Mission Lead - CENTCOM AOR (GCC Based)
Customer Solutions
About the role
MISSION LEAD - CENTCOM AOR (GCC BASED)
Location: Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE (CENTCOM AOR)
Travel: Mission-dependent, 60-75% OCONUS
Clearance Requirement: Active Secret required
ABOUT NODA
NODA is a veteran-owned, venture-backed technology company transforming how unmanned systems collaborate in complex, mission-critical environments. Our distributed orchestration platform enables autonomous coordination of heterogeneous unmanned systems across air, sea, land, and space with vital applications in defense, intelligence, and commercial sectors.
Our Mission Leads are NODA's face in theater - the single point of accountability for U.S. Military customers operating across the CENTCOM AOR. They own program delivery from mobilization through operational handover, working alongside component commands and forward-deployed units to put autonomous orchestration capability in the hands of the warfighter under real-world conditions.
THE ROLE
As Mission Lead - Customer Solutions, you are the in-theater owner of program delivery, customer success, and operational outcomes across the CENTCOM AOR. You lead deployments, coordinate stakeholders, and ensure mission execution across Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE - operating with limited reach-back across an 8-10 hour time difference from headquarters.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead deployments across NAVCENT, AFCENT, ARCENT, MARCENT, and SOCCENT environments
- Coordinate execution across GCC installations and forward locations, including NSA Bahrain, Camp Arifjan, Al Udeid AB, Al Dhafra AB, and Jebel Ali Port
- Interface with Security Cooperation Offices (SCOs), U.S. Embassies, and host-nation stakeholders
- Manage logistics: visas, customs, export controls, and installation access
- Own delivery timelines, customer success, and operational outcomes
- Bridge field operations with U.S.-based engineering and product teams
- Scope new engagements and translate AOR-specific constraints into realistic technical and schedule commitments
- Capture operational feedback and…