Senior Technical Sourcer, Executive Search
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 world’s first commercial space station when it launches into low earth orbit in August 2025. 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 a(n) Senior Executive Sourcer / Researcher, reporting to the Executive Recruiter for Engineering, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.
This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.
Responsibilities:
- Utilize various sourcing techniques to identify potential niche engineering and executive candidates with technical backgrounds
- Find creative solutions for competing
- Create and maintain a pipeline of passive and active executive and niche technical candidates for current and future requisitions
- Screen and assess applications to ensure alignment with our technical hiring needs and identify suitable candidates
- Initiate and engage with potential candidates with messages and emails, sparking their interest in our opportunities
- Conduct preliminary interviews with potential candidates to evaluate candidate’s qualifications
- Work closely with the executive recruiter and CTO to understand hiring needs, translating these requirements into a sourcing strategy
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of experience
- 5+ years of proven experience as a technical sourcer or recruiter
- Direct experience conducting deep dive searches for executive and niche technical searches
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- Experience with Greenhouse, LinkedIn Recruiter, and GEM
- Experience building deep relationships with candidates and pipelines of talent
- Demonstrated ability to source candidates with niched areas of expertise
- Self-directed with a high sense of urgency while maintaining a meticulous attention to detail
- Strong customer service mindset
- Excellent communicator and problem solver
- Ability to be flexible, adaptable, and maintain unwavering poise under pressure
- Highly organized with a knack for building relationships
- Sharp eye for detail and precision
Salary Range: California
$130,000 - $170,000 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
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