Senior Executive Recruiter - AI & Autonomy

Shield AI, Inc; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Shield AI, a defense-tech innovator, seeks a Senior Executive Recruiter to lead complex senior leadership searches across Autonomy, Robotics, Perception, and related software engineering disciplines. You will own the full cycle from intake to close, partnering with senior leaders and PX stakeholders to map markets and build targeted pipelines.

You will apply structured assessments, provide guidance on compensation, and ensure an exceptional candidate experience while driving AI-enabled

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of progressive executive recruiting experience.
• Experience recruiting VP+ and other senior technical executives across Autonomy, Robotics, AI, and related software disciplines.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, AI, autonomy, software engineering industries.
• Ability to translate complex technical requirements into actionable recruiting strategies.
• Strong sourcing, market mapping, and assessment capabilities.
• Ability to influence senior-level hiring stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-management skills.
• Experience applying structured executive assessments and interviewing methodologies.
• Ability to manage multiple complex searches simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex executive and senior leadership searches from intake to acceptance.
• Define role requirements, success profiles, and hiring milestones with senior leaders.
• Build executive talent pipelines across aerospace, AI, autonomy, robotics, software engineering.
• Execute searches across specialized software disciplines including autonomy, ML, and infrastructure.
• Manage stakeholder communications, market intelligence, and compensation guidance.
• Deliver exceptional candidate experience and assess leadership potential.

Skills

Executive recruiting

Stakeholder management

Market mapping

Sourcing

Assessment

Interviewing

Relationship management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

ATS

CRM

Recruiting analytics tools

Job description

Shield AI, a defense-tech innovator, seeks a Senior Executive Recruiter to lead complex senior leadership searches across Autonomy, Robotics, Perception, and related software engineering disciplines. You will own the full cycle from intake to close, partnering with senior leaders and PX stakeholders to map markets and build targeted pipelines.

You will apply structured assessments, provide guidance on compensation, and ensure an exceptional candidate experience while driving AI-enabled