Executive Recruiter

Castelion Corporation•Torrance, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Castelion is seeking an Executive Recruiter to identify game-changing talent, often highly passive candidates, and build long-term relationships to bring them into a mission-driven, high-performance organization. This role requires expertise in mapping elite talent markets, identifying exceptional leaders, developing thoughtful engagement strategies, and executing personalized, white-glove recruiting experiences. The Executive Recruiter will partner closely with company leadership on critical hires, including C-Suite and executive leadership, engineering leadership, strategic technical experts, and organizational builders. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of making impactful hires that create significant positive change within an organization.

Requirements

7+ years of recruiting experience, including significant experience in executive search or highly strategic technical recruiting
Demonstrated track record of landing exceptional leadership or technical hires
Experience engaging and closing highly passive candidates
Strong market mapping and talent intelligence capabilities
Exceptional communication, relationship-building, and influence skills
Ability to operate with urgency, discretion, and sound judgment
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-accountability startup environment
U.S. citizenship is required
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government–issued security clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience recruiting for aerospace, defense, advanced hardware, robotics, autonomy, or high-growth technical organizations
Experience partnering directly with founders, executives, or senior technical leaders
Background in retained search, executive recruiting, or elite in-house recruiting environments
Strong understanding of engineering and technical leadership organizations

Responsibilities

Lead executive and strategic recruiting efforts across engineering, manufacturing, operations, business, and leadership functions
Identify and engage highly passive talent through research, networking, referrals, and creative outreach strategies
Conduct deep market mapping and competitive talent intelligence exercises
Develop targeted approaches for difficult-to-access or highly sought-after candidates
Build and maintain long-term relationships with top-tier talent, often over months or years
Partner directly with executives and hiring leaders on search strategy, calibration, and candidate assessment
Deliver exceptional, high-touch candidate experiences throughout the recruiting process
Assess leadership capability, cultural alignment, trajectory, and long-term impact potential
Help shape Castelion's executive recruiting strategy, infrastructure, and talent brand