Marketing Strategy and Operations Manager (R4773)

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the 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. 

What you'll do:

Support planning and operational governance for the Marketing organization at Shield AI 

Partner with Marketing leadership to help develop annual and quarterly operating plans, define metrics and targets, and track progress against goals 

Manage cross-functional marketing initiatives, ensuring alignment across teams including Marketing, Business Development, and Finance 

Build and maintain reporting and dashboards that track performance across the marketing funnel 

Conduct data analysis and develop insights that inform marketing strategy, budget allocation, and campaign effectiveness 

Develop and maintain data pipelines and data warehouse infrastructure that enable scalable marketing analytics 

Partner with Marketing Operations to improve data quality, instrumentation, and measurement across digital and field marketing programs 

Support preparation of executive updates, business reviews, and strategic analyses for Marketing leadership 

Proactively identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting, and operational efficiency across the Marketing organization 

Required qualifications:

5–8 years of experience in marketing strategy, marketing operations, analytics, strategy consulting, or similar roles 

Strong project management skills with a demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional initiatives from planning through execution 

Hands-on data analysis experience, including SQL and working with large datasets 

Experience building or maintaining ETL pipelines, data models, or analytics infrastructure 

Experience working with marketing analytics tools such as Google BigQuery, Google Analytics, Marketo, Looker Studio / Tableau, and Salesforce 

Ability to translate complex data into clear insights and recommendations for stakeholders 

Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and managing multiple priorities simultaneously 

Highly proactive, self-starting, and able to operate with a high degree of ownership and autonomy

Preferred qualifications:

Experience working in both B2B and B2C marketing environments 

Experience supporting strategic planning or operational planning processes 

Familiarity with marketing funnel measurement and attribution models 

Experience using AI/automation tools to improve analytics, reporting, or marketing workflows