Manager, Recruiting

As the Manager, Talent Acquisition at Slingshot, you will lead one of the most critical functions at the company - building the team that builds space technology. You will manage end-to-end recruiting across technical, non-technical, and federally funded programs. You will guide our hiring strategy, strengthen our recruiting operations, and ensure we have the talent readiness to support rapid growth and government program delivery. This role blends hands-on recruiting with strategic leadership: forecasting talent needs, building and maintaining passive talent pools, ensuring compliance with federal program requirements, and developing scalable, predictable TA processes.

Responsibilities

• Own the recruiting strategy and process for your assigned business areas, including forecasting talent needs in partnership with Finance, Program Management, and Technical leadership.
• Build short- and long-term hiring plans to support federal programs, operational scaling, and revenue-driven headcount growth.
• Partner with leaders to assess upcoming contract requirements and staffing timelines, including surge staffing and phased hiring models.
• Ensure recruiting practices support compliance with federal program standards, contract labor categories, and customer staffing requirements.
• Build relationships within cleared communities, government-adjacent networks, and defense-industry talent pools.
• Design proactive sourcing strategies leveraging research, market mapping, referral channels, and long-term engagement touchpoints.
• Establish an always-on talent pipeline for cleared and technical candidates ahead of contract wins and internal approvals.
• Integrate our employer brand into every stage of the recruitment process—helping tell our story and showcasing why Slingshot is a mission worth joining.
• Act as a brand ambassador, promoting Slingshot’s culture and employee value proposition in every interaction.
• Create and optimize our recruiting playbook, ensuring speed, consistency, and a high hiring bar.
• Use data to shape decision-making, track progress against hiring goals, and surface risks or bottlenecks early.
• Perform other duties as assigned (less than 10%).

Qualifications

• 3+ years leading high-performing metric-driven recruiting teams.
• 5+ years of corporate Talent Acquisition experience in high-growth, competitive markets.
• Experience staffing cleared roles or supporting federal/government programs.
• Strong understanding of proactive sourcing strategies and passive talent development.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to advise, influence, and guide stakeholders at all levels.
• High degree of accuracy, rigor, and attention to detail.
• Experience building or contributing to scalable recruiting processes, workflows, or operational improvements.

Preferred Skills

• A “selling approach” to recruiting.
• Experience leveraging equity compensation in candidate negotiations.
• Experience navigating and developing ambiguous processes in an early-stage startup.

Location: Remote

Compensation: $140,000 – $190,000

US-based Candidates: we are currently only able to hire residents of the following U.S. states: AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OR, RI, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, and WI. We are unable to consider candidates residing in other U.S. states at this time.

Internationally-based Candidates: we are currently only able to hire residents of the following locations: United Kingdom. We are unable to consider candidates residing in other countries at this time.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion are key to our success. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences, and backgrounds, who share a passion for creating a safer, more connected world. Diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also national origin, citizenship, sex, color, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic that is part of one’s identity. All of our employees’ points of view are key to our success, and we embrace individuality.