HRBP Director, Shield AI
EMEA
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Senior and Expert level
London
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Building AI aircraft pilots
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Building AI aircraft pilots
1001+ employees
B2BArtificial IntelligenceEnterpriseFlights
Job no longer available
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Senior and Expert level
London
More information about location
1001+ employees
B2BArtificial IntelligenceEnterpriseFlights
Company mission
To protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate is an operational self-starter who thinks globally, influences with credibility, and thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- You know how to simplify in the face of complexity and build systems that scale
- You are purpose-driven, resourceful, and grounded in a pragmatic approach to problem-solving
- If you’re energized by creating differentiated employee experiences and using data-driven insights to guide people and culture strategies, we’d love to hear from you
- Strategic, business-first mindset. You understand how the company creates value—connecting strategy, customer outcomes, and people decisions to drive performance and growth
- Visionary and innovative. You anticipate what’s next, think in systems, and design creative, scalable solutions that evolve as the business grows
- Operational excellence with velocity. You translate vision into action through disciplined execution, measurable outcomes, and a bias for speed
- Proven experience in high-growth environments. You’ve helped scale organizations and People Experience functions through rapid change, balancing structure with agility
- Matrix Collaborator. You thrive in a global matrix, navigating complex environments, connecting with stakeholders – including Shared Services, and COEs - up, down and across teams to drive alignment, clarity and informed decision-making
- Global perspective, local fluency. You bring global strategy to life locally, ensuring a seamless, end-to-end employee experience that reflects a one-Px team experience
- Influential and trusted partner. You bring credibility, curiosity, and courage—able to challenge, consult, and collaborate effectively with senior leaders across functions
- Builder of teams and culture. You partner with your business client to attract, develop, and empower diverse, high-performing teams—and foster trust and inclusion as the foundation for success
- Data-driven storyteller. You use analytics and insight to influence decisions, communicate with clarity across audiences, and simplify complexity into actionable direction
- Change leader. You bring steadiness and optimism through transformation—aligning people, process, and purpose in times of evolution and scale
- People team expertise with a creative edge. You have experience across the full people lifecycle —from talent acquisition and total rewards to learning and org design—and apply it through a lens of innovation and technology
- Future-focused mindset. You embrace AI, data science, and progressive people practices as catalysts for smarter, faster, more human organizations
- 8+ years of broad professional HR experience in a high growth company, preferably in the technology industry with public sector a plus
- Experience with global businesses, delivering people solutions for international companies
- Track record in partnering with and influencing senior business executives within a high growth technology company
- Experience operating in a global People Experience organization with COEs, Shared Services and multi-region teams playing critical roles in providing end-to-end services across a global business and multi-country workforce
- Have used HCM technology, other point solution applications and sophisticated data analytics to achieve productivity, drive insights and improve employee, manager and executive engagement
- You have expert knowledge of HR theories, practices and principles as normally obtained through the completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, or Business Management. MBA or other Master’s Degree preferred not required
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed
What the job involves
- We are a company of passionate innovators committed to delivering exceptional experiences—for our customers and for each other. We care deeply about our product, our people, and our shared success
- We’re seeking a Director, HR Business Partner to support our regional talent strategy and drive the execution of people solutions that enable business growth
- Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will serve as a trusted advisor to key leaders, working closely with regional leaders to support rapid expansion and organizational transformation
- In this role, you will translate global strategy into culturally informed regional execution enabling local adoption while avoiding unnecessary customization or duplication
- You will work across the People Experience organization to support both functional and regional business needs and help shape a culture that attracts, develops, and empowers exceptional talent to drive meaningful impact every day
- Shape and execute the global talent strategy for the region translating business goals into culturally informed, integrated, scalable people strategies and initiatives that accelerate business growth and deliver results – without reinventing or duplicating existing approaches
- Partner with regional leaders as a trusted advisor, coaching and developing them to build high-performing, learning-driven teams and a culture of innovation
- Act as the strategic connector between business units, Px Centers of Excellence, and regional teams—ensuring talent programs and solutions are aligned, data-driven and impactful as they are deployed across client organizations. Monitor results and work collaboratively to continuous refine approaches and address gaps
- Leverage insights and analytics to track organizational health and culture, diagnose challenges, and design agile solutions that fuel business success. Work closely with leaders and the business to influence decisions, and use data driven diagnostics tools and processes to develop solutions to continuously improve org effectiveness
- Champion our culture and values, ensuring they remain a competitive advantage in how we attract, engage, and retain top talent globally
- Embed diversity, inclusion, and belonging into every people process, creating an environment where every employee feels seen, valued, and empowered to perform at their best
- Elevate leadership capability through succession planning, organization/role design, and high-impact leadership development programs that prepare us for scale
- Drive change and transformation by informing, influencing, and communicating people strategies that deliver a seamless, ‘one-Px-team' experience across the organization, working closely with the Functional PXBP Global Lead to ensure alignment and impact
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Security, and other partners to deliver aligned, efficient, and compliant business outcomes
- Lead as part of the People Experience and PX HRBP Leadership Team, driving enterprise-level initiatives regionally and shaping the evolution of our global People function
- Partner with key Stakeholders to drive transformation—informing a global service delivery model that delivers integrated People Experience services and solutions across international regions while balancing speed, innovation, and operational excellence
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Self-driving vehicles present enormous benefits for the transportation industry, with the potential to increase the safety and efficiency of cars, trucks, and commercial airlines. However, such technological innovation is less present within the military transportation sector, despite the benefits that AI piloting would produce for the operation of drones and aircraft.
Shield AI is developing Hivemind, an AI-driven pilot that can operate drones and aircraft autonomously, without needing GPS, communications, or pilots. In addition to navigation, the technology is also designed to facilitate indoor building clearance, integrated defense breaching, and has the ability to learn and autonomously execute aircraft missions.
Whilst similar AI-driven pilot software has begun to appear in Chinese military research programs, Shield AI's target is the US. By developing fully autonomous piloting integrations for any type of aircraft, the company aims to future-proof the US military without the need for bespoke aircraft design. It has generated massive amounts of funding to support continued scaling and R&D efforts.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Top investors
Company
Funding (last 2 of 14 rounds)
Mar 2026
$1.5bn
SERIES G
Mar 2026
$500m
LATE VC
Total funding: $3.0bn
Company benefits
- Excellent Medical Coverage
- Mental Health Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Parental Leave
- Pet Insurance
- Flexible Work Hours
- Gym Discount (San Diego)
- Onsite Gym (DC)
- Free Parking
- Competitive Compensation
- 401K Services and Match
- Stock Benefits
Company HQ
Core-Columbia, San Diego, CA
Leadership
Ryan Tseng
(Co-Founder & President)Experience as CEO, CTO and Founder of WiPower from 2006 to 2010. Technical Lead for Wireless Power Program for Qualcomm from 2010 to 2013.
Brandon Tseng
(Co-Founder & President)Naval Officer for the US Navy from 2009 to 2015.
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