Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition
Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition
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$ 135000 - 200000
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Job Description
At Vast our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. We are building artificial gravity space stations allowing long-term stays in space without the adverse effects of zero-gravity. Our initial crewed space habitat will be Haven-1 scheduled to be the worlds first commercial space station when it launches into low earth orbit in May 2026. Our team is all-in committed to executing our mission safely and on you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity come join us.
Vast is looking for aSenior Manager Talent Acquisition reporting to the Director Talent Acquisition to help lead our efforts in building world-class engineering teams.
This will be a full-timeexempt position located in our Long Beach location.
Responsibilities:
- Lead manage and mentor team of technical recruiters and sourcers fostering a collaborative high performing team environment
- Provide directional leadership and recruitment strategy for a diverse range of roles from entry to senior level across multiple teams and/or entire business units and advise senior management on recruiting trends and talent market dynamics
- Partner with engineering leadership to understand team needs and define hiring roadmaps for roles such as electrical engineers mechanical engineers systems architects firmware engineers and silicon engineers
- Guide your team in moving beyond traditional recruitment methods developing innovative strategies to engage talent from underrepresented backgrounds and implementing inclusive hiring practices that ensure all candidates are positioned for success
- Provide a deep understanding of your and your teams roles how they impact business objectives and program milestones and serve as consultant to hiring leaders
- Manage metrics-driven recruiting processes with a focus on time-to-fill and candidate quality
- Stay current on trends in the talent market and represent the company at key recruiting events conferences and networking opportunities
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree or similar experience
- 8 years of experience in technical recruiting including 4 years in a people management role with multiple direct reports.
- Aerospace experience a strong plus.
- Proven ability to manage and mentor recruiting teams in fast-paced high-growth environments.
- Deep understanding of technical roles hiring challenges and market dynamics in hardware.
- Data-driven mindset with experience using ATS tools and recruiting analytics to optimize processes.
- Excellent communication collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- Familiarity with hardware-software co-development environments and technical fluency in hardware systems
- Proven track record leading high-performing recruiting teams including both individual contributors and managers
- Recognized for empathetic leadership direct and constructive feedback and developing team members into trusted strategic partners
- Passionate about building scalable systems and processes to improve how technical talent is hired
- Execution and ownership focused - Goal oriented; attains satisfaction from doing achieving and excelling
Pay Range:
- Manager Talent Acquisition: $135000 - $165000
- Senior Manager Talent Acquisition: $156000 - $200000
Salary Range: California
$135000 - $200000 USD
U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS
The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls and therefore must either be a U.S. person as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. This status includes U.S. citizens U.S. nationals lawful permanent residents (green card holders) and asylees and refugees with such status granted not pending.EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
