Senior Executive Recruiter - Aircraft

Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.

San Diego, United States
About Shield AI

Founded in 2015, Shield AI builds Hivemind autonomy software and V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft for operations in contested, GPS- and communications-denied environments. Its current site also presents Aechelon synthetic-reality simulation and Vision Systems detection and tracking products.

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About the Role

You will independently manage complex executive and senior leadership searches from intake through offer acceptance, partnering with senior leaders and hiring managers. You will source passive executive talent across aerospace, defense, AI and robotics, run structured assessments, provide market intelligence, track search metrics, and use AI and automation to improve recruiting.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant professional experience
  • 8+ years of progressive executive recruiting or search experience
  • Experience recruiting senior technical leaders across hardware, software, engineering, manufacturing or operations
  • Ability to translate technical requirements into sourcing strategies
  • Strong executive sourcing, market mapping and assessment capabilities
  • Strong business acumen, communication, negotiation and relationship-management skills
  • Experience with structured assessments and competency-based interviewing
  • Proficiency with applicant tracking systems, CRM platforms and recruiting analytics tools

Responsibilities

  • Manage complex executive searches from intake to offer acceptance
  • Partner with senior leaders to define role requirements and search strategies
  • Source and engage passive executive talent
  • Build executive talent pipelines
  • Advise stakeholders on talent availability, compensation and market dynamics
  • Conduct executive assessments and structured interviews
  • Provide market intelligence and talent mapping with Global Talent Sourcing
  • Maintain pipeline data in applicant tracking systems and report search metrics
  • Integrate AI and automation into recruiting workflows
  • Collaborate across Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards and business stakeholders

Benefits

  • Bonus
  • Benefits package
  • Equity