Executive Recruiter

Archer; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 204,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer is seeking an Executive Recruiter to lead full-cycle executive hiring across engineering, operations, manufacturing, autonomy, certification, finance, and corporate leadership in a high-growth aerospace environment. You will partner with senior executives to define strategy, profile roles, and build pipelines of top leadership talent.

With 8+ years in executive recruiting and a data-driven, consultative approach, you will attract passive talent from aerospace, automotive, and tech

Qualifications

• 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with significant executive or senior leadership hiring.
• Proven success recruiting for highly technical and business-critical roles.
• Experience supporting fast-paced, high-growth environments.
• Strong sourcing and networking capabilities with the ability to engage passive executive talent.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills.
• Discretion and professionalism in confidential searches.
• Data-driven mindset with strong organizational and project management skills.
• Experience recruiting within aerospace, automotive, robotics, advanced manufacturing, or deep tech industries is highly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end executive searches for Director, VP, and C-level roles across the organization.
• Partner with executive leadership and hiring teams to define hiring strategy, organizational needs, and ideal candidate profiles.
• Build and maintain strong pipelines of executive talent through proactive sourcing, networking, market mapping, and industry research.
• Drive an exceptional candidate experience from initial outreach through offer negotiation and close.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executives on talent market trends, compensation insights, and competitive intelligence.
• Develop creative strategies to attract passive talent from top aerospace, automotive, technology, and manufacturing companies.
• Manage and coordinate external search firms when appropriate.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with compensation, HR, immigration, and recruiting operations teams throughout the hiring process.
• Track and report recruiting metrics, pipeline health, and hiring progress to leadership.
• Help strengthen Archer's employer brand within the executive talent market

Skills

Executive search

Full-cycle recruiting

Sourcing

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Data-driven mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Greenhouse

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. We are designing, manufacturing, and operating an all-electric aircraft that can carry four passengers while producing minimal noise.

Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter, drives better insights, and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members.

We are seeking a strategic, high-performing Executive Recruiter to lead full-cycle executive hiring across critical functions including engineering, operations, manufacturing, autonomy, certification, finance, and corporate leadership. This individual will partner closely with senior executives and hiring managers to identify, engage, and close world-class leadership talent in a highly competitive market.

The ideal candidate brings a proactive, consultative recruiting approach, strong executive presence, and a track record of successfully hiring senior leaders within high-growth technology, aerospace, automotive, or advanced manufacturing environments.

What You'll Do:

• Lead end-to-end executive searches for Director, VP, and C-level roles across the organization


• Partner with executive leadership and hiring teams to define hiring strategy, organizational needs, and ideal candidate profiles


• Build and maintain strong pipelines of executive talent through proactive sourcing, networking, market mapping, and industry research


• Drive an exceptional candidate experience from initial outreach through offer negotiation and close


• Serve as a trusted advisor to executives on talent market trends, compensation insights, and competitive intelligence


• Develop creative strategies to attract passive talent from top aerospace, automotive, technology, and manufacturing companies


• Manage and coordinate external search firms when appropriate


• Collaborate cross-functionally with compensation, HR, immigration, and recruiting operations teams throughout the hiring process


• Track and report recruiting metrics, pipeline health, and hiring progress to leadership


• Help strengthen Archer's employer brand within the executive talent market

We're Looking For:

• 8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with significant experience focused on executive or senior leadership hiring


• Proven success recruiting for highly technical and business-critical roles


• Experience supporting fast-paced, high-growth environments


• Strong sourcing and networking capabilities with the ability to engage passive executive talent


• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills


• Ability to operate with discretion and professionalism when handling confidential searches


• Data-driven mindset with strong organizational and project management skills


• Experience recruiting within aerospace, automotive, robotics, advanced manufacturing, or deep tech industries is highly preferred


• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience preferred

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience recruiting for aviation, autonomy, or hardware engineering organizations


• Background supporting global hiring initiatives


• Familiarity with executive compensation structures and offer strategy


• Experience using Greenhouse, LinkedIn Recruiter, and modern sourcing tools

At Archer we aim to attract, retain, and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Company's business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $204,000 - $224,000. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities, and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archer's People Team at [e-mail]. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Information collected and processed as part of any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Archer's Candidate Privacy Policy.

Archer is unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position at the present time.

Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Archer Aviation does not engage with external recruiting agencies/individual recruiters with whom it does not have a prior written agreement. Archer reserves the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes that it receives and bears no responsibility for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes. If you are a recruiting agency or individual recruiter wishing to do business with Archer, please reach out to [e-mail]. All employment processes are managed by the Archer People Team.