Talent Acquisition Manager

About PAVE Space

At PAVE Space, we're building the future of industry in orbit. Our mission: enable true in-space mobility - access to any orbit within 24 hours.

To get there, we're designing, building, and testing a new kind of space vehicle from the ground up - one that redefines what's possible in space logistics and orbital access

.We move fast. We think across disciplines. We act with precision

.We're not here to sugarcoat it: joining PAVE means stepping into a fast-paced, high-stakes environment where every contribution truly matters. We're a small team tackling big challenges, driven by sharp minds, strong work ethic, and the will to make things happen

.If you're looking for comfort, this isn't it. But if you want to help build a major space project from the ground up, it might be the ride of your life

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About the Ro**

leAs Talent Acquisition Manager, you'll own PAVE's hiring engine. You're not just filling roles, you're identifying and attracting the technical talent that will define our trajectory. This means finding aerospace engineers who've built combustion chambers, test engineers who live in the data, systems thinkers who can bridge disciplines, and operators who thrive in ambiguit

y.You'll be the architect of our recruitment strategy, the face of PAVE to exceptional candidates, and a trusted partner to our founders and technical leads. You'll need to move fast, think strategically, and execute flawlessly, because every hire shapes the future of what we're buildin

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What You'll**

DoOwn end-to-end recruitment for technical and operational rol

• es:Source, screen, and close candidates for specialized aerospace positions — propulsion engineers, test engineers, avionics specialists, manufacturing leads, and bey
• ondBuild talent pipelines for hard-to-fill roles before we need t
• hemManage the full candidate experience from first contact to signed of

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Partner directly with founders and technical le**

• ads:Translate technical requirements into compelling role definitions and recruitment strate
• giesAdvise hiring managers on market realities, compensation benchmarks, and candidate expectat
• ionsAct as a strategic thought partner on team building and organizational de

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Build PAVE's talent b**

• rand:Craft compelling narratives about our mission, culture, and the opportunity we repr
• esentRepresent PAVE at industry events, universities, and technical commun
• itiesDevelop creative sourcing strategies to reach passive candidates in aerospace and deep

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Establish recruitment infrastru**

• cture:Implement and optimize ATS and recruitment
• toolsDefine interview processes that are rigorous, efficient, and candidate-fr
• iendlyCreate scorecards and frameworks that help us make better, faster hiring dec
• isionsTrack metrics that matter, time to hire, pipeline health, offer acceptance rates, source q

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Move with u**

• rgency:This is a startup. We need people yesterday. You'll need to balance speed with precision, knowing when to push and when to dig

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Who You'll W**

ork WithYou'll collaborate close

• ly with:Julie
  Böhning — Co-Founder &
• amp; CEOJérémy
  Marciacq — Co-Founder &

**amp; CTO

What We're Lo**

oking ForExperience that

• matters:Extenstive experience in specialized recruitment, ideally in aerospace, defense, deep tech, or hardware
• startupsProven track record hiring engineering talent in competitiv
• e marketsExperience building recruitment function from scratch or in early-stage environments, you've done this before when there was no

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The righ**

• t mindset:You understand technical roles deeply enough to have credible conversations with senior
• engineersYou're comfortable with ambiguity and can build structure where n
• one existsYou move fast without cutting corners, speed and quality aren't trade-of
• fs for youYou're a closer. You know how to sell the mission when candidates have multi

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Skills t**

• hat matter:Expert sourcing skills, LinkedIn is your playground, but yo
• u go deeperStrong judgment on talent, you can spot exceptional people and red fl
• ags quicklyExcellent communication, you can translate technical jargon into compelling stories and
• vice versaData-driven approach, you track what works and iterate

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• onus points:European aerospace or space indu
• stry networkExperience hiring for propulsion, test, or hardware devel
• opment rolesFamiliarity with European work visa processes and ta
• lent marketsMultilingual capabilities (English required, French/Ge

rman a plus)