director operations IT Manager management · Posted Feb 14, 2026
$194,000 – $297,000
USD per-year-salary

About this role

Shield AI is hiring a director-level IT Manager in the operations function based in San Francisco, CA. The posting calls out experience with Azure, Linux, ITIL, Configuration Management. Compensation is listed at $194,000–$297,000 per-year-salary.

Role
IT Manager
Function
operations
Level
director
Track
Management
Employment
Full-time
Location
San Francisco, CA
Department
Enterprise Operations Division
Posted
Feb 14, 2026

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Job description

from Shield AI careers
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

The Director of End User Computing leads the global strategy, execution, and operational excellence of enterprise IT services across Service Desk, Asset Management, Platform Engineering, and Workplace Technology. This role is responsible for delivering a secure, scalable, and high-performing end-user environment that enables business productivity and supports executive and enterprise stakeholders. 
 
 These components are the driving factors behind exceptional employee technology experience. Success in this role equates to low friction, high productivity, and strong employee satisfaction with systems and tools used across the enterprise every day.  
 
As a senior IT leader, the Director establishes technical vision, operational standards, and service delivery frameworks across endpoint ecosystems, collaboration platforms, identity systems, and workplace technologies. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in enterprise endpoint and identity platforms, strong organizational leadership capability, and a proven ability to build high-performing teams while driving modernization, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
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