Director of Talent Acquisition & Onboarding — On-site

World View; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life Insurance

Job summary

World View, now part of Ondas Sentinel, seeks a Director of Talent Acquisition & Onboarding to lead end-to-end recruiting operations from demand intake through onboarding handover. You will partner with executives to translate growth plans into disciplined hiring plans and staffing strategies at an on-site Irvine or Tucson hub.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in talent acquisition, experience hiring technical and leadership roles, and is comfortable in a fast-growing defense technology setting

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in HR, business, or related field.
• 10+ years in talent acquisition with leadership of recruitment operations.
• Experience building structured workforce intake, requisition governance, sourcing, selection, and onboarding.
• Experience recruiting technical, engineering, manufacturing, operations, program, corporate, and leadership talent; aerospace/defense preferred.
• Experience with U.S. Government contracting environments, security-cleared talent, ITAR/export controls preferred.
• Ability to influence senior hiring managers while maintaining strong partnerships.
• Strong command of ATS, analytics, process design, vendor management, and data-driven reporting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; executive presence and good judgment.
• Knowledge of federal/state employment requirements relevant to recruiting and records.
• On-site work at Irvine, CA hub preferably, or Tucson, AZ hub.

Responsibilities

• Own workforce demand intake and translate approved needs into hiring plans and sourcing priorities.
• Shape employer positioning and differentiated sourcing across technical and leadership roles.
• Lead recruitment operations, including workflows, interviews, ATS, agency management, and reporting.
• Set hiring manager expectations for role definitions and interview readiness.
• Deliver a consistent candidate experience from first contact to offer.
• Coordinate onboarding handover with People Operations, Security, IT, Facilities, payroll and managers.
• Build dashboards to monitor demand, pipeline, outcomes, and candidate experience.
• Scale internal recruiting teams and external partners while balancing cost and speed.
• Ensure compliance with employment, equal opportunity, privacy, and security requirements.

Skills

Leadership experience

Stakeholder management

Data-driven recruitment

Executive presence

Communication skills

Process design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR / related field

Tools

Applicant tracking systems

Job description

World View, now part of Ondas Sentinel, seeks a Director of Talent Acquisition & Onboarding to lead end-to-end recruiting operations from demand intake through onboarding handover. You will partner with executives to translate growth plans into disciplined hiring plans and staffing strategies at an on-site Irvine or Tucson hub.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in talent acquisition, experience hiring technical and leadership roles, and is comfortable in a fast-growing defense technology setting