Senior Talent Acquisition Manager (Space/Defense)

Location: Torrance, California, United States; onsite at the Torrance office five days per week. Limited travel may be required for university outreach, recruiting events, and company activities. U.S. citizenship and current authorization to work in the U.S. are required; this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Annual base salary: $125,000–$150,000 USD, plus stock options and company benefits. No recruiting commission or annual bonus.

Company

hirify.global is a vertically integrated space and defense company developing hardware for low-Earth-orbit missions, including satellite buses, in-orbit servicing robotics, and mission systems for U.S. national security programs.

What you will do

• Own full-cycle recruiting from role definition through accepted offer in partnership with the Head of HR and hiring leaders.
• Build company-specific talent channels and long-term pipelines through universities, technical communities, events, partnerships, referrals, social media, and targeted outreach.
• Map, identify, engage, assess, and close scarce passive candidates across engineering, manufacturing, operations, and corporate functions.
• Develop technically credible candidate profiles and distinguish genuine capability from surface-level fit.
• Advise hiring leaders on talent-market conditions and improve search, evaluation, hiring, data, and feedback processes.
• Help hire and mentor additional recruiters while remaining active in frontline recruiting.

Requirements

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in an agency, startup, or high-growth company.
• At least 1 year of in-house recruiting experience at an early-stage startup or Series B-or-earlier company.
• Proven success identifying, engaging, and closing difficult-to-find passive candidates and building sourcing channels from scratch.
• Experience recruiting technical roles across multiple functions; space, aerospace, defense, robotics, or advanced manufacturing experience is strongly preferred.
• Hands-on ability to learn unfamiliar technical fields, evaluate candidate relevance, work with recruiting data, and improve processes.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or otherwise meet applicable U.S. government and ITAR authorization requirements. Greenhouse and LinkedIn Recruiter experience is preferred; recruiter management or mentoring experience is helpful.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees, with 90% dependent coverage, plus life insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Stock options in an early-stage, rapidly growing startup.
• Financial relocation assistance is available for candidates outside the Los Angeles area.
• 12 days of paid time off, 12 company holidays, free snacks and drinks, and regular social events.