What you’ll do:

• Manage multiple competing priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment including proposal management, technical content generation, and process improvement.  
• Provide leadership for activities to the development, planning and scheduling of proposals.
• Serve as primary interface with different functional groups.
• Manage and author technical content for requests for information, abstracts, and quad charts. 
• Build and maintain relationships with industry organizers to identify, qualify, plan, coordinate, and attend valuable government events to bolster Shield AI’s presence and leadership in the DoD community. 
• Implement and maintain data tracking systems for BD team to enhance recall ability and better track efforts for efficiency. 
• Support Account Executives to close deals and grow revenue by managing and driving critical business development operations. 
• Work closely with Business Operations Manager to affect meaningful change through process development. 
• Eagerness to work in a nontraditional defense contracting environment. 

Projects that you might work on:

• Provide additional support to BD team leadership such as miscellaneous projects including presentation materials, competitive intelligence gathering and/or other market information that may be gathered with the sales and marketing teams. 
• Business operations support, top of funnel management, and proposal development. 

Required qualifications:

• 1+ years of Federal contracting experience or in lieu of direct Federal contracting experience, have 3+ years of proposal manager experience plus experience working with federal government requirements. 
• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, engineering or equivalent industry experience. 
• Outstanding record of academic achievement. 
• Demonstrated aptitude for analytics. 
• Proven record of leadership in a work setting and/or through extracurricular activities. 
• Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills. 
• Ability to author technical content for requests for information, abstracts, and quad charts. 
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment. 
• Ability to work effectively with people at all levels of the organization. 
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively – both verbally and in writing. 
• You have a demonstrated record of working hard, being a trustworthy teammate, holding yourself and others to high standards, and being kind to others. 

Preferred qualifications:

• Technical background especially with Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs). 
• Experience with International Customers.
• You have demonstrated thorough understanding and knowledge of the military operations and the acquisition process that allows you to maintain strong customer relations. 
• Demonstrated understanding of specific DoD operational scenarios and systems. 
• Active DoD security clearance.