Company

Machina Labs, a Los Angeles company founded in 2019 by SpaceX and Novelis industry veterans, is building software-defined factories of the future. Enabled by advancements in artificial intelligence and robotics, they are already making parts for companies in Aerospace, Defense and Automotive industries. The mission is novel and disruptive because their facilities can be reconfigured to manufacture new products simply by changing software which eliminates the cost of tooling and building dedicated factories. The company is currently working on commercializing their robotic sheet forming machine funded by major investors in the Deep Tech and AI space.

Job Description

As the Head of Talent, reporting to the VP of Operations, you’ll play a key role in defining and executing the talent acquisition strategy as we move into the next phase of our growth. You’ll partner with hiring managers to ensure a smooth recruiting process and an amazing candidate experience. In our small, yet quickly expanding team, your input will directly impact team composition and direction. You’re passionate and motivated by propelling humanity through building the next generation of manufacturing technologies which reduce waste and enable humans to build things that were not previously possible.

Responsibilities
- Build a powerhouse Talent Acquisition team that sets and exceeds the bar for candidate experience and hiring manager engagement.
- Work with leaders across the organization to establish and standardize interview best practices that continuously improve time to offer.
- Manage Full-Cycle Recruiting: Create and implement strategies to solve problems and build diverse pipelines across Machina Lab’s teams through sourcing, referrals, research, events, and social media.
- Be a Talent Advisor: Partner closely with hiring managers to deeply understand their teams and goals. Organize and facilitate interview debriefs and drive offer approval, extension and negotiation. Identify closing strategies for offers and proactively provide candidates with the appropriate information to help make their decision as easy as possible
- Be Brilliant at the Basics: Track pipeline data and provide relevant and consistent updates to hiring managers. Maintain high attention to detail when entering data into Lever and other recruiting tools
- Participate and Host recruitment events to drive Machina Labs industry awareness.
- This is an on-site role

Qualifications
- BA/BS degree or equivalent work experience.
- 7+ year of recruiting experience in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience growing and designing the Talent Function in a high-growth setting.
- Ability to create, measure, and scale the right workflow between candidates, hiring managers, and the recruiting team.
- Team player with an eye for talent who loves connecting people and opportunities.
- Able to confidently represent Machina Labs with professionalism both internally and externally.
- Practical interpersonal and written communication skills.
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task effectively.
- Strong work ethic, good judgment, and decision-making skills.
- Excellent organizational and prioritization skills.