Senior Executive Recruiter - AI & Autonomy

Shield AI; United States; Remote; USD 159,000 - 238,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking an intellectually curious Senior Executive Recruiter to identify and attract exceptional leaders for its Hivemind Autonomous Software business. This role covers leadership across Autonomy, Robotics, Perception, Planning, and related software disciplines, with a focus on high-impact searches and strategic market mapping.

You will own the full cycle from intake to close, partnering with senior leaders and PX Business Partners to deliver high-quality hires while leveraging AI

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of progressive executive recruiting or search experience.
• Experience recruiting VP+ and other senior technical executives across Autonomy, Robotics, Perception, Planning, Controls, Embedded Software, Distributed Systems, Simulation, Machine Learning, Infrastructure or related software disciplines.
• Experience recruiting senior technical leaders within aerospace, defense, AI, autonomy, software engineering, or related tech industries.
• Proven ability to translate complex technical requirements into actionable recruiting and sourcing strategies.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage complex executive and senior leadership searches from intake to close.
• Partner with senior leaders to define role requirements, success profiles, and search strategies.
• Identify and cultivate relationships with high-caliber passive executive talent across relevant markets.
• Build targeted executive talent pipelines supporting leadership hiring needs.
• Execute searches across highly specialized software engineering disciplines and related domains.

Skills

Executive recruiting

Market intelligence

Stakeholder management

Sourcing

Interviewing

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

ATS

CRM / candidate relationship mgmt

Recruiting analytics tools

Job description

Shield AI is seeking an intellectually curious Senior Executive Recruiter to identify and attract exceptional leaders for its Hivemind Autonomous Software business. This role covers leadership across Autonomy, Robotics, Perception, Planning, and related software disciplines, with a focus on high-impact searches and strategic market mapping.

You will own the full cycle from intake to close, partnering with senior leaders and PX Business Partners to deliver high-quality hires while leveraging AI