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Senior Business Development Operations Associate (R6170)

Shield AI
Riyadh, KSA
Senior
Onsite
Discovered 1 weeks ago
Business developmentGovernment stakeholder relationsSaudi Vision 2030Government policy and regulatory monitoringApprovals, licenses, and compliance coordinationEnglish

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About Shield AI

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense technology company focused on 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.

Role overview

The role supports business development initiatives, government engagement, stakeholder coordination, proposals, client communications, and presentations.

The description also includes pipeline management, office coordination, event support, and occasional domestic and international travel.

Government engagement and business development

  • Build relationships with government stakeholders, ministries, and regulatory authorities.
  • Monitor government policies, regulations, and initiatives, and support alignment with Saudi Vision 2030 and national strategies.
  • Facilitate government approvals, licenses, and compliance processes; represent the organization at relevant meetings, forums, and events.
  • Advise leadership on the Saudi regulatory and political landscape and coordinate business development between internal and external stakeholders.
  • Identify opportunities, prepare proposals and presentations, and maintain business development pipelines using CRM tools.

Coordination and events

  • Coordinate meetings, schedules, office tasks, documents, reports, correspondence, accurate data entry, and records.
  • Plan and support booths, conferences, and client events, including setup and follow-up.
  • Coordinate support for team members traveling domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in business administration or a similar field is required.
  • 1–5 years of experience in business development, sales support, or office coordination is required.
  • Excellent written and verbal English and Arabic communication skills are required.
  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams is required.
  • Familiarity with Salesforce or other CRM/business development tools is preferred.
  • Strong organization, attention to detail, proactivity, and adaptability are required; occasional travel willingness is required.

Compensation and benefits

  • The company states that international teammates receive a total rewards package aligned with their country office location; compensation and benefits details are available from the talent acquisition partner.

Hiring process

The company may use AI tools to support application review and analysis, but final hiring decisions are made by humans.

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