Blue Origin

Sr Manager Talent Acquisition - Space Vehicles

Blue Origin • $158K — $221K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of recruiting/talent acquisition experience, particularly in technical roles
  • 5+ years of team management experience
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
  • Expert proficiency with recruiting systems and platforms
  • Experience in developing efficient operational systems
  • Background in recruiting for Manufacturing, Aerospace, or Operations
  • Ability to leverage data for strategic planning

Responsibilities

  • Support the evolution of the talent acquisition team as a strategic partner
  • Partner with business leaders to implement efficiency improvements
  • Develop strategies for local hiring in Washington, Alabama, and Florida
  • Build and lead a high-performing recruiting team
  • Collaborate with various departments to align on hiring needs
  • Provide updates on hiring progress to leadership
  • Stay current with industry trends and bring innovative ideas
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Basic and supplemental life insurance
  • Paid parental leave and short/long-term disability
  • 401(k) with up to 5% company match
  • Stock options for regular employees
  • Up to four weeks of paid time off and 14 company-paid holidays
  • Potential for bonuses based on individual contributions
Full Job Description
Application close date:
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

This role is part of Blue Origin corporate functions, providing centralized support across Blue Origin business unit teams, functions, and locations.

The Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition will lead and develop a team of recruiters responsible for delivering hires for the Blue Operations team with the bulk of the hiring focused on exempt employees in Space Vehicles. The Senior Manager will lead the development of new pipeline channels, candidate engagement and attraction strategies, streamline interview processes, and builds the overall sourcing plan to achieve our delivery goals and enable the businesses to achieve their goal.

The Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition has a passion for leading a team and is responsible for building and developing a successful talent acquisition team that consistently sources and delivers a pipeline of top-quality talent. This person will manage teams across three locations and time zones (Washington, Alabama, and Florida), making it critical to be a great communicator and to have a focus on team engagement. The Senior Manager establishes clear goals uses data to drive decisions, guide, and manage their team.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities:
  • Support the evolution of the talent acquisition team towards a function that is viewed as a strategic, consultative, and proactive partner with the business.
  • Partner with Client Leads, Recruiting Leadership, and the business to build and implement plans that identify and drive efficiency improvements enabling the team to deliver against aggressive hiring goals.
  • Build strategy to increase local hiring in Washington, Alabama, and Florida for exempt hiring in technical and aerospace roles.
  • Build and lead a team of high-performing recruiters in a fast-paced and rapidly evolving environment.
  • Collaborate with Client Leads, finance, HR, and business leaders to understand their hiring needs and align on delivery goals.
  • Provide regular updates to TA leadership and business leaders on progress against hiring targets and other key talent acquisition initiatives.
  • Stay current with industry trends and best practices in talent management, bringing innovative ideas to the organization.
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement, feedback, and professional growth.


Requirements:
  • 10+ years of recruiting/talent acquisition experience to include highly technical roles
  • 5+ years of experience directly managing a team
  • Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination in years of experience
  • Expert level proficiency with recruiting systems and platforms and how best to achieve full optimization and adoption
  • Experience developing systems and processes to support smooth and efficient day-to-day operations
  • Experience leading a recruiting team for Manufacturing, Aerospace, Operations or another business with non-exempt technical engineering roles.
  • Ability to understand and use data to make strategic plans.


Desired:
  • Proven track record of building and supporting a successful team of recruiters and sourcers.
  • Experience working in a technology, engineering, manufacturing, or aerospace/space industry.
  • Self-starter comfortable leading through ambiguity to define clear roadmaps and processes.
  • Prior start up and high growth environment experience.


Base Pay Range for:
WA applicants is $158,257.00 - $221,559.45

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

Don't meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Benefits
  • Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
  • Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
  • Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
  • Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.


About Blue Origin

Blue Origin is an aerospace company that develops rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers. The company's products include the New Shepard suborbital vehicle and the New Glenn orbital rocket. Blue Origin was founded in 2000 by Jeff Bezos and is headquartered in Kent, Washington.
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