Senior Talent Acquisition Manager

United States·Gardenasenior

Talent Acquisition ManagerRecruitment & Talent Acquisition

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Key Responsibilities

structured loops by role family, scorecards, clear decision owners, and fast feedback Hire, onboard, and manage a recruiting team, such as technical recruiters and coordinators,

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Talent Acquisition ManagerRecruitment & Talent Acquisition

Singularity is an aerospace and defense startup headquartered in Gardena, CA. Our founding team hails from SpaceX, Anduril, and Lockheed Martin, and we are backed by Joint Staff-level military leadership and several Silicon Valley firms. Our first product is a low-cost air defense system built for immediate deployment worldwide. With a world-class business development and leadership team already in place, we are well positioned to capitalize on already overwhelming demand.

Responsibilities

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→Own full-cycle recruiting across engineering, production, program management, BD, and G&A, from intake and sourcing through closing and offers
→Partner with leadership and hiring managers to define roles, leveling, and hiring plans tied to program and production milestones
→Personally source and close hard-to-fill technical talent, including propulsion, guidance and controls, embedded, test, and manufacturing engineers
→Evaluate and improve our interview process: structured loops by role family, scorecards, clear decision owners, and fast feedback
→Hire, onboard, and manage a recruiting team, such as technical recruiters and coordinators, as hiring volume grows
→Get the most out of our existing ATS, build hiring metrics and reporting for leadership, and recommend tooling changes as we scale
→Run compliant hiring for a defense environment, including U.S. person/ITAR requirements and coordination on clearance eligibility and sponsorship
→Build sourcing channels and employer brand, including referrals, defense and aerospace networks, universities, and military transition pipelines
→Partner with People Operations on compensation benchmarking, offers, and the new-hire experience

7+ years of full-cycle recruiting, including meaningful time at a high-growth startup
Track record recruiting technical talent in defense, aerospace, hardware, or deep tech
Experience building recruiting processes from scratch, ideally as an early or first recruiting hire
Experience managing recruiters or recruiting coordinators
Working knowledge of ITAR/export control hiring considerations and the security clearance process
Strong sourcing and closing skills with senior and highly competitive candidates
Sound judgment, discretion, and comfort operating with minimal structure
U.S. person status required (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual under ITAR)

Nice to Have

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Experience recruiting cleared talent or supporting facility clearance (FCL) growth
Network in LA aerospace and defense, national labs, or the military transition community