Talent Lead - Software

Fluidstack; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Fluidstack is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition leader to own and execute the hiring strategy for its Software organization while actively closing critical searches. You will build and scale a TA team across manufacturing, supply chain, and industrial operations, partnering with senior managers to forecast headcount and map talent needs.

You will mentor TA Partners, Sourcers, and Coordinators, shaping processes that balance speed and quality.

Qualifications

• Built and run hiring for manufacturing, supply chain, or industrial operations in a hyper-growth environment.
• Leads a team, sets strategy, and stays hands-on with critical searches.
• Demonstrates ability to raise hire quality and manage performance.
• Forecasts hiring needs and maps talent landscapes for pivots.
• Measures pipeline conversion, time-to-hire, and source quality.
• Provides clear feedback and builds trust within the team.
• Bonus: immigration/global mobility coordination and employer branding.

Responsibilities

• Own hiring strategy, execution, and tracking for Fluidstack's Software org, building the annual delivery plan while staying hands-on closing critical searches yourself.
• Lead and scale a talent acquisition function across manufacturing, supply chain, and industrial operations business units.
• Partner directly with senior hiring managers to forecast headcount, map talent needs, and align hiring strategy to business objectives.
• Build, mentor, and manage a team of TA Partners, Sourcers, and Coordinators with clear direction and performance accountability.
• Design hiring processes that balance speed with candidate quality across skilled trades, procurement, and supply chain roles, with strong funnel metrics and recruiting infrastructure.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Team leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Process design

Hiring analytics

ATS workflows

Tools

ATS

Job description

Role Scope

• Own hiring strategy, execution, and tracking for Fluidstack's Software org, building the annual delivery plan while staying hands‑on closing critical searches yourself.
• Lead and scale a talent acquisition function across manufacturing, supply chain, and industrial operations business units.
• Partner directly with senior hiring managers to forecast headcount, map talent needs, and align hiring strategy to business objectives.
• Build, mentor, and manage a team of TA Partners, Sourcers, and Coordinators with clear direction and performance accountability.
• Design hiring processes that balance speed with candidate quality, driving recruitment for hard‑to‑fill skilled trades, procurement, and supply chain roles to high offer‑acceptance rates, and own the hiring metrics and recruiting infrastructure (ATS workflows, interview rubrics, calibration) that keep the funnel healthy.

What We’re Looking For

The below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would.

• You’ve built and run hiring for manufacturing, supply chain, or industrial operations orgs in a hyper‑growth environment, ramping headcount without dropping the bar.
• You lead a team and set strategy but stay in the work. You take the hard searches, model great execution, and don’t delegate your way out of accountability.
• You know the difference between competent and exceptional and won’t compromise on it, for your team’s hires or your own. Every hire raises the average.
• You build for the year but can lead quick pivots. You anticipate hiring needs and map talent landscapes so your team never starts a critical role from zero.
• You measure what matters (pipeline conversion, source quality, time‑to‑hire) and use it to manage performance and make decisions.
• You give clear, honest feedback and build trust by being straight with your team, not easy on them.
• Bonus: Recruiting in manufacturing, industrial operations, or supply chain markets. Scaling a TA function through rapid headcount growth. Immigration and global mobility coordination. Employer brand building.

Salary & Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package (salary + equity).
• Retirement or pension plan, in line with local norms.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Generous PTO policy, in line with local norms.

The salary range for this position is $170,000–$250,000 per year, depending on experience, skills, qualifications, and location. This range represents our good faith estimate of the compensation for this role at the time of posting. Total compensation may also include equity in the form of stock options.

We are committed to pay equity and transparency.

Fluidstack is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Fluidstack will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.