Director of Contingent Workforce Programs

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.
Shield AI is seeking a Director of Contingent Workforce Programs to lead the strategy, governance, operations, and continuous improvement of our contingent workforce program, supporting agency workers, independent contractors, and statement-of-work (SOW) engagements. In this role, you will independently assess business needs, establish program priorities, recommend decisions, and drive execution across functions. You will build and improve the processes, controls, and partnerships that enable an effective, scalable program. You will partner closely with business leaders, People Experience (PX), EOR vendors, Legal, Finance, IT, and Security to strengthen program performance, manage risk, improve supplier accountability, and deliver a consistent stakeholder experience. This is a hands-on role for someone who can set direction and follow through on the operational details that make a program successful. The role may supervise one employee responsible for program coordination and administration.