Sr Manager Talent Acquisition - Space Vehicles

Blue Origin LLC; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 158,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC seeks a Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition to lead a team delivering hires for Space Vehicles, spanning three locations in Washington, Alabama, and Florida. The role focuses on strategic, proactive recruitment and strong stakeholder engagement to meet aggressive hiring goals.

The candidate will build pipelines for highly technical roles, optimize interview processes, and drive continuous improvement in talent management, reporting to TA leadership.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of recruiting/talent acquisition experience including highly technical roles.
• 5+ years of experience directly managing a team.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent.
• Expert level proficiency with recruiting systems and platforms.
• Experience developing systems and processes to support day-to-day operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a talent acquisition team across three locations/time zones.
• Partner with Client Leads and TA leadership to plan and drive hiring goals.
• Develop strategies to increase local hiring in WA, AL, and FL for exempt roles.
• Build and lead high-performing recruiters in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborate with finance, HR, and business leaders to align on delivery goals.
• Provide regular updates to TA leadership on progress and targets.
• Stay current with industry trends and bring innovative ideas to the organization.
• Foster continuous improvement, feedback, and professional growth.

Skills

Leadership

Data-driven decisions

Technical recruiting

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Recruiting platforms

Job description

## Sr Manager Talent Acquisition - Space VehiclesApply: Greater Seattle Area: Space Coast, FL: Huntsville, AL: Full time: Posted Yesterday: R73248Application close date:Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role is part of Blue Origin corporate functions, providing centralized support across Blue Origin business unit teams, functions, and locations.The Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition will lead and develop a team of recruiters responsible for delivering hires for the Blue Operations team with the bulk of the hiring focused on exempt employees in Space Vehicles. The Senior Manager will lead the development of new pipeline channels, candidate engagement and attraction strategies, streamline interview processes, and builds the overall sourcing plan to achieve our delivery goals and enable the businesses to achieve their goal.The Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition has a passion for leading a team and is responsible for building and developing a successful talent acquisition team that consistently sources and delivers a pipeline of top-quality talent. This person will manage teams across three locations and time zones (Washington, Alabama, and Florida), making it critical to be a great communicator and to have a focus on team engagement. The Senior Manager establishes clear goals uses data to drive decisions, guide, and manage their team.We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!**Responsibilities:*** Support the evolution of the talent acquisition team towards a function that is viewed as a strategic, consultative, and proactive partner with the business.* Partner with Client Leads, Recruiting Leadership, and the business to build and implement plans that identify and drive efficiency improvements enabling the team to deliver against aggressive hiring goals.* Build strategy to increase local hiring in Washington, Alabama, and Florida for exempt hiring in technical and aerospace roles.* Build and lead a team of high-performing recruiters in a fast-paced and rapidly evolving environment.* Collaborate with Client Leads, finance, HR, and business leaders to understand their hiring needs and align on delivery goals.* Provide regular updates to TA leadership and business leaders on progress against hiring targets and other key talent acquisition initiatives.* Stay current with industry trends and best practices in talent management, bringing innovative ideas to the organization.* Foster a culture of continuous improvement, feedback, and professional growth.**Requirements:*** 10+ years of recruiting/talent acquisition experience to include highly technical roles* 5+ years of experience directly managing a team* Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination in years of experience* Expert level proficiency with recruiting systems and platforms and how best to achieve full optimization and adoption* Experience developing systems and processes to support smooth and efficient day-to-day operations* Experience leading a recruiting team for Manufacturing, Aerospace, Operations or another business with non-exempt technical engineering roles.* Ability to understand and use data to make strategic plans.**Desired:*** Proven track record of building and supporting a successful team of recruiters and sourcers.* Experience working in a technology, engineering, manufacturing, or aerospace/space industry.* Self-starter comfortable leading through ambiguity to define clear roadmaps and processes.* Prior start up and high growth environment experience.### Base Pay Range for:WA applicants is $158,257.00 - $221,559.45