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Executive Recruiter

Impulse· People Operations
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Redondo Beach$165k - $195kFull-timePosted 5d ago

About the role

Executive Recruiter at Impulse Space leads full-cycle recruiting for senior leadership and executive-level positions, partnering with C-suite and hiring managers to identify, engage, and attract top talent across engineering, manufacturing, business operations, and corporate functions.

Responsibilities

  • Lead full-cycle recruiting for executive and senior leadership roles, from intake and sourcing strategy through offer negotiation and close
  • Partner with the CEO, executive team, and hiring managers to define role requirements, assess talent needs, and align on hiring priorities
  • Develop and execute targeted search strategies to identify exceptional passive candidates across the aerospace, defense, technology, and related industries
  • Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for current and anticipated leadership needs
  • Conduct candidate outreach and preliminary assessments, evaluating leadership capability, technical depth, cultural alignment, and overall fit
  • Manage candidate relationships throughout the interview process, ensuring a high-quality, discreet, and professional experience
  • Provide market intelligence on executive talent availability, compensation, organizational structures, and competitive hiring activity
  • Lead offer development and negotiations in partnership with hiring managers and People Operations.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of recruiting experience, including demonstrated success recruiting senior leadership and executive-level talent
  • Proven experience managing full-cycle recruiting processes for complex, high-impact roles
  • Demonstrated ability to source and engage passive candidates through direct outreach, networking, referrals, and creative search strategies
  • Experience partnering directly with executive leadership and senior hiring managers
  • Strong candidate assessment, relationship-building, negotiation, and communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple searches simultaneously in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

Skills

Required:Executive recruitingStakeholder engagement

Benefits

  • long-term incentives, in the form of stock options
  • medical, vision & dental coverage
  • access to a 401(k) retirement plan
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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Accelerating our future beyond Earth

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