Technical Recruiter, Security

SpaceX•Hawthorne, CA
•$85,000 - $135,000•Onsite

About The Position

SpaceX’s SG&A recruiting team hires for corporate functions including IT, application software, environmental health and safety, physical security, information security, construction, and materials engineering. The Technical Recruiter manages the full recruiting cycle for mission-critical roles, from sourcing and screening candidates through interviews, offers, and onboarding. The recruiter represents SpaceX to candidates and partners with client groups on hiring priorities and strategy. The work is collaborative but requires initiative, autonomy, and the ability to manage changing priorities in a fast-paced environment. The role is based onsite full-time in Hawthorne, California; hybrid and remote work are not considered.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and at least 1 year of recruiting experience; or an associate degree and at least 2 years of experience; or at least 3 years of professional experience as a recruiter in lieu of a degree.
  • Available to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
  • Must meet U.S. Government export-control eligibility requirements: be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
  • Must work onsite full-time in Hawthorne, California; hybrid and remote work are not considered.

Nice To Haves

  • At least 2 years of technical recruiting experience.
  • At least 2 years of experience recruiting for IT, information security, materials engineering, software engineering, environmental health and safety, construction, or physical security.
  • Experience with in-house recruiting.
  • Experience with high-volume recruiting.
  • Experience recruiting skilled labor.
  • Strong tenure with demonstrated success in recruiting roles.
  • Full life-cycle recruiting experience, from sourcing to closing.
  • Comfort reviewing, evaluating, and reporting on recruiting data.
  • Ability to distinguish top-tier talent from other candidates in their respective fields.
  • Expertise in non-standard recruiting methods, such as cold calling candidates and companies, organizing ad hoc networking events, identifying industry experts and engaging them, and creating targeted sourcing campaigns.
  • Comfort interfacing directly with hiring managers, including director- and VP-level technical leaders.
  • Ability to build strong relationships with hiring managers and candidates.
  • Ability to accurately present candidates without overselling them, influence decisions as a talent subject-matter expert, and avoid dictating client decisions.
  • Ability to multitask, operate with little direction, and remain an active team member.

Responsibilities

  • Meet with client groups to discuss headcount, requisitions, hiring strategy, and interview feedback.
  • Screen candidates who apply to open requisitions.
  • Source candidates, including people who are not actively seeking work.
  • Discuss screened candidates with client groups and recommend candidates for interviews.
  • Give candidates tours before onsite interviews.
  • Attend interviews with client groups and contribute to candidate evaluation.
  • Initiate background checks, negotiate offer packages, and extend offer letters for approved candidates.
  • Attract, organize, and manage the flow of candidates through the recruiting process.

Benefits

  • Potential long-term incentives in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards.
  • Potential discretionary bonuses.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan allowing employees to purchase additional stock at a discount.
  • Medical insurance coverage.
  • Vision insurance coverage.
  • Dental insurance coverage.
  • 401(k) retirement plan.
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance.
  • Life insurance.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Various other discounts and perks.
  • Accrual of 3 weeks of paid vacation.
  • 10 or more paid holidays per year.
  • Paid sick leave pursuant to company policy.
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