EMEA Talent Acquisition Partner (Engineering)

The role

This role is a talent acquisition partner for engineering hiring at Shield AI. The person owns full-cycle recruiting for specialized software engineering roles, such as autonomy, robotics, embedded software, perception and machine learning, and advises engineering leadership on hiring strategy.

What you will do

• Own full-cycle recruiting for highly specialized software engineering roles
• Build proactive sourcing strategies for hard-to-find technical talent
• Advise leadership on market trends, talent availability, compensation and hiring risks
• Manage pipeline, funnel health, data accuracy and stakeholder communication
• Help influence workforce planning and align hiring to business priorities
• Improve recruiting scalability through process, documentation, interview calibration and tooling
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience while maintaining hiring quality

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience, including complex software engineering searches across EMEA
• Proven success recruiting software, autonomy, robotics, embedded, perception, infrastructure or machine learning engineers
• Strong understanding of software engineering concepts, technical architectures and engineering organizations
• Experience partnering with senior engineering leadership in fast-paced or high-growth environments
• Ability to manage multiple complex searches at once
• Strong sourcing and market-mapping capabilities
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and operational execution skills
• Experience with ATS systems, sourcing platforms and recruiting analytics
• Ability to operate strategically while remaining execution-oriented

Nice to have

• Recruiting experience in aerospace, defense, robotics, autonomous systems, AI/ML or automotive
• Familiarity with autonomy stacks, robotics, embedded software, distributed systems, simulation or machine learning workflows
• Experience supporting hiring at scale during rapid growth
• Experience influencing workforce planning, prioritization or recruiting operations

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Benefits (full-time regular employees)
• Temporary benefits package after 60 days of employment (temporary employees)

Before you apply

• Offers are contingent on a cleared background check and possible reference check
• Salary depends on factors such as skill set, experience, licenses and certifications, and work location

About the company

Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company that builds intelligent systems to protect service members and civilians. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation technologies.