Senior Business Development Manager

Posted:
11/19/2025, 2:29:13 PM

Location(s):
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ⋅ Victoria, Australia ⋅ Canberra, Australia

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Business & Strategy ⋅ Sales & Account Management

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

Pay:
$69/hr or $143,520 total comp

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 nine 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


With increasing demand across Australia and New Zealand, we’re expanding our business development team to accelerate growth and support the adoption of our autonomy ecosystem: X-BAT, V-BAT, ViDAR, and Hivemind. 

This Senior BDM role sits at the front line of that growth and is ideally suited to current or former ADF, National security and Defence industry professionals looking to apply their operational insight, networks, and leadership skills in a mission-driven technology environment. 

You’ll work directly with the Business Development Director to drive commercial outcomes and build long-term opportunities that shape the future of sovereign defence technology. 
Help us deliver autonomous solutions that protect service members and civilians - and change what’s possible in defence.

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.

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, colour, 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.