Talent Acquisition Specialist

pPAVE Space is building LYOBA, a heavy kick stage moving up to 4-tonne payloads from LEO to high-energy orbits in under 24 hours. /ppOur first space mission is ahead and the engineering teams need to be at full strength before we get there. We're scaling from 50 to 100+ and every week a seat stays empty is a week of flight readiness we don't get back. You'll run 10+ searches simultaneously, across disciplines in a talent driven market. /ph3You will own /h3pEnd-to-end recruitment for 10+ roles at once: propulsion, avionics, operations, and whatever comes next /ppSourcing strategy: direct outreach, events, channels that actually reach engineers who aren't job-hunting /ppCandidate experience from first message to signed contract, every touchpoint yours /ppClosing conversations with senior engineers who have competing offers from companies with bigger names /ppHiring data: pipeline health, time-to-close, source effectiveness, used to make decisions, not fill dashboards /ppPartnership with hiring managers to define roles sharply enough that the right people self-select in /ph3What we are looking for /h3p2-3 years in talent acquisition, with real experience hiring engineers in competitive markets (deep tech, aerospace, or high-bar tech companies) /ppYou've personally closed senior technical candidates against strong competing offers, not just filled a pipeline for someone else to close /ppYou can run 10+ searches in parallel without dropping quality or losing track /ppStrong sourcing instincts: you know where to find people who aren't actively looking /ppExcellent written and verbal communication. You can sell a 50-person company to someone weighing a safer bet /ppComfortable with ATS tooling and structured hiring processes /ppFluent English (our working language) /ppNice to have: experience in aerospace or space-adjacent industries, familiarity with the European engineering talent market, French language skills, or having worked at a company known for a high hiring bar. /ph3You will fit if /h3pYou treat every open role like it's yours to fill, not yours to manage. /ppYou'd rather spend an hour crafting the right outreach than blast 200 generic messages. /ppYou understand that in a team of 50, one wrong hire is visible, and you take that seriously. /ppYou get energy from convincing exceptional people to bet on something early. /ppThe role is fully on-site in Villeneuve (VD). We're early: processes are being built, not inherited. You won't have a large recruiting team behind you, but you won't be alone either. If you want a role where every hire changes the trajectory of what gets built, this is it. /p