Head of Business Development, Middle East (R5057)
Shield AIAbu DhabiInternshipOther
Remotely
defencegovernment relationsautonomybusiness & managementpipelinehivemindv batx batvidar
Job Description
📋 Description
- Senior District leader driving strategy, sales growth, and program execution in the Middle East
- Coordinate cross-functional teams across countries to ensure compliant deal execution.
- Interface with senior government, military, and industry stakeholders at national and district
- Own district pipeline growth, order intake, and long-term market expansion.
- Lead district quota and sales performance, with regional and individual targets.
- Drive district partnerships, resellers, and strategic industry relationships.
🎯 Requirements
- Typically 10+ years in defence, military ops, business development, capture management, or intl
- Deep technical/operational knowledge of Shield AI systems: V-BAT, Hivemind, X-BAT; payload
- Experience operating across multiple international markets in defence/aerospace/national security.
- Proven leadership of distributed, cross-functional teams and senior stakeholder alignment.
- Executive presence with experience engaging senior military leadership and CENTCOM/GCC partners.
- Proven pipeline/capture success in complex, high-value defence opportunities.
🎁 Benefits
- Comprehensive total rewards package aligned to country location.
- Opportunities to work at the forefront of AI, autonomy, and next-gen defence systems.
- Entrepreneurial, mission-driven environment with high impact on international growth.
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