Director of Talent Strategy

Firestorm•San Diego, CA

3d•$200,000 - $250,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Firestorm is hiring a Director of Talent Strategy to build and lead the recruiting strategy that fuels our next stage of growth. You'll manage a team of full-cycle recruiters, sourcers and build a best-in-class recruiting operation. Additionally, you'll build out Firestorm's high level talent strategy and conduct workforce planning to help accomplish our goals. Lastly, you'll own organizational design, by implementing scalable structures, decision frameworks and operating rhythms.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
U.S. Citizenship required due to ITAR regulations
10+ years of full-cycle talent acquisition experience, including 5+ years leading or building a recruiting team
Proven success filling technical or specialized roles in high-growth, fast-paced environments
Experience building scalable recruiting processes and infrastructure
Hands-on experience with ATS platforms, sourcing tools, and recruiting analytics

Nice To Haves

Experience in venture-backed, defense, aerospace, manufacturing, or high-growth technology environments
Experience recruiting for roles requiring U.S. citizenship, clearances, or export-control eligibility
Familiarity with OFCCP compliance and multi-state hiring
AIRS, LinkedIn Recruiter, SHRM, or related certification

Responsibilities

Partner with hiring leaders to turn workforce plans into hiring strategies and proactive pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill roles
Own full-cycle recruiting across technical, engineering, manufacturing, operations, and leadership roles — and personally carry a req load for senior and business-critical hires
Raise hiring quality through structured interviews and scorecards while improving time-to-fill, quality-of-hire, and offer-acceptance
Build and strengthen Firestorm's employer brand and candidate experience to attract mission-driven talent
Build, lead, and mentor a team of recruiters and coordinators as the function scales
Optimize the ATS and recruiting tech stack, leveraging AI-enabled sourcing and people analytics; manage agency and vendor relationships
Ensure compliant hiring across OFCCP, EEO, multi-state, and ITAR/export-control eligibility, partnering with People Ops and Legal
Partner with leadership on workforce planning and organizational structure
Build scalable recruiting and talent acquisition approaches aligned with business growth
Strengthen hiring quality, leadership pipeline development, and succession planning
Help ensure the organization attracts, develops, and retains high-performing talent
Establish scalable performance management and talent review processes
Design scalable organizational structures, decision-making frameworks, and operating rhythms
Improve cross-functional coordination and organizational clarity
Identify organizational friction points and scaling risks before they become larger operational issues
Build systems that support growth while preserving entrepreneurial agility
Support role clarity, accountability, and leadership consistency across the organization

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and visions plans
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Equity grants for new hires
Unlimited PTO
Extremely generous company holiday calendar, including a holiday hiatus in November, & December.
Generous Parental Leave
Lifestyle Spending Account
FSA
DCFSA
HSA
Hospital Indemnity insurance
Critical Illness insurance
Accident insurance
Basic Life/AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance, 100% covered by Firestorm. Plus, the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your family.
Mental Health Resources: We provide free mental health resources 24/7 including therapy and more. Additional work-life services, such as free legal and financial support, are available to you as well.