Senior Manager, Facilities Operations, International (R5600)

Shield AI
London
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Facilities, Workplace & Physical OperationsSkills: ["People leadership","Customer empathy","Financial discipline","Executive communication","Calm judgment"]

Lead international (non-U.S.) facilities operations after project turnover, owning regional and site performance across maintenance, asset reliability, workplace services, vendor delivery, budgets, customer experience, and operational risk. Establish a regional operating model with clear escalation paths, standardize service delivery while staying locally responsive, and develop internal teams. Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, IT, EH&S, Security, Real Estate, Capital Delivery, Finance, and Procurement, including hands-on incident response and readiness planning.

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Senior Manager, Facilities Operations, International (R5600)

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Job Summary

Lead international (non-U.S.) facilities operations after project turnover, owning regional and site performance across maintenance, asset reliability, workplace services, vendor delivery, budgets, customer experience, and operational risk. Establish a regional operating model with clear escalation paths, standardize service delivery while staying locally responsive, and develop internal teams. Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, IT, EH&S, Security, Real Estate, Capital Delivery, Finance, and Procurement, including hands-on incident response and readiness planning.
Location: London
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Facilities, Workplace & Physical Operations
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own day-to-day and lifecycle performance across the international facilities portfolio after formal project turnover, including regional and site operations.
  • •Establish and lead a regional operating model with clear site accountability, escalation paths, annual site operating plans, and service/staffing approaches.
  • •Drive reliability, maintenance, and asset management through consistent asset registers, preventive-maintenance programs, work-order practices, service levels, and root-cause corrective actions.
  • •Lead and develop facilities teammates; manage IFM and specialist providers using scopes, service levels, scorecards, performance reviews, corrective actions, and renewal recommendations.
  • •Own international facilities operating plan and budget inputs (forecast, variance explanations, resource recommendations), maintain risk registers, and coordinate lifecycle integration, readiness, incidents, and vendor/contract governance.
Travel: Medium travel

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in facilities management, engineering, operations, construction, business, or a related field.
  • •12+ years of progressive experience in facilities management, integrated facilities management, corporate real estate operations, engineering operations, or a comparable field.
  • •5+ years leading complex multi-site or regional operations, including direct people leadership and management of outsourced service providers.
  • •Experience operating facilities that support manufacturing, engineering, laboratories, aviation, critical infrastructure, secure environments, or other technically complex work.
  • •Strong working knowledge of maintenance, building systems, preventive maintenance, work-order management, asset lifecycle, and incident response.
Experience:Defense-techRegulated environmentsMulti-site operationsFacilities managementCorporate real estate operations
Skills:People leadershipCustomer empathyFinancial disciplineExecutive communicationCalm judgment
Certifications:CFMFMPCPMMIFMA
Tech Stack:CMMSEAMIWMSService-managementBuilding-automationBusiness-intelligenceFinancial systems

Eligibility

Security Clearance:Security clearance

Company Brief

Shield AI
Develops AI-powered autonomy and software for military aircraft and drones to enable autonomous ISR and combat missions, integrating perception, navigation, and mission planning for defense customers.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Diego, United States
Founded: 2015
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