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Shield AI

Robot type
Drone · Defense
Location
DallasTexasUSA
Job type
Artificial Intelligence
Posted
Sep 14, 2026
Salary
$120,000–$180,000 a year
Full-time

Training Manager, Ukraine (R5747)

Job description

The Ukraine Training Manager is responsible for the leadership, management, and execution of Shield AI's V-BAT customer training program supporting Ukraine. This position oversees all aspects of training operations, ensuring instruction is delivered safely, effectively, and in accordance with approved Programs of Instruction (POIs) while meeting contractual requirements and customer expectations.

The Ukraine Training Manager serves as the primary operational liaison for all Ukraine training activities, providing oversight of instructor staffing, personnel readiness, aircraft availability, student progression, and day-to-day course execution.

This role is responsible for developing and…

Job responsibilities

  • Lead and supervise the daily execution of training and sustainment operations in coordination with the Managing Director and field teams.
  • Serve as a critical interface with Ukrainian and NATO customer counterparts, facilitating planning, mission execution, and issue resolution.
  • Manage deployment cycles and theater movement of company personnel, ensuring all operational and logistical requirements are met.
  • Oversee intelligence and operations fusion, ensuring timely collection, analysis, and dissemination to support mission planning and situational awareness.
  • Ensure implementation of force protection measures, export compliance, and operational risk mitigation procedures.
  • Support and supervise the integration of new technologies into operational environments.
  • Facilitate coordination across training, logistics, and sustainment lines of effort to enable successful outcomes.

Job requirements

  • Minimum 5 years of operational leadership experience in military, defense contracting, or international field operations.
  • Demonstrated experience leading or mentoring operational teams in dynamic or austere environments.
  • Proven ability to coordinate across diverse stakeholders in support of mission-critical activities.
  • Strong organizational, reporting, and communication skills.
  • Familiarity with force protection, export compliance, and logistics operations in deployed environments.
  • Technical acumen to manage field-level integration of new technologies.
  • Previous operational or advisory experience in Ukraine.
  • Leadership experience in a combat zone or forward-deployed theater.

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