Senior Technical Recruiter

f7d8749a-72d6-407c-bf98-292ea630c73a•Seattle, WA

About The Position

Shield AI is seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter to join its Aircraft Talent Acquisition team and support the growth of its engineering and operations organizations. The recruiter will partner with hiring managers and business leaders to attract, engage, and hire talent across technical disciplines, including hardware engineering, software engineering, and operations. The role combines strategic partnership with hands-on recruiting execution in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. The successful candidate will take ownership of recruiting work, adapt to ambiguity and shifting priorities, and use data and market insights to deliver results and improve hiring outcomes.

Requirements

At least 4 years of recruiting experience.
Ability to independently manage complex searches and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
Strong sourcing capabilities, including identifying and engaging passive candidates in competitive talent markets.
Experience partnering with senior hiring managers and technical leaders, and the confidence to influence hiring decisions and challenge assumptions.
Strong understanding of recruiting metrics, pipeline management, and data-driven decision-making.
Excellent communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities, business needs, and organizational structures.
Experience with applicant tracking systems, sourcing platforms, and recruiting analytics tools.
A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.

Nice To Haves

Recruiting experience in hardware engineering, software engineering, manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or other highly technical disciplines.

Responsibilities

Own full-cycle recruiting for technical and operational roles across Shield AI’s Aircraft organization, from initial intake through offer acceptance.
Partner with engineering and operations leaders to understand hiring needs, set priorities, and develop recruiting strategies aligned with business objectives.
Build and execute creative sourcing strategies to identify and engage talent across specialized technical disciplines.
Develop partnerships with hiring managers, providing market insights, candidate calibration, and recommendations to improve hiring outcomes.
Manage multiple requisitions and changing priorities while maintaining candidate experience and operational excellence.
Use recruiting data and funnel metrics to identify bottlenecks, improve conversion rates, and drive accountability in the hiring process.
Collaborate with sourcers, recruiting coordinators, HR business partners, and other stakeholders to support an efficient and consistent hiring process.
Manage candidate pipelines, applicant queues, hiring manager feedback, and interview timelines to keep interview processes moving.
Advise hiring managers on talent availability, compensation expectations, interview processes, and competitive market dynamics.
Identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, tools, and team effectiveness.