Thursday, September 11, 2014

Director of Talent Acquisition | SpaceX

Space Exploration Technologies

Work to advance the course of human history and pave the way to Mars.

SpaceX is a US based advanced technology company founded by residing CEO and CTO, Elon Musk. SpaceX builds rockets and spacecraft from the ground up including cutting edge electronics, software, vehicle structures, and engine systems. The Falcon Launch Vehicle and Dragon Spacecraft programs are some of the most ambitious engineering systems in the world, designed to support our ultimate goals of aviation-like spaceflight capability and making humanity a multi-planet species.

"SpaceX is like Special Forces… we do the missions that others think are impossible. We have goals that are absurdly ambitious, but we're going to make them happen. We have the potential here at SpaceX to have an incredible effect on the future of humanity and life itself."
– Elon Musk

If you’re undaunted by the impossible, actively seeking out insanely challenging projects under tight schedules, and want to work with a remarkable organization pushing the envelope of human exploration, then you will want to be part of the SpaceX legacy.

We are actively seeking the brightest minds from all industries and technologies to continue building our world class team. Please visit spacex.com for additional information.

Director of Talent Acquisition

Responsibilities:

  • Hiring great people is critical to the continued success of SpaceX; it’s the most important thing we do.  The Director of Talent Acquisition will be engaged at the front-line of this effort -- finding new ways of identifying and attracting top candidates, driving efficiencies and best-practices within our hiring processes,  assisting in closing critical hires, all while constantly re-aligning the recruiting team to meet the needs of a highly-dynamic organization.  They will organize, manage, and drive the productivity of the recruiting teams and support the individual success of each recruiter.  They will create and execute recruiting and branding strategies.  They will coordinate closely with the executive and finance teams to review headcount targets.  They will actively take on the recruiting ownership to fill key positions.  They will ensure SpaceX continues to attract and hire the best candidates in the market.

 
Basic Qualifications:

  • At least 8 years of progressive experience demonstrating excellence in leading exceptional recruiting teams
  • Demonstrated project experience implementing creative sourcing strategies; sourcing passive candidates; must be able to show us what you have accomplished as an individual contributor
  • Experience implementing successful diversity sourcing strategies
  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical, business, or other related field 
  • Experience managing a team of at least 10 recruiters

 
Preferred Skills and Experience:

  • Demonstrated track record of successfully recruiting the top tier engineering, executive and other senior management candidates from successful organizations; and must be able  to distinguish between the top 1% and the top 10%
  • Must be capable of working in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple projects and critical searches,  simultaneously
  • Knowledge of OFCCP reporting and process requirements

 
Additional Requirements:

  • To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

 
SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Additionally, those applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities on-site should contact the Human Resource Department at the above number. 

Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should notify the Human Resource Department at (310) 363-6000.

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