Staff Talent Sourcer - UK & EU

The role

You will own top-of-funnel sourcing for EU roles across aerospace, autonomy, AI, advanced hardware and corporate functions. You will map EU talent markets, build candidate pipelines, and create AI-powered sourcing workflows.

What you will do

• Define target profiles and sourcing strategies with recruiters and hiring leaders across EU roles
• Build EU talent maps by company, skillset, function, geography and seniority
• Find and engage candidates using advanced Boolean search and sourcing platforms
• Build long-term pipelines of passive and hard-to-find talent for just-in-time hiring
• Adapt sourcing to local EU market dynamics, languages and mobility considerations
• Design and improve AI-powered sourcing workflows and automations
• Create repeatable market maps, talent reports, outreach content and sourcing documentation
• Coach recruiters and hiring managers on EU sourcing and market insights
• Work with Talent Acquisition Operations, Employer Brand, University Recruiting and People teams
• Track sourcing metrics and iterate on outreach and conversion

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of sourcing experience
• Experience supporting hiring across multiple EU markets
• Track record in market mapping, competitive intelligence and candidate generation for specialized roles
• Experience sourcing across multiple disciplines such as engineering, software, AI/ML, hardware, operations, product and corporate functions
• Deep expertise in advanced Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, HireEZ, SeekOut and GitHub
• Strong knowledge of the EU talent landscape and recruiting differences across countries
• Ability to act as a consultative partner to recruiters, hiring managers and senior leaders
• Hands-on experience building or using AI-powered sourcing workflows or agentic AI tools
• Direct experience with AI coding assistants or development tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot or ChatGPT
• Experience building relationships with passive, senior or hard-to-engage talent across markets
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills
• Highly organized, data-driven and able to work autonomously in an internationally distributed team

Nice to have

• Experience supporting aerospace, defense, robotics, autonomy, AI/ML, advanced technology, manufacturing or complex hardware/software organizations
• Experience sourcing across multiple European talent markets
• Experience with cross-border hiring, work authorization, export control or regulatory considerations
• Experience sourcing both technical and non-technical functions
• Familiarity with Ashby, recruiting analytics, CRM or talent intelligence platforms
• Experience supporting high-growth, venture-backed or multinational technology organizations

Benefits

• Comprehensive total rewards package aligned to your country office location; full details available from your talent acquisition partner

Before you apply

• Experience with export control and work authorization considerations is listed as preferred, not required

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.