Senior Executive Recruiter - Hivemind
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 own the full executive search lifecycle for Hivemind, from intake and market mapping through assessment, offer negotiation and close. You'll partner with senior leaders and People Experience Business Partners, run executive assessments, build talent pipelines in autonomy, robotics and AI software, 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 VP+ and senior technical executives in autonomy, robotics, software and related disciplines
- Experience recruiting in aerospace, defense, AI or technology industries
- Strong sourcing, market mapping and assessment skills
- Strong negotiation, communication and stakeholder influence skills
- Experience with structured executive assessments and competency-based interviewing
- Proficiency with applicant tracking systems and recruiting analytics tools
Responsibilities
- Manage complex executive and senior leadership searches from intake to acceptance
- Partner with senior leaders to define role requirements, success profiles and search strategies
- Build relationships with passive executive talent across defense, AI, autonomy, robotics and software
- Build targeted executive talent pipelines
- Conduct executive assessments and deliver balanced candidate evaluations
- Provide market intelligence on talent availability and compensation
- Track and report search metrics
- Integrate AI and automation into recruiting workflows
- Collaborate with Talent Acquisition, People Experience and Total Rewards
Benefits
- Bonus
- Benefits
- Equity
