Aerospace Tech Talent Partner

Rocket Lab Corp.; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Lab in Auckland is seeking a Talent Acquisition Partner to recruit world-class technical engineering and aerospace talent in a fast-paced environment. You will operate closely with hiring managers, guiding decisions and maintaining momentum to deliver when it matters most.

This role is fully office-based, Monday to Friday, with no flexible or remote work arrangements. You’ll join a high-trust, high-performing team that values clarity, speed, and results.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of recruitment experience.
• Proven technical engineering or aerospace recruitment experience, essential.
• Success sourcing hard-to-find technical talent through multiple channels.
• Experience from either agency or in-house recruitment.
• Strong relationship building; hiring managers and candidates trust you because you deliver.
• Ability to manage conflicting, urgent priorities in a fast-moving environment.
• Creative problem-solving and adaptability when plans shift.
• A collaborative mindset; you thrive in a high-trust, high-performing team.
• The Rocket Lab hustle, urgency, resilience, and a drive for results.

Responsibilities

• Recruit world-class technical engineering and aerospace talent in a fast-moving environment.
• Partner with hiring managers to navigate complex engineering requirements.
• Influence hiring decisions and advocate for exceptional candidates.
• Maintain momentum amid shifting priorities and deliver when it matters most.
• Collaborate with a high-performing team to meet recruitment goals.

Skills

Recruitment experience

Technical engineering recruitment

Aerospace recruitment

Agency or in-house recruitment

Stakeholder management

Prioritization under pressure

Creative problem solving

Collaboration in high-trust teams

Job description

Rocket Lab in Auckland is seeking a Talent Acquisition Partner to recruit world-class technical engineering and aerospace talent in a fast-paced environment. You will operate closely with hiring managers, guiding decisions and maintaining momentum to deliver when it matters most.

This role is fully office-based, Monday to Friday, with no flexible or remote work arrangements. You’ll join a high-trust, high-performing team that values clarity, speed, and results.