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Executive Recruiter

Vast

Job Location:

Long Beach, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 138000 - 196000

Posted: 8 May 2026 (30+ days ago)

Application Deadline: 16 September 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

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Job Summary

At Vast our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing and unlocking a new space economy for government corporate and private customers. Using an incremental hardware-rich and low-cost approach Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station. Haven Demos 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next Haven-1 is expected to become the worlds first commercial space station when it launches followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030. Our team is all-in committed to executing our mission safely and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity come join us.

Vast is looking for an Executive Recruiter reporting to the Director Talent Acquisition to lead hiring for highly specialized and executive-level talent critical to the development of next-generation human-rated space stations. This role is not only about filling rolesit is about architecting and executing thoughtful scalable recruiting strategies that enable the company to build world-class technical leadership across engineering manufacturing and corporate domains.

The Executive Recruiter will be a strategic problem solver and have a shared sense of urgency in identifying and filling critical leadership and niche talent gaps for our growing company.

This will be a full-time exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

Responsibilities:

Partner closely with leadership to define shape and execute talent strategies for critical leadership roles across engineering manufacturing and corporate functions.
Design and implement structured data-informed executive search strategies tailored to each role including market mapping target company development and candidate engagement plans
Build and continuously refine scalable processes frameworks and best practices for executive recruiting ensuring consistency quality and efficiency across searches
Own the end-to-end executive search lifecycle with a high degree of rigor and attention to detail from role definition through close and onboarding
Act as a strategic advisor to stakeholders providing market insights talent intelligence and calibrated guidance to inform hiring decisions and organizational design
Establish and maintain strong trust-based relationships with senior leaders embedding a talent-first mindset into business planning and execution
Deliver a high-touch detail-oriented candidate experience that reflects the complexity and importance of the roles being filled
Collaborate with the broader Talent Acquisition team to elevate standards share best practices and drive continuous improvement across the function

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
8 years of overall executive recruiting experience ideally both in-house and at an executive search firm. Aerospace experience is a strong plus.
Proven ability to design and execute structured search strategies for complex hard-to-fill roles in high-growth or technically sophisticated organizations

Preferred Qualifications

Deep expertise in full lifecycle executive search including intake role scoping market mapping sourcing strategy candidate development and close
Strong track record of building and refining recruiting processes frameworks and systems that scale
Experience operating in complex matrixed organizations as well as fast-paced startup environments
Ability to synthesize market data into actionable insights that influence hiring strategies and business decisions
Highly detail-oriented and methodical with a disciplined process-driven approach to execution
Strong ownership mindset with a focus on outcomes accountability and continuous improvement
Exceptional ability to build trust influence senior stakeholders and operate as a strategic partner

Pay Range: California

$138000 - $196000 USD

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge education skills experience business needs and market demand. Salary is just one component of our comprehensive compensation package. Full-time employees also receive company equity as well as access to a full suite of compelling benefits and perks including: medical dental and vision coverage for employees and dependents generous paid time off; up to 20 days of vacation for exempt staff and up to 10 days of vacation for non-exempt staff with the ability to cash-out unused vacation annually paid parental leave short and long-term disability insurance life insurance access to a 401(k) retirement plan ClassPass credits personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health and other discounts and perks. We also take pride in offering exceptional food perks with snacks drip coffee & onsite barista cold drinks and dinner meals remaining free of charge and lunch subsidized as part of Vasts ongoing commitment to providing high-quality meals for employees.

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

Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vast is governed on the basis of merit competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race color religion gender national origin/ethnicity veteran status disability status age sexual orientation gender identity marital status mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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