Director, Corporate Talent Acquisition & Strategy

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 188,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Education support program

Parental leave

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Director of Talent Acquisition for corporate teams in the Seattle area. You will own strategy, build enterprise recruiting playbooks, and partner with executives to deliver scalable hiring across Marketing, Finance, HR, and Legal.

You will lead a high-performing team of recruiters, establish accountability structures, and use data-driven insights to drive efficiency and quality. Travel up to 15% and experience with program management are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field; MBA preferred, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of talent acquisition experience with 5+ years managing multi-disciplined recruiting teams.
• Executive presence and credibility to serve as strategic advisor to VP-level business leaders.
• Experience with program management including roadmap development, KPI establishment, budget management, and cross-functional coordination.
• Willingness to travel up to 15% of time in role.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Responsibilities

• Own the vision, strategy, and execution of hiring for Blue Origin's corporate support functions, ensuring alignment with company objectives.
• Define annual business hiring plans and present quarterly business reviews to evaluate and report performance.
• Build strategic partnerships with operational and technical teams to enable program delivery and drive continuous improvement through data-driven analysis.
• Build, lead, and develop high-performing recruiting team members; establish accountability structures and development pathways.
• Oversee development of talent acquisition operational frameworks and hiring playbooks that deliver efficiency, quality, and scalability.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Executive presence

Program management

Cross-functional coordination

Data-driven decision making

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

MBA preferred

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Director of Talent Acquisition for corporate teams in the Seattle area. You will own strategy, build enterprise recruiting playbooks, and partner with executives to deliver scalable hiring across Marketing, Finance, HR, and Legal.

You will lead a high-performing team of recruiters, establish accountability structures, and use data-driven insights to drive efficiency and quality. Travel up to 15% and experience with program management are required.