Executive Recruiter (Aerospace)

Location: Redondo Beach, United States; onsite. Applicants must be U.S. Persons or eligible to obtain an export license under applicable U.S. export regulations.

Salary: $165,000–$195,000 per year, plus potential stock options and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops in-space transportation vehicles and spacecraft manufacturing solutions for orbital transport, payload delivery, constellation deployment, and precision reentry.

What you will do

• Lead full-cycle recruiting for executive and senior leadership positions from intake and sourcing strategy through offer negotiation and close.
• Partner with the CEO, executive leadership, and hiring managers to define requirements and hiring priorities.
• Develop targeted search strategies and engage passive candidates across aerospace, defense, technology, and related industries.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and anticipated leadership needs.
• Assess leadership capability, technical depth, cultural alignment, and overall fit while managing discreet candidate relationships.
• Provide market intelligence and lead offer development and negotiations with People Operations.

Requirements

• 8+ years of recruiting experience, including successful recruitment of senior leadership and executive-level talent.
• Experience managing full-cycle recruiting for complex, high-impact roles and engaging passive candidates through direct outreach, networking, referrals, and creative search strategies.
• Experience partnering directly with executive leadership and senior hiring managers.
• Strong candidate assessment, relationship-building, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple searches simultaneously in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Must be a U.S. Person or eligible to obtain an applicable U.S. export license.

Nice to have

• 5+ years of executive recruiting experience in aerospace, defense, space, advanced hardware, or another technically complex industry.
• Success recruiting VP-level, C-suite, and functional leadership positions.
• An established senior-talent network across engineering, operations, manufacturing, and corporate functions.
• Experience in a high-growth startup or scaling technology company.
• Familiarity with executive search methodologies, compensation benchmarking, and competitive talent mapping.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment in the People Operations department.
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Potential eligibility for long-term incentives in the form of stock options.
• Onsite work environment supporting spacecraft manufacturing and in-space transportation programs.

Hiring process

• Application review followed by an introductory phone interview.
• Technical phone interview(s).
• Onsite interview followed by an offer.