Senior Executive Sourcer

The role

You will lead top-of-funnel sourcing for engineering and other technical roles, building market maps and candidate pipelines. You will also design AI-powered sourcing workflows and coach recruiters and hiring managers as the sourcing expert.

What you will do

• Partner with recruiters and hiring leaders to define target profiles and sourcing strategies
• Build talent landscapes by company, skillset, geography and organization
• Source and engage technical talent using Boolean search and sourcing platforms
• Build long-term pipelines of passive, cleared and specialized engineering talent
• Design and improve AI-powered sourcing workflows and automations
• Create repeatable sourcing systems and market intelligence reports
• Coach recruiters and hiring managers on sourcing strategy and talent availability
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition Operations, Employer Brand, University Recruiting and Engineering
• Track sourcing metrics and optimize outreach and conversion

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of technical sourcing experience, ideally in aerospace, defense, autonomy or complex hardware/software
• Proven market mapping, competitive intelligence and candidate generation for specialized technical roles
• Deep expertise in advanced Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, HireEZ, SeekOut, ClearanceJobs and GitHub
• Consultative partnership with recruiters, hiring managers and senior engineering leaders
• Hands-on experience building or using AI-powered sourcing workflows and automations
• Direct experience with AI development tools or coding assistants to create sourcing workflows
• Experience building long-term relationships with passive, cleared or niche engineering talent
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills
• Strong judgment, curiosity and a continuous improvement mindset
• Highly organized, data-driven and able to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment

Nice to have

• Prior experience supporting aerospace, robotics, autonomy, AI/ML or advanced vehicle engineering organizations
• Experience with export control, ITAR, EAR or security-cleared recruiting
• Familiarity with Ashby, recruiting analytics, CRM or talent intelligence platforms
• Experience supporting high-growth, venture-backed technology organizations
• Passion for emerging recruiting technologies, sourcing methods and AI advancements

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.