Talent Acquisition Partner II / Senior

Rocket Lab’s People & Culture team is responsible for looking after our most valuable asset: our people. Across our global teams, the People & Culture team supports our people and departments across recruitment, new staff orientation, compensation, training and development. They make sure our growing and diverse glo...

TALENT ACQUISITION PARTNER II / SENIOR - CONTRACT

Based onsite at Rocket Lab’s Middle River, MD facility, the Talent Acquisition Partner is responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with hiring managers and candidates alike to fill highly critical roles.

Serve as a strategic hiring expert and partner to hiring managers and business unit leaders 
Partner with hiring managers to determine the requirements and expectations for their open positions, and the qualities of their ideal candidate 
Manage the full hiring life-cycle, from initial sourcing and screening to extending offers 
Screen candidates for open roles and guide them through the interview process 
Build a diverse pipeline of talent, including passive candidates, through sourcing, cold calling, phone screens, and networking 
Utilize our ATS (Greenhouse) to build reports and analyze key metrics on recruiting activities to drive process improvements 
Travel as needed to support hiring efforts at other sites, including Launch Complex 3 in Wallops Island VA and Space Structures Complex in Middle River, MD 

Bachelor’s degree 
2+ years of full-time, full-cycle recruiting experience 
Bachelor’s degree 
5+ years of full-time, full-cycle recruiting experience 
8+ years of full-time recruiting experience preferred 
Agency and in-house recruiting experience 
Experience recruiting for high-volume nonexempt roles and/or engineering roles such as: production, manufacturing, test, mechanical, electrical, systems, propulsion, etc. 
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment supporting high-performing teams 
Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate with hiring managers at all levels, as well as candidates and external partners 
Previous experience sourcing for highly technical and niche roles 

Citizenship of AU / NZ / EU / NATO