360 Consultant (Internal Vacancy - US)

Apera; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity from Day 1

Unlimited PTO

Regular incentives

Ongoing mentorship

Job summary

Apera is a ground‑breaking talent, engineering and consulting platform actively expanding across its markets in Los Angeles, Leeds and Manchester. We seek a top 1% consultant to drive strategic growth and partner with leading deep tech companies.

Join a high‑performance firm that rewards results with an industry‑leading commission structure, equity from Day 1, and rapid career progression through our Flight Path framework.

Qualifications

• Experience in sourcing and engaging engineers and leaders for deep tech companies.
• Strong ability to build and maintain client relationships across markets.
• Demonstrated resilience in a fast‑growing, high‑performance environment.

Responsibilities

• Grow the Apera portfolio – partner with companies at the forefront of innovation.
• Full 360 Recruitment – own the process end-to-end: winning new business, sourcing world-class talent, and delivering outstanding results & experiences.
• Talent Mapping – proactively build pipelines of highly skilled engineers and technical experts across the world.
• Trusted Advisor – support clients with market insight, salary benchmarking, and strategic hiring advice.
• Shape the Future of the Team – play a pivotal role in scaling Apera on a global scale, with clear progression opportunities as the team grows.

Skills

Business Development

Candidate Sourcing

Relationship Building

Market Curiosity

Resilience & Ambition

Job description

Apera is a first of its kind talent, engineering and consulting platform. We build amazing teams and support the development of bleeding-edge technologies. We focus exclusively on Aerospace, Robotics & AI, Defence, Space and Automotive.

We are a high-performance firm that operates at the cutting edge of deep tech and complex engineered markets.

We're looking for a top 1% consultant to drive strategic growth. We have opportunities across all of our markets.

Key Skills

• Business Development – the confidence to win new clients and build lasting relationships with the most innovative deep tech companies in the world.
• Candidate Sourcing & Assessment - skilled at finding and engaging exceptional engineers and leaders and leaders using advanced search techniques.
• Relationship Builder – natural communicator who can gain trust and maintain strong networks across clients and candidates.
• Market Curiosity - genuine interest in engineering and enthusiasm for emerging technologies (e.g. eVTOL, sustainable propulsion, robotics, defence drones).
• Resilience & Ambition - thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where success is rewarded and opportunities are huge.

Core Responsibilities

• Grow the Apera portfolio – partner with companies at the forefront of innovation.
• Full 360 Recruitment – own the process end-to-end: winning new business, sourcing world-class talent, and delivering outstanding results & experiences.
• Talent Mapping – proactively build pipelines of highly skilled engineers and technical experts across the world.
• Trusted Advisor – support clients with market insight, salary benchmarking, and strategic hiring advice.
• Shape the Future of the Team – play a pivotal role in scaling Apera on a global scale, with clear progression opportunities as the team grows.

Why Now?

• We’re experiencing hyper-growth across all offices – LA, Leeds and Manchester. You will play a key role in scaling Apera on a global scale.
• You’ll work directly with leadership and have a clear route to progression through our Flight Path framework.

What’s In It for You:

• High earning potential - Industry-leading commission structure.
• Clear and rapid career progression.
• Ongoing training and mentorship from the best in the business.
• Regular incentives.
• Equity from Day 1
• Unlimited PTO

We are not for everyone. But if you’re the kind of person who thrives in an ambitious, high performance environment - we want to hear from you.