Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems.
Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies.
With offices and facilities across the U.
, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide.
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This is a high-impact, business-critical role at the heart of Shield’s AI international expansion—supporting new market entries, building and scaling best-in-class sales and engineering organisations, and partnering with senior leaders to shape our future.
This is not a transactional recruiting role.
You will operate as a strategic advisor, market expert, and builder—owning how talent enables scale across diverse EMEA markets.
What you'll do:Strategic Talent Partnership Partner closely with senior and executive-level stakeholders to understand business objectives, growth plans, and capability gaps.
Translate market entry and growth plan into scalable, data-driven regional talent acquisition strategies.
Advise leaders on market feasibility from a talent perspective (availability, cost, timing, and risk).
Execution with Excellence Own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for all roles including senior, critical, and hard-to-hire roles.
Partner to design and execute sourcing strategies that attract high-impact engineering and commercial talent across the EMEA region Shape local hiring approaches while maintaining a consistent global hiring bar.
Employer Branding & Talent Attraction Act as an EMEA ambassador for our employe.