Recruiter – Mission & Business Operations

🔥 23 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $130k - $180k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

⚙️ Business Operations

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Swarm Aero

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2022

🚀 Aerospace

🎖️ Defense

🏭 Manufacturing

💰 Seed on 2024-09

Aerospace • Defense • Manufacturing

Swarm Aero is a developer and manufacturer of uncrewed aerial systems built from the ground up for swarming operations. The company combines on-aircraft autonomy, a universal swarm node (sensor mesh and edge compute), and swarm-scale command-and-control so small teams can mobilize large numbers of UAVs in communications-limited or contested environments. Swarm Aero emphasizes high-rate composite manufacturing and concurrent factory design to scale production, and pursues both defense-focused applications (payloads in contested environments, detecting/tracking mobile assets, security/defense in depth) and civilian uses (cargo delivery, disaster response, resilient communications, environmental observation). The leadership team includes experienced aerospace engineers, high-production manufacturing leads, and senior military advisors.

📋 Description

• Own full-cycle hiring across Mission, business operations, finance and accounting, real estate, and marketing • Recruit defense business development, capture, program, and mission roles • Source candidates from primes, defense technology startups, the Pentagon, and the operational force • Lead senior and first-of-kind searches as an executive search partner • Map the market, calibrate searches early, and close candidates • Advise first-time hiring managers and help define successful candidate profiles • Build relationships with future leaders before roles open • Convince exceptional candidates to pursue defense work • Build teams supporting Swarm Aero's swarming UAVs, aircraft network, and Command & Control software

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including senior or executive-level searches • Experience recruiting in or around defense, government, or national security • Knowledge of the difference between BD, capture, and program management • Experience closing candidates who had other options, including at the leadership level • Ability to earn hiring managers' trust and provide candid market guidance • Willingness to recruit across finance, real estate, marketing, business operations, and defense roles • U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, protected-individual status under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligibility to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations under ITAR • Legally authorized to work in the United States • Meets citizenship requirements to obtain a U.S. security clearance • Executive search or agency background paired with in-house startup experience (bonus) • Network in defense BD, capture, or military community (bonus) • Experience hiring finance, real estate, or marketing leaders at a scaling company (bonus) • Military service or experience recruiting veterans and transitioning service members (bonus)

🏖️ Benefits

• Meaningful equity in a high-growth defense technology company • Competitive base salary commensurate with experience • Medical, dental, and vision insurance • 401k • PTO and paid sick leave • Monthly wellness stipend • Daily catered lunch (office) • Paid parental leave • Direct impact on a critical national security mission • World-class team of engineers and operators solving genuinely hard problems