoing execution of project plans, scope, schedule, and management, evaluating the balance and re-balance of customer cost, schedule, and technical parameters/priorities
- Develop and maintain effective relationships with a broad range of stakeholders including managers, customers, key partners and suppliers, both locally and internationally
- Drive the accurate and timely tracking and reporting of internal budget, resource, and project management standard metrics
- Drive the accurate and timely tracking and reporting of all customer or end user contractually required deliverables
- Drive a consistent cadence of well-organized, well-facilitated, and effective meetings, including preparation and follow up activities
- 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 achieve schedule milestones
- Support business development efforts as they develop & evolve from current programs and related opportunities, including requests for tender, proposal, or information, expressions of interest, and unsolicited offers

## Required Qualifications
- Experience delivering new development products to an operational environment
- Experience sustaining software-centric products
- Exceptional interpersonal skills (verbal and written) and ability to lead by influence and collaboration
- Proven experience driving complex program execution and ability to focus on long-term business objectives
- Experience with Earned Value and managing Gate Reviews, Estimates at Completion (EACs) and Program Management Reviews (PMRs)
- Experience in technical program management and ability to run multiple projects
- Expert understanding of complex project financials

## Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in software development
- Experience in autonomy development
- DoD contracting experience

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