Senior Recruiter, University and Alternative Channels

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Own Shield AI's university recruiting strategy end to end, including the target school portfolio, annual plan, calendar, and budget for your business
• Lead demand collection with business leaders for interns, co-ops, and intern-to-FTE conversions, driving iHIRE approvals and req postings on schedule for your business
• Build Shield AI's campus brand through technical storytelling, faculty and career center relationships, and engagement with robotics, AI, and diversity student organizations
• Represent Shield AI at career fairs, tech talks, and info sessions, and build early pipelines of high-potential candidates ahead of req approval
• Run full-cycle recruiting for all intern, co-op, and new grad roles for Aircraft
• Maintain a structured, bias-reduced evaluation process and run intern interview training and calibration to keep the bar consistent across teams and sites
• Extend timely offers within the standard framework by role, location, and level, and partner with Compensation on salary and housing stipend benchmarking
• Own the accepted-offer-to-Day-1 experience to reduce reneges and strengthen onboarding readiness

Job requirements

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with at least 3 years focused on university, early-career, or campus recruiting
• Demonstrated ownership of a campus strategy end to end — school selection, event planning, budget, and season execution — not just requisition execution
• Track record of high-volume technical hiring for engineering roles, and of closing candidates in a competitive market
• Experience partnering directly with senior business and engineering leaders on workforce planning and demand
• Strong data instincts: you build and use funnel metrics, conversion rates, and ROI analysis to make decisions and to influence leaders
• Proficiency with an ATS and sourcing tools; comfort building process, templates, and reporting from scratch
• Excellent written and verbal communication; you represent the company credibly to students, faculty, and executives
• Willingness to travel during peak campus season