Talent Acquisition Partner
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About the Role
The Exploration Company seeks an Aerospace Talent Acquisition Partner to drive strategic hiring across key technical domains. You will own full-cycle recruitment, proactively source passive candidates, and partner with hiring managers to deliver effective recruitment strategies for mission-critical space programs.
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Responsibilities
- Proactively source and engage top tier candidates from within the Aerospace industry
- Build and maintain deep pipelines of passive candidates through direct headhunting, referrals, LinkedIn Recruiter, industry databases, alumni networks, and niche online communities
- Own the full cycle recruitment process: intake, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, feedback loops, offers, and closing
- Collaborate with hiring managers to create compelling job descriptions, hiring criteria, and structured interview processes
- Lead closing strategies and compensation negotiations, ensuring alignment with candidate expectations and company goals
- Represent The Exploration Company at conferences, industry meetups, university programs, and online events
- Stay current on industry trends, compensation data, competitor movements, and labor market shifts in aerospace, defense, and emerging tech
- Map organizations and talent pools, particularly in stealth companies or niche fields
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in technical recruiting within UAE Aerospace
- In house recruitment experience
- Demonstrated success headhunting rare or passive candidates in a competitive talent market
- Experience hiring for roles such as spacecraft systems engineers, propulsion engineers, GNC specialists, mission control experts, flight software engineers, or similar
- Strong grasp of technical skills, job functions, and skill differentiators in space related domains
- Adept at building trust quickly with both candidates and internal stakeholders
- Resilient, proactive, organized, and mission driven
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Role Overview
- The Exploration Company is developing Nyx, a modular and reusable space orbital vehicle.
- Seeking an Aerospace Talent Acquisition Partner with full lifecycle recruiting experience to drive strategic hiring across key technical domains.
Key Responsibilities
- Proactively source and engage top tier candidates from within the Aerospace industry.
- Build and maintain deep pipelines of passive candidates through direct headhunting, referrals, LinkedIn Recruiter, industry databases, alumni networks, and niche online communities.
- Conduct in depth candidate outreach tailored to individuals with unique or hard to find skill sets.
- Use a data driven approach to prioritize critical roles and identify sourcing bottlenecks.
- Own the full cycle recruitment process: intake, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, feedback loops, offers, and closing.
- Provide an exceptional candidate experience with consistent, clear communication and personalized engagement.
- Collaborate with hiring managers to create compelling job descriptions, hiring criteria, and structured interview processes.
- Lead closing strategies and compensation negotiations, ensuring alignment with candidate expectations and company goals.
- Represent The Exploration Company at conferences, industry meetups, university programs, and online events.
- Develop targeted outreach campaigns and recruitment marketing initiatives to attract top technical talent.
- Stay current on industry trends, compensation data, competitor movements, and labor market shifts in aerospace, defense, and emerging tech.
- Map organizations and talent pools, particularly in stealth companies or niche fields.
Your Profile
- 3+ years of experience in technical recruiting within UAE Aerospace.
- In house recruitment experience.
- Demonstrated success headhunting rare or passive candidates in a competitive talent market.
- Experience hiring for roles such as: spacecraft systems engineers, propulsion engineers, GNC specialists, mission control experts, flight software engineers, or similar.
- Strong grasp of technical skills, job functions, and skill differentiators in space related domains.
- Adept at building trust quickly with both candidates and internal stakeholders.
- Resilient, proactive, organized, and mission driven.
Why You Should Join Us
- Agile decision making with goals and systems in mind.
- Open and collaborative culture with transparency about risks and obstacles.
- Fun environment with a mission to democratize space.
About The Exploration Company
- Equal opportunity employer valuing diversity.
- Relocation assistance and visa sponsorship available.
- Offers contingent upon successful background check.
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