Shield AI

Senior Staff Talent Sourcer - G&A

Shield AI$110K — $130K *
Business Services
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of sourcing experience in complex, high-growth organizations
  • Proven expertise in market mapping and competitive intelligence for specialized roles
  • Deep knowledge of Boolean search and modern sourcing platforms like LinkedIn Recruiter
  • Ability to influence hiring strategy through consultative partnerships with stakeholders
  • Hands-on experience with AI-powered sourcing and automation tools
  • Experience nurturing relationships with passive engineering talent
  • Excellent communication skills to engage technical candidates and stakeholders
  • Strong judgment and curiosity with a focus on continuous improvement

Responsibilities

  • Own the top of funnel and define data-informed sourcing strategies
  • Develop comprehensive talent landscapes to inform recruiting insights
  • Engage with candidates through advanced sourcing techniques and creative channels
  • Build long-term relationships with passive and specialized engineering talent
  • Leverage AI to enhance sourcing workflows and recruiter productivity
  • Create scalable sourcing systems and structured talent intelligence reports
  • Serve as a sourcing expert and coach for recruiting teams
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize recruiting processes
  • Use analytics to measure sourcing effectiveness and improve strategies

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Access to modern AI tools and technologies
  • Collaborative and inclusive work environment
  • Potential for flexible work arrangements
  • Engagement in a fast-paced, mission-driven culture
Full Job Description
We're looking for a Senior Staff Talent Sourcer who lives and breathes talent discovery - someone who can take a complex, highly specialized corporate hiring need and translate it into a precision sourcing strategy. You'll be the go-to expert for talent intelligence, market mapping, proactive candidate generation, and pipeline cultivation across our Finance, Legal, People, Operations, Strategy, IT, and other corporate functions.

This isn't just a "find resumes" role - it's about building intelligence, relationships, and repeatable systems that fuel our engineering hiring engine. As a Senior Staff Talent Sourcer, you'll serve as a strategic partner to recruiters and hiring leaders while leveraging modern AI tools, market intelligence, and scalable sourcing practices to help us identify and hire world-class engineering talent.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

  • Own the top of funnel: Partner closely with recruiters and hiring leaders to define target profiles and build deep, data-informed sourcing strategies across Finance, Accounting, Legal, People, Operations, Strategy, IT, Procurement, Facilities, and other G&A and corporate disciplines.
  • Map the market: Develop comprehensive talent landscapes by company, skillset, geography, and organizational structure; identify hidden talent pools, competitor insights, and emerging talent trends to inform recruiting strategy and workforce planning.
  • Generate and engage: Use advanced Boolean search techniques, sourcing platforms, and creative sourcing channels (LinkedIn Recruiter, SeekOut, HireEZ, ClearanceJobs, GitHub, engineering communities, niche aerospace networks, conferences, referrals, and more) to identify, engage, and attract exceptional technical talent.
  • Build pipelines proactively: Cultivate long-term relationships with passive, cleared, and highly specialized engineering talent to enable just-in-time hiring across strategic programs.
  • Leverage AI to scale sourcing: Design, build, and continuously improve AI-powered sourcing workflows, research agents, and practical automations that increase recruiter productivity, accelerate candidate discovery, enhance market intelligence, and improve operational efficiency.
  • Build repeatable sourcing systems: Use AI tools and workflow automation to create structured market maps, talent intelligence reports, outreach content, sourcing documentation, and scalable recruiting processes that can be leveraged across the Talent Acquisition organization.
  • Be the sourcing SME: Serve as the subject matter expert on technical sourcing by coaching recruiters and hiring managers on market insights, sourcing strategy, talent availability, competitive intelligence, candidate engagement best practices, and emerging recruiting technologies.
  • Partner for impact: Collaborate cross-functionally with Talent Acquisition Operations, Employer Brand, University Recruiting, and Engineering leaders to optimize recruiting strategies, outbound messaging, candidate experience, and operational excellence.
  • Track and iterate: Use recruiting analytics, experimentation, and storytelling to measure sourcing effectiveness, optimize outreach strategies, improve conversion rates, and continuously evolve sourcing practices.


REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 8+ years of sourcing experience, ideally supporting G&A, corporate functions, or other complex, high-growth organizations.
  • Proven track record in market mapping, competitive intelligence, and candidate generation for highly specialized technical roles.
  • Deep expertise in advanced Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, HireEZ, SeekOut, ClearanceJobs, GitHub, and other modern sourcing platforms.
  • Demonstrated ability to operate as a consultative partner to recruiters, hiring managers, and senior engineering leaders, influencing hiring strategy through market insights and talent intelligence.
  • Hands-on experience building or leveraging AI-powered sourcing workflows, agentic AI tools, workflow automations, or practical AI solutions that improve recruiting or business processes.
  • Direct experience using AI development environments or coding assistants (such as Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Gemini, or similar tools) to create repeatable sourcing workflows, structured research outputs, market intelligence, process automation, or operational documentation.
  • Experience building and maintaining long-term relationships with passive, cleared, or niche engineering talent.
  • Excellent communication and storytelling skills with the ability to engage highly technical candidates and influence stakeholders.
  • Strong judgment, curiosity, and a continuous improvement mindset with the ability to evaluate and adopt emerging AI technologies to improve recruiting outcomes.
  • Highly organized, data-driven, and able to operate autonomously in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.


PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Prior experience supporting Finance, Accounting, Legal, People, Operations, Strategy, IT, Procurement, or other G&A and corporate functions.
  • Experience navigating export control, ITAR, EAR, or security-cleared recruiting environments.
  • Familiarity with Ashby and recruiting analytics, CRM, or talent intelligence platforms.
  • Experience supporting high-growth, venture-backed technology organizations.
  • Demonstrated passion for staying ahead of emerging recruiting technologies, sourcing methodologies, and AI advancements.

About Shield AI

Shield AI is a defense technology company that develops artificially intelligent systems for military applications. The company was founded in 2015 by Brandon Tseng, Ryan Tseng, and Andrew Reiter, and is headquartered in San Diego, California. Shield AI's products include autonomous drones and software that can be used for reconnaissance, surveillance, and other military operations. The company's mission is to reduce the number of military casualties by providing soldiers with better intelligence and situational awareness. Shield AI has received funding from a number of investors, including Andreessen Horowitz and Founders Fund.
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200 employees
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Founded
2015

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