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Shield AI

Compensation Director, Aircraft Engineering and Manufacturing (R6270)

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$210K - $320K

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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

The Compensation Director, Aircraft Engineering and Manufacturing, serves as the strategic compensation leader for the Aircraft division, providing enterprise-level oversight for compensation programs supporting manufacturing, production, operations, supply chain, logistics, customer success, and skilled trades. This role defines compensation strategy for large, complex employee populations while ensuring programs are competitive, scalable, compliant, and aligned with business objectives.

As the organization's subject matter expert for manufacturing and operations compensation, the Director partners closely with business leaders, Px Business Partners, Finance, and Legal to design compensation programs that enable business growth, talent attraction, workforce scalability, and operational excellence.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in manufacturing compensation strategy, non-exempt workforce design, market intelligence, and executive consulting, with a demonstrated ability to influence enterprise decisions and build compensation frameworks that support rapidly growing operations.

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