About This Role
Recruiting for senior leadership and executive-level positions across the company is the core of this role. You will partner closely with executive leadership and hiring managers to identify, engage, and attract exceptional talent across various functions. This role is integral to the company's rapid growth by hiring top technical leaders.
Responsibilities
- Lead full-cycle recruiting for executive and senior leadership roles, from intake and sourcing strategy through offer negotiation and close
- Partner with the CEO, executive team, and hiring managers to define role requirements, assess talent needs, and align on hiring priorities
- Develop and execute targeted search strategies to identify exceptional passive candidates across the aerospace, defense, technology, and related industries
- Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for current and anticipated leadership needs
- Conduct candidate outreach and preliminary assessments, evaluating leadership capability, technical depth, cultural alignment, and overall fit
- Manage candidate relationships throughout the interview process, ensuring a high-quality, discreet, and professional experience
- Provide market intelligence on executive talent availability, compensation, organizational structures, and competitive hiring activity
- Lead offer development and negotiations in partnership with hiring managers and People Operations
Requirements
- 8+ years of recruiting experience, including demonstrated success recruiting senior leadership and executive-level talent
- Proven experience managing full-cycle recruiting processes for complex, high-impact roles
- Demonstrated ability to source and engage passive candidates through direct outreach, networking, referrals, and creative search strategies
- Experience partnering directly with executive leadership and senior hiring managers
- Strong candidate assessment, relationship-building, negotiation, and communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple searches simultaneously in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
Nice to have:
- 5+ years of demonstrated executive recruiting experience within aerospace, defense, space, advanced hardware, or other technically complex industries
- Demonstrated success recruiting VP-level, C-suite, and functional leadership positions
- Established network of senior talent across engineering, operations, manufacturing, and corporate functions
- Experience operating within a high-growth startup or scaling technology company
- Familiarity with executive search methodologies, compensation benchmarking, and competitive talent mapping
Benefits
- Long-term incentives, in the form of stock options
