EMEA Talent Acquisition Partner (R5549)

Hybrid

Posted about 2 months ago

People Experience Division

AI summary

As a Strategic Talent Acquisition Partner, you'll drive full-cycle hiring, supporting market entries and scaling teams in the EMEA defense and public sector SaaS spaces, while advising senior leaders and shaping talent strategies.

Eligible from: EMEA

Job Description

Job Description:

We’re hiring a Strategic Talent Acquisition Partner to help power our next phase of growth across EMEA. This is a high-impact, business-critical role at the heart of Shield’s AI international expansion—supporting new market entries, building and scaling best-in-class sales and engineering organisations, and partnering with senior leaders to shape our future. This is not a transactional recruiting role. You will operate as a strategic advisor, market expert, and builder—owning how talent enables scale across diverse EMEA markets.

Responsibilities

What you'll do:

Strategic Talent Partnership

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).

Execution with Excellence

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.

Employer Branding & Talent Attraction

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.

Driving at Scale

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

Required qualifications:

Proven experience as a strategic talent acquisition partner driving full cycle hiring for both engineering and go to market talent within the defence space or Public Sector Saas space.

Demonstrated success supporting new market entries and scaling teams at pace.

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.

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Posted on: Aug 4, 2026
Job type: Full-time
Location: LondonHybrid

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