Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Firestorm•San Diego, CA

2d•$175,000 - $190,000•Onsite

About The Position

Firestorm is hiring a Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition to build and lead the recruiting engine that fuels our next stage of growth. Reporting to the VP, People Operations, you'll own full-cycle hiring across the company — designing scalable processes, building a high-performing recruiting team, and personally driving searches for our most critical roles. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who can set strategy and still run searches, hiring fast without lowering the bar.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
U.S. Citizenship required due to ITAR regulations
8+ years of full-cycle talent acquisition experience, including 2+ 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

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.
Relocation assistance is available