Staff Px Business Partner, Engineering (R4850)

Shield AI

San Francisco, US

HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior HR leaders with experience in Software Engineering, AI/ML, or Product Engineering who can align talent strategy with technical capability.

Best fit for

Senior HR leader with deep experience in engineering organizations.
— “deep experience supporting Software Engineering, AI/ML, Product Engineering, or Platform teams”
Operationally strong advisor comfortable with ambiguity and scaling systems.
— “operationally strong, analytically driven, and comfortable navigating ambiguity”
Trusted advisor to senior Engineering leaders in fast-paced environments.
— “trusted advisor to senior Engineering leaders, partnering to build high-performing, resilient, and scalable technical organizations”

Things to consider

Hybrid/on-site role requiring presence in San Mateo or San Diego.
— “This is a hybrid/on-site role is based in San Mateo or San Diego, CA”
Must align talent strategy with velocity and long-term technical capability.
— “align talent strategy with velocity, quality, and long-term technical capability”

How to stand out

Demonstrate how you've simplified complexity in engineering talent strategies.
— “You simplify complexity, build scalable systems, and influence with credibility”
Highlight specific examples of building high-performing technical teams.
— “partnering to build high-performing, resilient, and scalable technical organizations”
Showcase analytical approaches to solving people challenges in engineering.
— “analytically driven, and comfortable navigating ambiguity”

Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

Enabled product innovation through people strategies
Built high-performing technical organizations

Typical background

HR Business PartnerPeople Experience Manager

Skills & requirements

Required

People ExperienceBusiness PartnershipEngineering ExcellenceScalable Platform Growth

Preferred

Ai/ml KnowledgeSoftware Engineering Experience

Stack & domain

People Experience Business PartnerPeople StrategiesProduct InnovationEngineering ExcellenceScalable Platform GrowthSoftware EngineeringAi/mlProduct EngineeringPlatform TeamsTalent StrategyVelocityQualityTechnical CapabilityOperational SystemsInfluenceTeam DesignLeadershipCommunicationIntelligent Systems

About the role

Original posting from Shield AI via Lever

Founded in 2015, Shield AI is a venture-backed deep-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include the V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, Hivemind Enterprise, and the Hivemind Vision product lines. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific, Shield AI’s technology actively supports operations worldwide. For more information, visit www.shield.ai. Follow Shield AI on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and YouTube.
Job Description:
We’re seeking a Staff People Experience Business Partner (PxBP) to drive the execution of people strategies that directly enable product innovation, engineering excellence, and scalable platform growth in Shield AI’s Hivemind organization.
Reporting to the Sr. Director, PxBP, Hivemind, you will serve as a trusted advisor to senior Engineering leaders, partnering to build high-performing, resilient, and scalable technical organizations in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment.
This role is ideal for a business-first HR leader who understands how engineering organizations create value. You bring deep experience supporting Software Engineering, AI/ML, Product Engineering, or Platform teams and know how to align talent strategy with velocity, quality, and long-term technical capability.
You are operationally strong, analytically driven, and comfortable navigating ambiguity. You simplify complexity, build scalable systems, and influence with credibility. Most importantly, you understand that exceptional talent, strong technical leadership, and effective team design are the foundation of product and innovation success.
This is a hybrid/on-site role is based in San Mateo or San Diego, CA

Source: Shield AI careers (Lever)