Staff Px Business Partner, Engineering (R4850)

Shield AI

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San Francisco, California on site Until 8/22/2026 8+ years exp H-1B sponsor history First posted May 8, 2026 Last posted May 8, 2026
Job description
Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with the mission of protecting service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Its products include Hivemind autonomy software, V-BAT and X-BAT aircraft, and Aechelon simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and 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 or San Diego, CA 

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
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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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Shield AI is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. 

Compensation (from employer):
132000–204000 USD per year

About this role

Summary

Support engineering teams by aligning talent strategies with product and technical growth.

Job title

Staff Px Business Partner, Engineering

Experience level

8+ years

Minimum experience

8+ years exp

Industry

defense-tech

Location requirements

On-site in San Mateo or San Diego, CA; hybrid work permitted.

Salary

$132k–$204k

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

HRbusiness partneringengineering supporttalent managementHCM systems

Preferred skills

high-growth environmentAI-driven company

Specializations

HRbusiness partneringengineering supporttalent management
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

San Mateo, CA, USA

On-site City

San Diego, CA, USA

On-site City
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