Talent Acquisition Partner, APAC
Shield AI
People & HR
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Posted on Oct 28, 2025
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 nine 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.
We are seeking a strategic and experienced Talent Acquisition Partner to lead full-cycle recruitment across Australia and the wider APAC region. This person will be a trusted advisor to Shield AI’s business and engineering leaders, driving critical hiring initiatives that enable our mission and expansion in the region.
The ideal candidate has a strong understanding of the APAC talent landscape, thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments, and can operate independently while collaborating closely with our global Talent Acquisition and People teams
What You’ll Do
- Own and drive full-cycle recruitment across Shield AI’s APAC operations, ensuring a world-class candidate and hiring manager experience.
- Partner with functional and regional leaders to define hiring needs, workforce plans, and go-to-market recruiting strategies aligned with Shield AI’s mission.
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies to attract exceptional talent across technical, operational, and leadership roles.
- Act as a trusted advisor on all things talent — from market insights and compensation benchmarking to employer branding.
- Collaborate with our U.S. and international Talent teams to deliver a consistent, values-driven hiring experience globally.
- Manage and mentor sourcing and coordination support where applicable.
- Ensure compliance with regional employment laws, data privacy standards, and company policies acrossAPAC region.
- Track key hiring metrics, providing reporting and recommendations for continuous improvement.
What We’re Looking For
- Minimum 10 + years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally within high-growth technology, aerospace, defense, or robotics companies.
- Proven success hiring across the APAC markets and navigating regional differences in hiring practices and employment law.
- Strong background in both technical (engineering, AI/ML, autonomy) and non-technical (operations, business, G&A) recruitment.
- Experience partnering with senior stakeholders and influencing through data-driven insights.
- Excellent communication, relationship-building, and negotiation skills.
- Deep understanding of talent mapping, proactive sourcing, and market intelligence.
- Experience using Lever (or similar ATS) and LinkedIn Recruiter.
- Comfortable working across time zones with distributed teams.
Our international team members are employed through our Employer of Record (EOR) and receive a comprehensive international benefits package on top of base salary. For full details on compensation and benefits, please consult your talent acquisition partner.