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Eryn Jenkins

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Director of Talent Acquisition, G&A at Shield AI
📍 San Diego, California, United States

Eryn Jenkins is the Head of Global Talent Acquisition at Shield AI, where she has a demonstrated history of scaling teams in tech, sports, and defense. A Certified Diversity Recruiter with a B. S. from Towson University, she excels at building systems to support rapid expansion and is known for being motivating, enthusiastic, and persistent.

Outside of her professional life, Eryn is deeply passionate about mission work, particularly her involvement with missions across South Africa. This interest is complemented by her studies in theology, for which she earned a certificate from The River Bible College, reflecting a commitment to her personal values and service.

She was instrumental in scaling Shield AI from 180 to over 1, 300 employees while expanding the talent team from just two people to 25.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Director of Talent Acquisition, G&A
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Diego, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Eryn shows up

Dynamic But Sincere
Friendly But Fast
Decisive But Friendly

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Priorities

Topics Eryn cares about

Rapid Team Scaling
She led the growth of Shield AI from 180 to over 1, 300 employees and expanded her own talent acquisition team from 2 to 25 members.
Mission-Driven Hiring
Focuses on finding candidates who align with a company's core mission, not just compensation or perks, to ensure long-term cultural fit and performance.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Director of Talent Acquisition, G&A
Shield AI
1-2023 - 2-2026
Director of Global Talent Acquisition
Shield AI
1-2022 - 1-2023
Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition
Shield AI
3-2018 - 4-2020
Sr. Talent Acquisition Lead
MicroStrategy
5-2016 - 9-2020
Talent Acquisition and Recruiting Consultant
Independent Consulting
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Education
B.S.
Towson University
Certificate of Theology
The River Bible College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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