Head of Talent
Core
Build the hiring playbook and talent engine to staff a digital foundry for additive manufacturing and precision metal castings, scaling from 25 to 75 employees.
Role type
Head of Talent (Strategy & Operations)
Builds
A repeatable hiring process, talent team, and pipeline for a high-growth manufacturing startup
Domain
Aerospace, defense, and heavy industrial manufacturing (additive manufacturing/metal casting)
Required skills
Full-cycle recruiting, scaling early-stage startups, managing diverse requisitions (technicians to executives), outbound sourcing, offer negotiation, ATS implementation, data-driven recruiting, stakeholder management
Preferred skills
Building and managing recruiting teams, executive search, compensation banding, hiring skilled trades, ITAR/defense program experience, foundry/machining industry background, Boston market network, modern recruiting tools proficiency