Senior Talent Sourcer

Shield AI
Melbourne, Singapore
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Storytelling","Organizational skills","Data-driven decision-making","Autonomy"]

Own end-to-end talent sourcing for highly specialized engineering and go-to-market hiring across EMEA and APJ. You’ll lead market mapping and competitive intelligence, execute proactive candidate generation using advanced Boolean and sourcing tools, and build long-term pipelines for just-in-time hiring. Partner with recruiters, hiring leaders, TA ops, branding, and university teams, and coach stakeholders on market insights and candidate engagement best practices.

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Shield AI
Shield AI
1 month ago

Senior Talent Sourcer

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end talent sourcing for highly specialized engineering and go-to-market hiring across EMEA and APJ. You’ll lead market mapping and competitive intelligence, execute proactive candidate generation using advanced Boolean and sourcing tools, and build long-term pipelines for just-in-time hiring. Partner with recruiters, hiring leaders, TA ops, branding, and university teams, and coach stakeholders on market insights and candidate engagement best practices.
Location: Melbourne, Singapore
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Partner with recruiters and hiring leaders to define target profiles and build data-informed sourcing strategies across regions and functions.
  • •Develop talent landscapes by company, skillset, and geography to identify hidden talent pools and competitor org structures.
  • •Generate and engage candidates using advanced Boolean search and sourcing channels (e.g., LinkedIn Recruiter, ClearanceJobs, SeekOut, GitHub, forums, niche aerospace networks).
  • •Maintain warm relationships with high-value candidates to enable just-in-time hiring across priority programs.
  • •Coach recruiters and hiring managers as the sourcing SME on market insights, talent availability, and candidate engagement best practices.

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of cross-regional sourcing experience, ideally in aerospace, defense, autonomy, or other complex hardware/software industries.
  • •Track record in market mapping, competitive intelligence, and candidate generation for specialized technical roles.
  • •Deep expertise in Boolean search and sourcing platforms including LinkedIn Recruiter, HireZ, and others.
  • •Experience building and maintaining long-term relationships with passive, cleared, or niche engineering talent.
  • •Excellent communication and storytelling skills to engage technical talent authentically.
Experience:5+ yearsAerospaceDefenseAutonomyHardwareSoftwareExecutive search
Skills:CommunicationStorytellingOrganizational skillsData-driven decision-makingAutonomy
Tech Stack:Boolean searchLinkedIn RecruiterClearanceJobsSeekOutHireZGitHub

Company Brief

Shield AI
Develops AI-powered autonomy and software for military aircraft and drones to enable autonomous ISR and combat missions, integrating perception, navigation, and mission planning for defense customers.
Industry: Defense Technology
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Diego, United States
Founded: 2015
WebsiteLinkedIn