Build and scale Shield AI's corporate treasury: manage global cash positioning, liquidity forecasting, FX risk mitigation, banking relationships, debt covenant compliance, intercompany funding, and treasury controls while partnering with FP&A, Accounting, Legal, and Tax.
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of 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. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and 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.
Shield AI is seeking a Senior Manager, Treasury to join our Finance team. As Shield AI continues its global expansion, this role offers the opportunity to build the corporate treasury function within a high-growth, mission-driven technology company. Reporting to the Controller, this high-impact position will build and scale the company’s treasury capabilities, driving disciplined global cash management, liquidity planning, foreign exchange (FX) risk mitigation, and oversight of banking relationships.
What you'll do:
- Oversee global treasury operations, including daily cash positioning, liquidity management, and banking relationship management.
- Build and maintain cash flow and free cash flow forecasts to support liquidity planning and executive decision-making.
- Develop and execute cash management strategies to optimize working capital and minimize idle cash balances.
- Establish and enhance treasury policies, controls, and governance frameworks to mitigate financial and operational risk.
- Monitor foreign exchange (FX) exposures and support the development of hedging strategies.
- Ensure compliance with debt covenants and reporting requirements under credit facilities and loan agreements.
- Negotiate banking terms, credit facilities, and fee structures to optimize cost efficiency and service levels.
- Lead intercompany funding activities and oversee treasury transactions across global entities.
- Partner cross-functionally with FP&A, Accounting, Legal, Tax, and other stakeholders to align treasury strategy with broader corporate objectives.
Required qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; CTP or MBA preferred
- 8+ years of experience in treasury, corporate finance, FP&A, investment banking, or another analytical role
- Experience in managing banking structure and bank accounts globally, maintaining and tracking bank register and other ad-hoc regulatory requirements
- Strong financial modeling and data analysis skills, with the desire to expand into advanced treasury concepts
- A proactive, detail-oriented problem solver with strong business judgment
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams
- Eagerness to learn, take ownership, and grow within a high-growth, evolving environment
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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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