Strategic Aviation Talent Acquisition Partner

metrea; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical

HSA/FSA accounts

Dental and vision coverage

401(k) match

Parental leave

Generous PTO

Life & Disability Insurance

AD&D coverage

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Subsidized gym

Job summary

Metrea seeks a Strategic Talent Acquisition Partner to own end-to-end, high-volume aviation recruiting in Tampa, FL. Design scalable programs and pipelines, partnering with leaders to meet demand and quality targets.

You will build proactive talent pools across pilots, sensor operators, and flight operations, leveraging creative sourcing and robust processes for a strong candidate experience.

Qualifications

• Significant in-house or search experience delivering high-volume or programmatic recruitment.
• Proven ability to build repeatable talent acquisition programs, frameworks, or pipeline strategies.
• Strong creative sourcing skills, including pipelines beyond LinkedIn (partnerships, talent communities, referral networks).
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication, with ability to influence hiring leaders and operational teams.
• Strong process design capability balancing speed, scalability, and hiring quality.
• Experience using data and funnel metrics to improve recruitment outcomes.
• Strong relationship-building skills and ability to create long-term candidate communities.
• Experience using Greenhouse or other applicant tracking systems.
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, scaling, highly collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruiting for high-volume aviation roles across the Air Domain.
• Design and implement scalable recruiting programs and frameworks for consistent talent flow.
• Build proactive, creative pipelines using direct sourcing, partnerships, referrals, military networks, aviation communities, and campaigns.
• Create sourcing and attraction strategies beyond traditional tools to engage aviation talent.
• Partner with hiring leaders to align plans with business demand, speed, and quality.
• Continuously improve recruiting workflows, funnel design, and selection processes.
• Use data and market insight to improve conversion, reduce time-to-fill, and strengthen pipelines.
• Build long-term relationships with pilots, operators, and aviation talent communities.
• Deliver a high-quality candidate experience aligned with Metrea’s mission and values.
• Maintain process discipline and data accuracy within ATS and recruiting systems.

Skills

In-house recruiting

Programmatic recruiting

Creative sourcing

Stakeholder management

Process design

Data & funnel metrics

Relationship building

ATS systems

Fast-paced environment

Tools

Greenhouse

ATS

Job description

Metrea seeks a Strategic Talent Acquisition Partner to own end-to-end, high-volume aviation recruiting in Tampa, FL. Design scalable programs and pipelines, partnering with leaders to meet demand and quality targets.

You will build proactive talent pools across pilots, sensor operators, and flight operations, leveraging creative sourcing and robust processes for a strong candidate experience.