Senior Executive Recruiter - G&A
Shield AI is a U.S. defense-technology company developing mission-autonomy software and autonomous aircraft for military and allied operations.
Funding history
Investors
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.
Skills
About the Role
You will independently lead complex executive and senior leadership searches from intake and market mapping through assessment, offer negotiation and close. You will partner with business leaders, People Experience Business Partners and Talent Acquisition colleagues to shape search strategies, assess executive candidates, provide market intelligence, and use AI and automation to improve the search process.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant professional experience
- 8+ years of progressive executive recruiting or search experience
- Experience recruiting VP+ executives across G&A functions
- Experience recruiting senior leaders in aerospace, defense, AI, autonomy or related technology industries
- Strong executive sourcing, market mapping, passive candidate engagement and assessment capabilities
- Strong business acumen, executive presence, communication, negotiation and relationship-management skills
- Experience with structured executive assessments and competency-based interviewing
- Ability to manage multiple complex searches simultaneously
- Proficiency with applicant tracking systems, CRM platforms and recruiting analytics tools
Responsibilities
- Independently manage complex executive searches from intake to acceptance
- Partner with senior leaders to define role requirements, success profiles and search strategies
- Identify and engage passive executive talent across aerospace, defense, AI, autonomy and software
- Build targeted executive talent pipelines
- Advise senior leaders and PX Business Partners on talent availability, market dynamics and compensation
- Conduct executive assessments using structured interviews and competency frameworks
- Deliver an exceptional candidate experience
- Partner with Global Talent Sourcing on market mapping and competitive research
- Maintain candidate and pipeline data in applicant tracking systems and track search metrics
- Integrate AI and automation into recruiting workflows
- Collaborate with Talent Sourcing, Recruiting Operations, Total Rewards and PX
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity