Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (R6153)

Shield AI
Kyiv, Ukraine
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience sourcing engineering talent in the defence or advanced technology sectors.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience in sourcing engineering talent from non-traditional channels in Ukraine
    — “Source candidates outside standard channels such as LinkedIn, using local job boards, Ukrainian veteran networks”
  • Individuals with a track record of managing the full recruitment lifecycle for technical roles
    — “Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for technical and non-technical roles”
  • Professionals who have worked in the defence, aerospace, or autonomy sectors and can align with global hiring practices
    — “Experience recruiting within the defence, aerospace, autonomy, or advanced technology sectors”

Things to consider

  • The role demands fluency in both Ukrainian and English for effective communication
    — “Fluent Ukrainian and English speaker”
  • Candidates must be prepared to build long-term talent pipelines for future hiring needs
    — “Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for current and future hiring”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize your ability to partner with hiring managers and deliver tailored recruitment strategies
    — “Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs and develop recruiting strategies”
  • Showcase your experience with creative sourcing methods for hard-to-reach talent
    — “Develop creative sourcing strategies beyond traditional channels”
  • Demonstrate your success in maintaining high offer acceptance rates and managing the full recruitment lifecycle
    — “From generating strong talent pipelines to maintaining a successful offer acceptance rate”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • strong talent pipelines
  • high offer acceptance rate
  • exceptional candidate experience
Typical background
recruitingtalent acquisitiontechnical recruiting

Skills & requirements

Required

Technical RecruitingSourcingCandidate EngagementATS UsageCandidate Experience

Preferred

Process ImprovementGlobal Team Support

Stack & domain

RecruitingSourcingCandidate ScreeningATSLinkedin RecruiterTalent PipelinesCandidate ExperienceCommunicationStakeholder ManagementProblem-solvingOrganizational SkillsTeamworkDefenseAerospaceAutonomyAdvanced Technology

About the role

Original posting from Shield AI via Lever

We're looking for a Recruiter to become our first Talent Acquisition team member based in Ukraine. In this role, you'll partner with our global Talent Acquisition team and hiring leaders to hire exceptional talent across technical and non-technical roles while ensuring a seamless candidate experience. You’ll play a key role in hiring and growing our teams across Kyiv and Lviv.

From generating strong talent pipelines to maintaining a successful offer acceptance rate, you'll manage the entire candidate journey. By developing a strong understanding of our teams’ hiring needs and search requirements, you'll effectively match candidates with the roles in which they will be most successful.

What You'll Do:

  • Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for technical and non-technical roles.
  • Source candidates outside standard channels such as LinkedIn, using local job boards, Ukrainian veteran networks, industry communities, referrals, events, and your own professional network.
  • Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs and develop recruiting strategies.
  • Partner collaboratively with our PX Partners to ensure alignment on hiring needs, internal mobility processes, performance considerations, and to uphold strong, consistent hiring practices across the organization
  • Source, engage, and screen high-quality talent using LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing tools.
  • Develop creative sourcing strategies beyond traditional channels, leveraging job boards, veteran networks, professional communities, referrals, and your own network to identify hard-to-reach talent.
  • Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for current and future hiring.
  • Guide candidates through the interview process from initial outreach through offer acceptance.
  • Provide hiring managers with market insights, pipeline updates, and hiring recommendations.
  • Deliver an exceptional candidate experience while representing Shield AI's mission and values.

Required Qualifications::

  • 3 - 6 years of experience in a technical recruiting role.
  • Experience sourcing candidates outside standard channels such as LinkedIn
  • Experience recruiting within the defence, aerospace, autonomy, or advanced technology sectors
  • Strong sourcing skills using LinkedIn Recruiter and other recruiting platforms.
  • Excellent organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience using an Applicant Tracking System (ATS); Ashby experience is a plus.
  • Fluent Ukrainian and English speaker 
  • Experience sourcing engineering talent 

Preferred Qualifications::

  • Experience supporting hiring in partnership with global teams
  • Passion for process improvement and delivering an outstanding candidate experience.

Source: Shield AI careers (Lever)

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