Senior Talent Sourcer

The role

You will lead top-of-funnel sourcing for engineering and go-to-market roles across the APJ region. You will build market maps, generate candidate pipelines, and create AI-powered sourcing workflows.

What you will do

• Define target profiles and sourcing strategies with recruiters and hiring leaders across many disciplines
• Build market maps by company, skillset, geography and organizational structure
• Find and engage technical talent using advanced Boolean search and sourcing platforms
• Cultivate long-term pipelines of passive, cleared and specialized engineering talent
• Design and improve AI-powered sourcing workflows and automations
• Create repeatable sourcing systems, reports and outreach content
• Coach recruiters and hiring managers as the sourcing subject matter expert
• Work with Talent Acquisition Operations, Employer Brand, University Recruiting and Engineering leaders
• Track sourcing analytics and iterate on outreach and conversion rates

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of talent sourcing experience, ideally in aerospace, defense, autonomy or complex hardware/software
• Proven track record in market mapping, competitive intelligence and candidate generation for specialized technical roles
• Deep expertise in advanced Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, HireEZ, SeekOut, ClearanceJobs, GitHub and similar platforms
• Ability to act as a consultative partner influencing hiring strategy
• Hands-on experience building or using AI-powered sourcing workflows or agentic AI tools
• 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 advances

Benefits

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

Before you apply

• Compensation and benefits details are provided by your talent acquisition partner

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.