Senior Manager, Talent Operations at Vast

<div class="content-intro"><p>At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Using an incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach, Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station. Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world’s first commercial space station when it launches, followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030. Our team is all-in, committed to executing our mission safely and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us.</p></div><p>Vast is looking for a <strong>Senior Manager, Talent Operations,</strong> reporting to the<strong> Director, Talent Acquisition. </strong>The Senior Manager, Talent Operations builds and scales the systems, processes, and insights that enable high-performing talent acquisition. This role drives operational excellence and data-informed decisions to deliver consistent, high-quality hiring outcomes aligned with business growth, while managing a team of recruiting coordinators.</p> <p>This will be a full-time, <strong>exempt </strong>position located in our <strong>Long Beach Office.</strong></p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Own and evolve the end-to-end recruiting operations strategy, ensuring systems, processes, and programs scale with business growth.</li> <li>Lead and manage the talent coordination team, ensuring efficient operation and high performance.</li> <li>Own and optimize the enterprise ATS (Greenhouse), including workflow design, data integrity, reporting standards, and long-term scalability.</li> <li>Design and lead a global TA analytics strategy, delivering executive dashboards, predictive hiring capacity models, and workforce forecasts aligned to multi-year plans.</li> <li>Translate complex, multi-source recruiting data into clear, actionable insights and executive-level narratives that drive strategic decision-making.</li> <li>Partner cross-functionally with TA, Finance, HRBPs, and IT to lead an integrated workforce planning cadence.</li> <li>Build scalable, standardized processes, defining SLAs and accountability across the hiring lifecycle while driving automation and continuous optimization.</li> <li>Lead and develop the talent coordination function, establishing capability frameworks and career pathways across Recruiting Operations.</li> <li>Own vendor strategy and performance across ATS, CRM, agencies, and recruiting technologies, including contract negotiation and optimization.</li> <li>Oversee candidate and hiring manager experience, including scheduling, assessments, KPIs, and careers site optimization.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Minimum Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or related field.</li> <li>5+ Years of experience working in Recruiting Operations at a rapidly growing company.</li> <li>3+ Years of people management experience, preferably managing the recruiting coordination team.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred Skills &amp; Experience:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Proven experience in talent operations, particularly in tech or aerospace industries.</li> <li>Strong leadership skills with experience managing teams and complex projects.</li> <li>Expertise in vendor management and HR systems (ATS, CRM).</li> <li>Proficiency in SQL, Looker, or similar data analytics tools is highly desirable.</li> <li>Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of working cross-functionally to achieve business goals.</li> <li>Innovative thinker with a focus on continuous improvement and using technology to enhance processes.</li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="title">Pay Range: California</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$137,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$195,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><div style="line-height: 1;"><strong>COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS</strong></div> <div style="line-height: 1;">&nbsp;</div> <div style="line-height: 1;"> <div> <div data-qa="message_pane"> <div> <div id="message-list"> <div id="message-list"> <div data-qa="slack_kit_scrollbar"> <div> <div data-qa="slack_kit_list"> <div id="message-list_1770163429.476589" data-qa="virtual-list-item" data-item-key="1770163429.476589"> <div data-qa="message_container" data-qa-unprocessed="false" data-qa-placeholder="false" data-msg-ts="1770163429.476589" data-msg-channel-id="D1T52LDR4"> <div data-qa-hover="true"> <div> <div> <div> <div data-qa="message_content"> <div> <div data-qa="message-text"> <div data-qa="block-kit-renderer"> <div> <div> <div>Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand. Salary is just one component of our comprehensive compensation package. Full-time employees also receive company equity, as well as access to a full suite of compelling benefits and perks, including: 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, generous paid time off; up to 20+ days of vacation for exempt staff and up to 10+ days of vacation for non-exempt staff with the ability to cash-out unused vacation annually, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health, and other discounts and perks. We also take pride in offering exceptional food perks, with snacks, drip coffee &amp; onsite barista, cold drinks, and dinner meals remaining free of charge, and lunch subsidized as part of Vast’s ongoing commitment to providing high-quality meals for employees.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="message-list_bottomSpacer" data-qa="virtual-list-item" data-item-key="bottomSpacer"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div>&nbsp;</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="line-height: 1;"> <p><strong>U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS</strong></p> The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/section-120.62">22 C.F.R. § 120.62</a> or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. This status includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.</div> <div style="line-height: 1;">&nbsp;</div> <p style="line-height: 1;"><strong>EQUAL OPPORTUNITY</strong></p> <div style="line-height: 1;">Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vast is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.</div></div>