EMEA Talent Acquisition Partner
Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing AI-powered autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.
Funding history
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About Shield AI
Shield AI builds Hivemind, an end-to-end AI-pilot and mission-autonomy software platform for resilient operations in GPS- and communications-denied environments, alongside aircraft and simulation products including V-BAT, X-BAT, and Aechelon.
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Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will partner with senior leaders to translate growth plans into regional talent-acquisition strategies. You will own full-cycle recruitment, develop sourcing and employer-branding initiatives, advise on market feasibility, and use hiring data to improve recruitment performance across EMEA.
Requirements
- Strategic talent-acquisition experience driving full-cycle hiring for engineering and go-to-market talent in defense or public-sector SaaS
- Success supporting new market entries and scaling teams
- Experience advising senior leaders and executives on talent
- Understanding of EMEA talent dynamics, sourcing strategies, and competitive intelligence
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution
Responsibilities
- Partner with senior and executive stakeholders on business objectives, growth plans, and capability gaps
- Translate market-entry and growth plans into data-driven regional talent-acquisition strategies
- Advise on talent trends, market intelligence, competitive hiring strategies, and market feasibility
- Own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for all roles
- Design and execute sourcing strategies for engineering and commercial talent across EMEA
- Shape local hiring approaches while maintaining a consistent hiring bar
- Represent the employer brand across EMEA
- Localize the employer value proposition for EMEA countries
- Activate employer-branding opportunities through events, content, communities, referrals, and social presence
- Ensure a consistent candidate experience
- Forecast hiring needs, track progress, and optimize recruitment performance
- Improve talent-acquisition processes, tools, and partnerships
Benefits
- Bonus
- Equity