Staff People Business Partner, Engineering

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

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Management, or related field required
• 8 years of progressive HR experience, including direct support of Engineering, Product, or technical organizations
• Demonstrated success partnering with senior Engineering leaders in a scaling organization
• Experience operating within a global People function that includes COEs and Shared Services
• Strong understanding of technical talent markets, job architecture, and leveling for engineering roles
• Experience leveraging HCM systems and people analytics to drive insights and decision-making

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a high-growth technology or AI-driven company preferred

$132,000 - $204,000 a year

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Full-time regular employee offer package:

Pay within range listed Bonus Benefits Equity

Temporary employee offer package:

Pay within range listed above temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment)

Salary compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. All offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference check. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your talent acquisition representative for more information.

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