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Head of Talent

Head of Talent

NATILUSSan Diego, CA, United States
4 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Position reports to Chief Executive Officer

Natilus is entering a transformative phase of growth as we transition from system design and testing into full-scale aircraft flight. With an order book in the B's, strategic partnerships across airlines and logistics providers, and new manufacturing capacity coming online, the need for disciplined and visionary leadership in talent acquisition has never been greater.

As Head of Talent , you will be responsible for attracting and hiring the exceptional people who will redefine the future of commercial aviation. Over the next several years, Natilus will scale from a lean engineering-focused organization into a world-class aerospace manufacturer with multiple production programs running in parallel — spanning engineering, certification, flight test, manufacturing, operations, and corporate functions.

You will architect the systems, processes, and brand necessary to support sustained hyper-growth — growing the company's workforce more than five-fold while maintaining the performance and culture that have defined Natilus since its inception. You will establish scalable processes and data-driven tools that enable transparency, speed, and quality across all hiring channels.

Natilus recruits world-class talent from both traditional aerospace and adjacent industries such as advanced manufacturing. Your leadership will ensure that we continue to attract, engage, and retain individuals who share our mission-driven focus.

This is a career-defining opportunity to build an organization from the ground up — one that will power the growth of the next great American aerospace company.

Core Responsibilities

  • Executing against the current hiring plan while simultaneously building out the systems, team structure, employment brand, interview strategies, etc. necessary for the long-term success of Natilus
  • Creating dashboards to monitor and communicate recruiting goals against target and guide the teams to execute against shifting organizational priorities
  • Optimizing recruiting processes and interview structures to create a thoughtful candidate experience in the most efficient and effective manner possible
  • Establishing the employment brand for Natilus, including all internal (website / careers page) and external (, Glassdoor, etc.) facing resources
  • Working with internal stakeholders to create recruiting and onboarding processes that are consistent with attracting and hiring top talent
  • Formalizing and continuously evolving Natilus's internship and campus recruiting strategies
  • Longer-term, you will help with driving talent resource forecasting and succession planning to ensure proactive candidate pipeline development across all teams
  • Collaborating with hiring managers and executive leaders to create and execute recruiting strategies that cater to the varied needs while adhering to best practices
  • Creating recruiting budget and manage costs
  • Determining optimal mix of sourcing modalities to ensure cost effective and creative recruitment of quality candidates (e.g. internet, social media, contingency firms, retained firms, referrals, media, professional associations, university relationships, etc.)
  • Managing new hire offer process and ensure compensation packages are competitive with market and industry standards
  • Opportunity for role to transition into Head of People once initial hiring wave is complete and team growth targets have been met

Requirements

  • 8+ years of engineering recruiting experience with ability to build and lead diverse technical teams
  • Ideal candidates will have supported diverse technical teams focused on hardware; aerospace systems are not required but a deep interest in this sector is required
  • Deep insight into technology recruiting best-practices with the ability to implement programs that cater to attracting top talent while educating staff on best-practices to achieve these targets
  • Strong influencing skills with a demonstrated ability to quickly establish rapport, build credibility, and create partnerships at all levels within a company
  • Proven ability to stay abreast of market and competitive trends
  • Ability to engage at the executive level of the organization interfacing with key leaders across and up the organizational chain to formulate staffing plans and influence talent strategies
  • Startup experience or experience building a successful organization during periods of exponential growth is strongly preferred
  • Demonstrated ability to coach, empower, engage and develop talent
  • Demonstrated success in implementing creative methods to source and attract passive candidates at the top of their fields
  • Experience recruiting in a high-volume environment, closing complex positions, negotiating compensation packages, and building an innovative and sustainable talent acquisition strategy
  • Able to travel (occasionally) to other company locations, industry events, college campuses, after hours networking events, seminars, career fairs, etc
  • Expertise in the latest in recruiting, HR, and social networking tools and technologies
  • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
  • Passion for solving hard problems and challenging the impossible
  • Benefits

  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
  • Stock Option Plan
  • Natilus Inc hires solely based on qualifications, merit and competence. Natilus Inc is an equal opportunity employer. Natilus Inc does not hire on the basis of 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.

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