Senior Talent Acquisition Manager, RMS

Boston · Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00) · USD 166,000-220,000 · 5+ years experience · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026

At a glance

As Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition for RMS, you will own the recruiting engine that fuels the rapidly scaling Rocket Motor Systems team.
You will sit at the table with production and engineering leaders, translate workforce plans into hiring strategies, and hold your team to a consistently high bar.
The right person combines operational rigor with the creativity and urgency of a startup recruiter.

Manage and develop a team of recruiters supporting RMS hiring across production, manufacturing engineering, quality, and supply chain functions
Own end-to-end hiring strategy for RMS: forecast demand with production leaders, build pipelines, and report progress with clear, data-backed communication
Use recruiting data and funnel metrics to identify bottlenecks, diagnose root causes, and drive process improvements
Set and maintain a high performance bar for the recruiting team: define clear expectations around sourcing activity, pipeline velocity, interview quality, and offer-acceptance rates
Act as a subject matter expert in sourcing techniques and tools and coach your team to use them effectively
Conduct interviews and calibrate hiring manager expectations, demonstrating strong interview-to-offer conversion through disciplined candidate evaluation
Build talent maps and market intelligence specific to the RMS talent landscape to inform proactive engagement strategies
Drive diverse talent into the organization while ensuring a consistently excellent candidate experience at every touchpoint
Partner cross-functionally with HR, compensation, and workforce planning to align recruiting efforts with headcount plans, offer competitiveness, and retention goals
Represent Anduril’s brand and recruiting function with the highest level of professionalism internally and externally

10+ years of high-volume talent acquisition experience evaluating and hiring top-tier technical talent
8+ years partnering with senior leaders and stakeholders
5+ years managing or mentoring a team of recruiters with accountability for time-sensitive, high-volume pipelines
Demonstrated track record of using recruiting analytics to initiate and sustain process improvements
Experience recruiting in an agency and/or fast-paced startup environment, hiring for hardware, production, manufacturing engineering, or related technical roles
Ability to travel between sites as needed
Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

Experience standing up a talent acquisition function for a greenfield or rapidly scaling manufacturing site
Knowledge of ITAR policies and their impact on hiring practices
Background recruiting for solid rocket motors, propulsion, energetics, pyrotechnics, or adjacent defense/aerospace disciplines
Track record of operating in a consultative capacity where data-informed guidance led to measurably improved hiring outcomes and candidate experience
Experience managing multiple concurrent high-volume pipelines while maintaining process integrity and candidate engagement throughout
Highly autonomous, collaborative, and adaptable