SpaceTech Talent Lead - Full-Cycle Hiring

Foundational; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EMI share options

25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

Enhanced Parental Leave

Cycle to work scheme

Office in central London

Job summary

Foundational, a spacetech startup in London, is building a precise picture of Earth and orbit. We design laser ranging stations and data platforms to support space operations, with a small, fast-moving team of engineers, scientists and operators.

We are opening an HR Lead role to own hiring from first CV to offer, shaping the candidate experience and employer brand as we scale our team across engineering, commercial and operations.

Qualifications

• In-house or agency recruitment experience for technical roles.
• Strong sourcing skills for niche profiles.
• Strong organisation, and a fast, respectful candidate experience.
• Confidence advising founders and hiring managers.

Responsibilities

• Run full-cycle recruitment across engineering, commercial and operations roles.
• Source specialists in small technical fields such as laser ranging, geodesy and optics.
• Run our applicant tracking system, pipelines and reporting.
• Design interview processes with hiring managers.
• Manage our talent pool and keep promising candidates warm.

Skills

Recruiting experience

Sourcing niche profiles

Organisation & candidate experience

Advising founders & hiring managers

Tools

Ashby

Job description

Foundational, a spacetech startup in London, is building a precise picture of Earth and orbit. We design laser ranging stations and data platforms to support space operations, with a small, fast-moving team of engineers, scientists and operators.

We are opening an HR Lead role to own hiring from first CV to offer, shaping the candidate experience and employer brand as we scale our team across engineering, commercial and operations.