Talent Acquisition Partner, EMEA
Shield AI
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Partner closely with senior and executive-level stakeholders to understand business objectives, growth plans, and capability gaps.
- Translate market entry and growth plan into scalable, data-driven regional talent acquisition strategies.
- Act as a thought partner and advisor on talent trends, market intelligence, and competitive hiring strategies.
- Advise leaders on market feasibility from a talent perspective (availability, cost, timing, and risk).
- Own the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle for all roles including senior, critical, and hard-to-hire roles.
- Partner to design and execute sourcing strategies that attract high-impact engineering and commercial talent across the EMEA region.
- Shape local hiring approaches while maintaining a consistent global hiring bar.
- Act as an EMEA ambassador for our employer brand, ensuring we are positioned as an employer of choice in the region.
- Partner with Branding, Comms, and Leadership to shape and localise our employer value proposition for different EMEA countries.
- Identify and activate employer branding opportunities (events, content, communities, referrals, social presence).
- Ensure inclusive, consistent, and authentic candidate experience that reinforces our brand and values at every touchpoint.
- Use data to forecast hiring needs, track progress, and continuously optimise our recruitment performance.
- Improve TA processes, tools, and ways of partnering to support speed, quality, and scale.
- Be a visible voice for talent across the EMEA leadership community.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a strategic talent acquisition partner driving full cycle hiring for both engineering and go to market talent in high-growth tech environments (aerospace, defence, or robotics desirable).
- Demonstrated success supporting new market entries and scaling teams at pace across the EMEA region.
- Strong credibility working with senior leaders and executives as a trusted talent advisor and business partner.
- Deep understanding of EMEA talent dynamics, sourcing strategies, and competitive intelligence.
- Highly consultative, commercially minded, and comfortable operating with ambiguity.
- Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
Benefits
- Our international teammates receive a comprehensive total rewards package aligned to your country office location.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
talent acquisitionrecruitment lifecyclesourcing strategiesdata-driven strategiesmarket intelligencecompetitive hiring strategiesforecasting hiring needsoptimising recruitment performancescalable hiringinclusive candidate experience
Soft Skills
strategic thinkingconsultativecommercially mindedcomfortable with ambiguitytrusted advisorstakeholder managementcommunicationcollaborationleadershipadaptability