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.
Job Description:
We’re seeking a Staff People Experience Business Partner (PxBP) to drive the execution of people strategies that directly enable revenue growth and market expansion.
Reporting to the Sr. Director, PxBP, GTM, you will serve as a trusted advisor to senior Sales and GTM leaders, partnering to scale high-performing, customer-centric teams in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
This role is ideal for a business-first HR leader who understands how commercial organizations create value. You bring deep experience supporting Sales, Business Development, Marketing, Customer Success, or Revenue Operations teams and know how to align talent strategy with pipeline growth, customer acquisition, and market expansion.
You are operationally strong, analytically driven, and comfortable navigating ambiguity. You simplify complexity, build scalable systems, and influence with credibility. Most importantly, you understand that exceptional talent and leadership are the foundation of revenue performance.
This role is based in Washington DC.
What you'll do:
Strategic Sales & GTM Partnership
Partner with Sales and GTM managers to translate revenue strategy into integrated, scalable people plans that accelerate growth, improve productivity, and strengthen market impact. Align talent strategy to business objectives including:
Revenue growth and pipeline expansion
Territory and market expansion
Customer acquisition and retention
Sales productivity and performance
Leadership Advisory & Capability Building
Serve as a trusted coach to senior Sales and GTM managers, strengthening leadership capability in:
Performance management and accountability
Talent development and succession planning
Organizational design and role clarity
Change leadership during rapid growth or market shifts
Organizational Design & Workforce Planning
Partner with Revenue and Finance leaders on:
Executing headcount plans aligned to growth targets, tracking against budget and surfacing gaps/risks
Supporting design and implementation of team structures (territory and region structure)
Role clarity and job architecture
Executing location strategy (onshore/offshore, hubs, remote)
Ensuring the organization is structured to maximize productivity without unnecessary complexity.
Performance & Talent Management
Drive disciplined talent practices that directly impact revenue performance:
Build high-performing, learning-driven teams
Support rigorous performance calibration processes
Identify and address capability gaps
Strengthen succession pipelines for critical revenue roles
Data-Driven Insights
Leverage people analytics to assess:
Sales attrition trends
Ramp time and productivity metrics
Engagement and organizational health
Leadership effectiveness
Use insights to influence decisions and continuously refine talent strategies to improve business outcomes.
Culture & Inclusion
Champion a performance-driven, inclusive culture that:
Attracts and retains top commercial talent
Encourages innovation, experimentation, and learning
Supports psychological safety and candid feedback
Change & Transformation
Support GTM transformation initiatives as directed by the Sr. Director, PxBP, GTM which could include but not be limited to:
Supporting new market entry as well as sales model evolution
Technology enablement
Implementation of compensation and incentive plan changes
Ensuring people strategies are aligned, clearly communicated, and executed with velocity and consistency.
Executing people-related integration efforts for acquisitions, including organizational alignment, talent assessment, and cultural integration
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Work closely with:
Talent Acquisition (hiring plans and workforce strategy)
Total Rewards (sales compensation and incentives)
Finance (capacity modeling and budgeting)
Legal (compliance and risk management)
Security and Operations
Drive a seamless, aligned, and compliant experience across the organization.
People Leadership
Serve as a leader within the PxBP and broader People Experience team, contributing to enterprise-wide initiatives and helping evolve scalable people practices across the company.
Required qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Management, or related field required
8+ years of progressive HR experience, including direct support of Sales, Revenue, or GTM organizations
Experience in a high-growth technology or government/defense-related company preferred
Demonstrated success partnering with senior commercial leaders in a scaling organization
Experience operating within a global People function that includes COEs and Shared Services
Strong working knowledge of sales compensation concepts and performance management frameworks
Experience leveraging HCM systems and people analytics to drive insights and productivity
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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.
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