Shield AI

HQ
San Diego, California, USA
Total Offices: 3
750 Total Employees
Year Founded: 2015

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Benefits at Shield AI

Medical, Dental, and Vision
Access to medical (HMOs & PPOs), including dental and vision. Shield AI pays 90% for employees and 75% for dependents. Life insurance policies are available including Voluntary Term Life and AD&D.

Retirement Services
Invest in your future with 401K matching retirement services provided by Vanguard. Shield AI fully matches the first 3% of contributions and matches half of your next 2%, coming out to ~4% match from us.

Paid Parental Leave
Shield AI offers up to 12 weeks paid parental leave for mothers AND fathers. We want you to be present and support your family. While you're out, your team has your back!

Learning and Development
We offer leadership-specific training, expert speakers, and 24/7 access to Udemy. Shield AI encourage all teammates to take 1 hour per week to learn or sharpen a skill. We call it a DEAL hour (Drop Everything And Learn).

Paid Time Off
You accrue 6.15 hours of paid time off (PTO) per paycheck. This is ~12 hours/month or ~20 days per year. However, you can take up to and accumulate a maximum of 336 hours (42 days) of PTO total.

Company Events & Merch
If Monday-Friday isn't enough time with teammates, there's always the weekend! From pickleball tournaments to company baseball games and happy hours, we love spending time with each other. You can do so in custom company merch, which has included Patagonia, JBL and Lululemon.

Financial + Retirement

401(K)

401(K) matching

Company equity

Shield AI offers restricted stock units (RSU) as part of its standard compensation package.

Performance bonus

Pay transparency

Child Care + Parental Leave

Adoption Assistance

Company sponsored family events

Family medical leave

Generous parental leave

Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave.

Office Perks

Commuter benefits

Company-sponsored outings

Fitness stipend

Company-sponsored happy hours

Onsite gym

Onsite office parking

Relocation assistance

Free snacks and drinks

Mother's room

Professional Development

Customized development tracks

Job training & conferences

Online course subscriptions available

Paid industry certifications

Promote from within

Lunch and learns

Continuing education available during work hours

Health Insurance + Wellness

Dental insurance

Disability insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Pet insurance

Team workouts

Vision insurance

Wellness programs

Mental health benefits

Transgender health care benefits

Culture

Volunteer in local community

Flexible work schedule

Open door policy

Open office floor plan

Team based strategic planning

OKR operational model

Employee resource groups

Employee-led culture committees

Quarterly engagement surveys

In-person all-hands meetings

The witty team at the Eagles Wing in DC loves to stand up during weekly standup!

Employee awards

Vacation + Time Off

Generous PTO

Shield AI's vacation policy includes four weeks paid time off for all employees.

Paid holidays

Flexible time off

Bereavement leave benefits

Diversity

Diversity employee resource groups

Hiring practices that promote diversity

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