Staff Product Marketing Manager, Shield AI
$130-200k
+ bonus and equity
Building AI aircraft pilots
Job no longer available
Building AI aircraft pilots
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$130-200k
+ bonus and equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems.
Role
Who you are
- This role requires a blend of strategic thinking, technical understanding, and storytelling excellence
- 7+ years of experience in product marketing, consulting, or related fields, ideally in AI, defense, aerospace, or advanced technology sectors
- Proven ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, outcome-oriented messaging
- Experience developing and executing go-to-market strategies for multi-product portfolios
- Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams across Product, Sales, and Engineering
- Exceptional communication, presentation, and storytelling skills
- Data-driven mindset with experience analyzing performance metrics and market insights
- Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, engineering, or a related field; MBA or advanced degree preferred
What the job involves
- As the Staff Product Marketing Manager for Hivemind, the leading Global Autonomy Platform, you will be responsible for translating cutting-edge autonomy technology into market-ready value propositions
- You will define product positioning, differentiation, and go-to-market strategies that drive adoption across commercial, defense, and international markets for Hivemind Enterprise, Solutions, and Vision
- You’ll serve as the connective tissue between Product, Sales, and Marketing—ensuring that what we build and how we communicate it align with customer needs, mission outcomes, and business growth
- Define and evolve clear, differentiated value propositions and positioning for the Hivemind platform and its product lines
- Translate complex technical architecture and product capabilities into compelling narratives for multiple audiences, including defense, government, and commercial buyers
- Develop go-to-market (GTM) plans for product launches, updates, and new applications across regions and verticals
- Create and manage sales enablement tools, including product decks, one-pagers, competitive briefs, and field training materials
- Partner with Product, BD, and Sales teams to ensure roadmap milestones are translated into clear, customer-facing messaging
- Conduct market, customer, and competitor analysis to inform positioning, pricing, and campaign strategy
- Track adoption, message resonance, and ROI of product marketing initiatives through clear metrics and dashboards
- Collaborate with Strategic and Solutions Marketing leads to ensure product-level messaging aligns with the broader Hivemind story
Our take
Self-driving vehicles present enormous benefits for the transportation industry, with the potential to increase the safety and efficiency of cars, trucks, and commercial airlines. However, such technological innovation is less present within the military transportation sector, despite the benefits that AI piloting would produce for the operation of drones and aircraft.
Shield AI is developing Hivemind, an AI-driven pilot that can operate drones and aircraft autonomously, without needing GPS, communications, or pilots. In addition to navigation, the technology is also designed to facilitate indoor building clearance, integrated defense breaching, and has the ability to learn and autonomously execute aircraft missions.
Whilst similar AI-driven pilot software has begun to appear in Chinese military research programs, Shield AI's target is the US. By developing fully autonomous piloting integrations for any type of aircraft, the company aims to future-proof the US military without the need for bespoke aircraft design. It has generated massive amounts of funding to support continued scaling and R&D efforts.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 12 rounds)
Mar 2025
$240m
LATE VC
Oct 2023
$300m
SERIES F
Total funding: $1.0bn
Company benefits
- Excellent Medical Coverage
- Mental Health Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Parental Leave
- Pet Insurance
- Flexible Work Hours
- Gym Discount (San Diego)
- Onsite Gym (DC)
- Free Parking
- Competitive Compensation
- 401K Services and Match
- Stock Benefits
Company HQ
Core-Columbia, San Diego, CA
Leadership
Ryan Tseng
(Co-Founder & President)Experience as CEO, CTO and Founder of WiPower from 2006 to 2010. Technical Lead for Wireless Power Program for Qualcomm from 2010 to 2013.
Brandon Tseng
(Co-Founder & President)Naval Officer for the US Navy from 2009 to 2015.
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