Business Development Operations Associate (R3956)
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About This Role
Overview
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 .
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Job Description
The Business Development Associate will support key initiatives by identifying and pursuing new opportunities, preparing proposals, client communications, and presentations.
This role involves maintaining and updating business development pipelines using CRM tools such as Salesforce, as well as providing organizational support through meeting coordination, scheduling, and office management tasks.
The candidate will assist in preparing documents, reports, and correspondence for both internal and external stakeholders while ensuring accurate data entry and record management.
Additional responsibilities include supporting company presence at booths, conferences, and client events through event planning, setup, and follow-up activities.
The role also requires coordination and support for team members during domestic and international travel, along with effective collaboration using Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Excel, and PowerPoint.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key government stakeholders, ministries, and regulatory authorities.
- Monitor and interpret government policies, regulations, and initiatives relevant to the organization’s operations.
- Support alignment of company objectives with Saudi Vision 2030 priorities and national strategies.
- Facilitate approvals, licenses, and compliance processes with government entities.
- Represent the organization in official meetings, forums, and industry events with government participation.
- Provide strategic advice to leadership on navigating the Saudi regulatory and political landscape.
- Serve as a key point of contact for business development initiatives, ensuring smooth coordination between internal and external stakeholders.
Required qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration or similar (required).
- Excellent communication skills in English and Arabic, both written and verbal.
- 1–5 years of experience in business development, sales support, or office coordination.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams.
- Familiarity with Salesforce or other CRM/business development tools (Preferred).
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
- Detail-oriented, proactive, and adaptable to fast-paced environments.
- Willingness to travel occasionally for events and business development activities.
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- Full-time regular employee offer package:
- Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
- Temporary employee offer package:
- Pay within range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)
Salary
compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location.
All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check.
Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits.
Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.
Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses.
These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment.
Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.
If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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