Senior Executive Recruiter - G&A (R6520)

Roboticsconnected; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Executive Recruiter to lead complex senior leadership searches across its Hivemind software business. You will own the full cycle from intake and market mapping through candidate assessment, offer negotiation, and close, partnering with senior leaders and PX partners to deliver high-quality hiring outcomes.

The ideal candidate combines executive search fundamentals with business acumen, operating rigor, and the ability to translate specialized engineering

Qualifications

• Experience leading senior leadership searches across complex organizations.
• Strong executive search fundamentals and candidate assessment.
• Ability to translate engineering requirements into recruiting strategies.

Responsibilities

• Own full executive search lifecycle from intake to close.
• Partner with senior leaders and PX partners to align hiring with priorities.
• Develop targeted outreach strategies and market mappings.
• Leverage AI and automation to accelerate research and decision-making.

Skills

Executive Search

Talent assessment

Stakeholder management

Ambiguity navigation

Job description

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-BATaircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visitwww.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI onLinkedIn,X,Instagram, andYouTube.

Job Description:

We are seeking an intellectually curious, learning-agile, and strategic Senior Executive Recruiter to identify and attract exceptional leaders who will help shape Shield AI's future. As a fast-growing defense technology company, our hiring priorities evolve quickly, requiring adaptability, sound judgment, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while delivering results.

Reporting to the Head of Executive Search, the Senior Executive Recruiter – Hivemind will independently lead complex senior leadership searches across Shield AI's Hivemind Autonomous Software business, identifying leaders responsible for developing and scaling next-generation autonomy and AI-powered software systems. This includes executive recruiting across Autonomy, Robotics, Perception, Planning, Controls, Embedded Software, Distributed Systems, Simulation, Machine Learning, Infrastructure, and other highly specialized software engineering disciplines.

This senior individual contributor will own the full executive search lifecycle, from intake and market mapping through candidate assessment, offer negotiation, and close. The ideal candidate combines strong executive search fundamentals, business acumen, executive presence, operational rigor, and exceptional talent judgment. Success requires quickly developing expertise across specialized technical disciplines, translating complex engineering requirements into effective recruiting strategies, building trusted relationships with senior leaders, and delivering high-quality hiring outcomes.

You will partner closely with business leaders, People Experience (PX) Business Partners, and Talent Acquisition colleagues to develop targeted search strategies aligned with business priorities.

Our Talent Acquisition team actively embraces AI and automation to accelerate research, improve decision-making, streamline execution, and create more capacity for high-value recruiting activities. We seek individuals who continuously identify innovative ways to improve executive search effectiveness.