Lead, Technical Recruiting

At Relativity Space, we have two audacious goals: to build the next great commercial launch company with Terran R and to become America's leading force in additive manufacturing innovation. Both contribute to our long-term vision of creating humanity’s industrial base on Mars, paving the way for interplanetary life to expand the possibilities of the human experience. This journey begins right here on Earth – where we design, build, and fly rockets to deliver customer payloads to orbit. Terran R, our medium-to-heavy lift reusable rocket, fulfills the growing demand for launch capacity, thanks to our iterative approach that accelerates design, testing, and development while minimizing costs. While our groundbreaking research and development in 3D printing pushes the boundaries of large-scale additive manufacturing.

Your journey with us is more than just a job – it’s an opportunity to shape the future of aerospace technology, additive manufacturing, and the human experience alongside a community of passionate, creative individuals. Join us on this extraordinary journey, as we work together to transform our vision into reality.

About the Team: 

Our People team is responsible for supporting Relativity’s best-in-class team, as well as strategically managing our hiring pipelines to help us find the very best to join our company. On this team, you are given the opportunity to work across many teams and projects, while also helping to set the tone for Relativity’s company values and culture. In addition to recruiting, you will also support employer brand efforts, as well as networking events, career fairs and more.  

We are seeking a Lead, Technical Recruiter to join our Talent Acquisition team and drive end-to-end hiring initiatives across our Software Engineering, IT, Corporate, and Supply Chain teams. You will build collaborative relationships with hiring leaders to understand hiring goals and develop recruiting strategies for you and your team to effectively meet them.  

About the Role:

• Manage and mentor team of technical recruiters, fostering a collaborative, high performing team environment.  
• Provide directional leadership and recruitment strategy for a diverse range of roles, from entry to senior level, across multiple teams and/or entire business units and advise senior management on recruiting trends and talent market dynamics 
• You set KPIs for the team and provide actionable insights into recruitment performance. Your leadership is rooted in metrics. 
• You are a subject matter expert in software engineering recruiting and partner closely with senior leadership and hiring managers on defining and identifying what top talent looks like in this field.   
• Develop inventive, tailored, and dynamic sourcing strategies for engaging passive talent, and teach your methods to your team. 
• Provide a deep understanding of your and your team’s roles, how they impact business objectives and program milestones, and serve as consultant to hiring leaders.  
• You will develop ideas and strategies to improve the funnel, improve and build equitable interview processes, research and implement new tools, and stay on top of the latest technology trends in the industry as well as competitive market data.    

This is a hybrid role. You can expect work 2-3 days a week onsite at our Long Beach Headquarters.

About You:

• 6+ years of full lifecycle software technical recruiting experience at fast-scaling companies and 1+ years of management experience with multiple direct reports (with preference for in-house experience) 
• Extensive experience in recruiting tools and skilled in optimizing their use across your team 
• Extensive experience and track record of sourcing passive candidates and filling senior-level roles   
• Demonstrated experience partnering with senior leaders in developing and implementing hiring strategies   
• Ability to influence hiring strategies through reporting and analyzing internal and market recruiting data  
• Passionate about mentoring early-career recruiters and providing them with coaching and guidance 
• Excellent communication skills, enabling you to connect with individuals at all levels   

At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.

Compensation is only one part