Shield AI
Direct Lever career site

Director of Contingent Workforce Programs

Location
Seattle, WA
Listed
8 days ago

What You'll Do

P r o g r a m S t r a t e g y & G o v e r n a n c e

  • O w n t h e c o n t i n g e n t w o r k f o r c e p r o g r a m s t r a t e g y, o p e r a t i n g m o d e l, a n d r o a d m a p; i n d e p e n d e n t l y a s s e s s g a p s, r e c o m m e n d s o l u t i o n s, a n d d r i v e i m p r o v e m e n t s.
  • E s t a b l i s h p o l i c i e s, p r o c e s s e s, d e c i s i o n r i g h t s, a p p r o v a l r e q u i r e m e n t s, a n d s e r v i c e e x p e c t a t i o n s w i t h c r o s s - f u n c t i o n a l p a r t n e r s.
  • L e a d p r o g r a m c h a n g e s f r o m p l a n n i n g t h r o u g h i m p l e m e n t a t i o n, c o m m u n i c a t i o n s, t r a i n i n g, a n d a d o p t i o n.

P r o g r a m O p e r a t i o n s

  • O v e r s e e t h e e n g a g e m e n t l i f e c y c l e, f r o m i n t a k e a n d r e v i e w t h r o u g h o n b o a r d i n g, e x t e n s i o n s, a n d o f f b o a r d i n g.
  • M o n i t o r s e r v i c e p e r f o r m a n c e, r e s o l v e b o t t l e n e c k s, a n d l e a d r e s o l u t i o n o f c o m p l e x o r s e n s i t i v e i s s u e s.
  • A d d r e s s r e c u r r i n g p r o b l e m s a n d d e v e l o p p r a c t i c a l g u i d a n c e t h a t i m p r o v e s e x e c u t i o n a n d t h e m a n a g e r e x p e r i e n c e.
  • P a r t n e r w i t h b u s i n e s s l e a d e r s a n d F i n a n c e o n w o r k f o r c e n e e d s, e n g a g e m e n t o p t i o n s, a n d b u d g e t c o n s i d e r a t i o n s.
  • S e r v e a s t h e p r o g r a m ' s s u b j e c t - m a t t e r e x p e r t a n d c o o r d i n a t e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n r e v i e w s w i t h L e g a l, P X, a n d P r o c u r e m e n t.
  • A l i g n s t a k e h o l d e r s, d r i v e a c c o u n t a b i l i t y, a n d p r e s e n t p r o g r a m p e r f o r m a n c e, r i s k s, a n d r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s t o l e a d e r s h i p.

V e n d o r s, D a t a, & S y s t e m s M a n a g e m e n t

  • O w n s u p p l i e r r e l a t i o n s h i p s a n d p e r f o r m a n c e, i n c l u d i n g s c o r e c a r d s, r e v i e w s, a n d c o r r e c t i v e a c t i o n s.
  • P a r t n e r w i t h b u s i n e s s l e a d e r s a n d o t h e r s t a k e h o l d e r s o n s u p p l i e r s t r a t e g y, s e l e c t i o n, c o n t r a c t s, r a t e s, a n d c o s t o p t i m i z a t i o n.
  • M a i n t a i n p r o g r a m c o n t r o l s w i t h L e g a l, P X, P r o c u r e m e n t, a n d S e c u r i t y, e n s u r i n g r e q u i r e d r e v i e w s, a p p r o v a l s, d o c u m e n t a t i o n, a n d e x c e p t i o n s a r e m a n a g e d.
  • D e f i n e m e t r i c s a n d r e p o r t i n g t o m o n i t o r w o r k f o r c e p o p u l a t i o n, s p e n d, s u p p l i e r p e r f o r m a n c e, s e r v i c e l e v e l s, a n d r i s k.
  • U s e d a t a t o g u i d e i m p r o v e m e n t s a n d p a r t n e r w i t h v e n d o r s t o s t r e n g t h e n w o r k f l o w s, d a t a q u a l i t y, a n d s u p p o r t i n g s y s t e m s.

Required Qualifications

  • 12 + y e a r s o f r e l e v a n t e x p e r i e n c e i n c o n t i n g e n t w o r k f o r c e m a n a g e m e n t, w o r k f o r c e p r o g r a m s, H R / P X o p e r a t i o n s, p r o c u r e m e n t, o r s u p p l i e r m a n a g e m e n t, i n c l u d i n g d i r e c t o w n e r s h i p o f a c o n t i n g e n t w o r k f o r c e p r o g r a m.
  • D e m o n s t r a t e d e x p e r i e n c e b u i l d i n g, s c a l i n g, o r t r a n s f o r m i n g a n e n t e r p r i s e c o n t i n g e n t w o r k f o r c e p r o g r a m, w i t h m e a s u r a b l e i m p r o v e m e n t s i n o p e r a t i o n s, g o v e r n a n c e, s u p p l i e r p e r f o r m a n c e, o r c o s t.
  • E x p e r i e n c e i n d e p e n d e n t l y l e a d i n g c o m p l e x, c r o s s - f u n c t i o n a l i n i t i a t i v e s f r o m p r o b l e m d e f i n i t i o n t h r o u g h i m p l e m e n t a t i o n a n d o n g o i n g i m p r o v e m e n t.
  • S t r o n g w o r k i n g k n o w l e d g e o f a g e n c y w o r k e r, i n d e p e n d e n t c o n t r a c t o r, a n d S O W e n g a g e m e n t m o d e l s.
  • E x p e r i e n c e e s t a b l i s h i n g p r o g r a m g o v e r n a n c e, p r o c e s s e s, c o n t r o l s, s e r v i c e s t a n d a r d s, a n d p e r f o r m a n c e m e a s u r e s.
  • E x p e r i e n c e m a n a g i n g s u p p l i e r s a n d r e s o l v i n g c o m p l e x o p e r a t i o n a l o r s t a k e h o l d e r i s s u e s.
  • A b i l i t y t o a n a l y z e w o r k f o r c e, s u p p l i e r, o r s p e n d d a t a a n d t u r n f i n d i n g s i n t o a c t i o n a b l e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s.
  • S t r o n g c o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d i n f l u e n c i n g s k i l l s, w i t h t h e a b i l i t y t o a d v i s e l e a d e r s a n d d r i v e a c c o u n t a b i l i t y a c r o s s t e a m s.
  • A b i l i t y t o w o r k i n d e p e n d e n t l y w i t h b r o a d d i r e c t i o n, n a v i g a t e a m b i g u i t y, a n d b a l a n c e s t r a t e g i c p r i o r i t i e s w i t h h a n d s - o n e x e c u t i o n.

Preferred Qualifications

  • E x p e r i e n c e s u p p o r t i n g c o n t i n g e n t w o r k f o r c e p r o g r a m s a c r o s s m u l t i p l e c o u n t r i e s o r b u s i n e s s u n i t s.
  • P r e v i o u s p e o p l e - m a n a g e m e n t o r t e a m - l e a d e r s h i p e x p e r i e n c e.
  • E x p e r i e n c e w i t h v e n d o r m a n a g e m e n t s y s t e m s (V M S), m a n a g e d s e r v i c e p r o v i d e r (M S P) m o d e l s, a n d H R, p r o c u r e m e n t, o r w o r k f o r c e a n a l y t i c s p l a t f o r m s.
  • E x p e r i e n c e w i t h s u p p l i e r n e g o t i a t i o n s, r a t e m a n a g e m e n t, a n d w o r k f o r c e c o s t o p t i m i z a t i o n.
  • E x p e r i e n c e i n a h i g h - g r o w t h, t e c h n i c a l, e n g i n e e r i n g, a e r o s p a c e, d e f e n s e, o r m a n u f a c t u r i n g e n v i r o n m e n t.

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.

About Shield AI

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.

ShieldAIisseekingaDirectorofContingentWorkforceProgramstoleadthestrategy,governance,operations,andcontinuousimprovementofourcontingentworkforceprogram,supportingagencyworkers,independentcontractors,andstatement-of-work(SOW)engagements.Inthisrole,youwillindependentlyassessbusinessneeds,establishprogrampriorities,recommenddecisions,anddriveexecutionacrossfunctions.Youwillbuildandimprovetheprocesses,controls,andpartnershipsthatenableaneffective,scalableprogram.Youwillpartnercloselywithbusinessleaders,PeopleExperience(PX),EORvendors,Legal,Finance,IT,andSecuritytostrengthenprogramperformance,managerisk,improvesupplieraccountability,anddeliveraconsistentstakeholderexperience.Thisisahands-onroleforsomeonewhocansetdirectionandfollowthroughontheoperationaldetailsthatmakeaprogramsuccessful.Therolemaysuperviseoneemployeeresponsibleforprogramcoordinationandadministration.

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From Shield AI's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 2, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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