HR Client Lead Recruiter

Application close date:

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

This role is part of Blue Origin corporate functions, providing centralized support across Blue Origin business unit teams, functions, and locations.

Join Blue as a dedicated Talent Acquisition partner to our Human Resources leadership team—supporting the Chief People Officer and HR leaders across every HR discipline. As the HR4HR recruiting team, we are a strategic, end-to-end partner embedded with HR Business Partners, Compensation, People Analytics, Talent Development, and HR Operations, ensuring we attract and hire the best and brightest for Blue’s Human Resources organization.

In this role, you will serve as the connective tissue between HR strategy and talent pipelines—leveraging innovative sourcing, data-driven insights, and recruiting acumen to anticipate needs, accelerate hiring, and elevate candidate quality. Your impact will help Blue remain a best-in-class space company and the most decisive manufacturing company in the world, enabling Team Blue to secure the talent that advances our vision of millions of people living and working in space.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Special Mentions:

• Relocation provided

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Serve as the strategic HR4HR client lead and SME within Talent Acquisition, advising on TA strategy, workforce planning, and labor market dynamics to drive outcomes.
• Own TA metrics and analytics: define/track KPIs (time to fill, pass through, candidate experience, offer acceptance), deliver executive ready dashboards, and communicate insights with executive level clarity to drive action.
• Analyze funnel and talent intelligence data to identify trends and gaps; conduct root cause analyses and implement scalable improvements of quality and speed of hire.
• Lead structured intake and calibration; craft success profiles, competency models, and interview frameworks that align to business priorities and raise the hiring bar.
• Design, implement, and optimize sourcing strategies and proactive pipelines for complex HR disciplines (HRBP, Total Rewards, People Analytics, Talent Management, HR Ops, ER).
• Own the operating rhythm (WBRs/QBRs, pipeline reviews, candidate debriefs, retrospectives), driving accountability and continuous improvement.
• Forge strong partnerships with HR leaders and cross functional teams (CPO staff, Interview Experience, Internal Mobility, Onboarding, Compensation/Total Rewards, L&D, HR Ops) to ensure seamless, end to end processes; facilitate discovery, alignment, and debriefs.
• Champion an exceptional candidate experience through transparent communication, timely feedback, rigorous bar raising, brand stewardship, and discretion on sensitive searches.
• Lead process improvement and governance: map workflows, define SLAs, pilot future state designs, and scale mechanisms; ensure compliance, risk management, and pristine ATS/analytics data hygiene.
• Enable high performance and delivery: mentor/upskill recruiters and coordinators, build playbooks/templates, manage complex projects end to end under tight timelines, and drive adoption/optimization of TA systems and tools (ATS, scheduling, assessments, market intelligence) with HR Ops and People Analytics.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, or equivalent in years of relevant recruiting experience
• 8+ years of progressive, full-cycle recruiting experience, with experience or exposure to HR and corporate functions (e.g., HRBP, Total Rewards/Compensation, People Analytics, Talent Management, Employee Relations, HR Operations).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced proficiency with Workday or major ATS/CRM platforms (e.g., Greenhouse, iCIMS, Avature/Beamery); strong Excel/Sheets and familiarity with Tableau/Power BI.
• Process improvement expertise: diagnose root causes, redesign workflows, and implement SLAs/RACIs to improve speed, quality, and compliance.
• Extensive experience recruiting both exempt and non-exempt HR talent across various functions, geographies, and operating models.
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