Talent Acquisition Manager

About the role Muon seeks a Talent Acquisition Manager to lead and develop a high-performing technical recruiting team while personally driving critical, high-priority searches. The ideal candidate is a proven player-coach who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments, brings strong business partnership and recruiting expertise, and knows how to build and scale recruiting teams to support a scaling business. This role may be worked remotely from an approved location. Responsibilities • Manage, coach, and develop a team of recruiters, providing consistent feedback, mentorship, and support to drive individual growth and overall team performance. • Establish clear expectations, performance goals, and accountability around recruiting activity, pipeline development, hiring outcomes, and candidate experience. • Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development conversations to support recruiter growth, engagement, and continued development. • Personally own and drive full-cycle recruiting for a portfolio of high-priority, complex, and strategic searches, from intake through offer acceptance. • Partner closely with hiring managers and senior leaders to understand business priorities, workforce needs, and evolving talent requirements. • Bring market intelligence, talent availability, competitive insights, and data-driven recommendations to hiring managers to influence hiring strategies and drive informed decisions. • Lead by example through hands-on recruiting execution, demonstrating the ownership, urgency, adaptability, and accountability expected across the team. • Provide visibility into team capacity, hiring forecasts, recruiting performance, risks, and resource needs to support proactive workforce planning and hiring decisions. • Identify and implement opportunities to improve recruiting processes, operational efficiency, and the scalability of the talent acquisition function as the company grows. Qualifications • 7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally within a high-growth technology, engineering, aerospace, hardware, or software environment. • 2+ years of experience managing, coaching, or leading recruiters, with a demonstrated ability to develop talent, manage performance, and drive team results. • A proven track record of personally delivering against ambitious hiring goals while effectively balancing competing priorities and business needs. • Experience recruiting for technical and highly specialized roles, with the ability to develop creative and effective sourcing strategies in competitive talent markets. • Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment where priorities evolve quickly and ambiguity is part of the job. • Strong business acumen and the ability to connect recruiting strategies and priorities to broader company objectives. • Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to influence, advise, and challenge hiring managers and senior leaders when necessary. • A data-driven approach to recruiting, with the ability to leverage metrics to identify trends, evaluate performance, assess recruiting effectiveness, and make informed decisions. • Exceptional organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to balance individual recruiting responsibilities, team performance, and people management commitments. • A hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves mentality. You're comfortable jumping into the details, solving problems, adapting quickly, and doing whatever is needed to help the team succeed. Nice-to-have Skills • Experience recruiting within the aerospace, space, defense, satellite, or advanced technology industries. • Experience scaling a recruiting function within a high-growth startup, ideally through Series B, Series C, or later-stage growth. • Experience working with a blended recruiting model, including internal recruiters, contract recruiters, RPO partners, and external agencies • Experience working with modern recruiting technology and tools, including Greenhouse, ModernLoop, and Metaview. Salary The salary range for this role is $123,000 - $170,000, plus a competitive equity grant and comprehensive benefits package. Final compensation will be determined based on skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location as assessed during the interview process. About Muon Space Founded in 2021, Muon Space is an end-to-end Space Systems Provider that designs, builds, and operates LEO satellite constellations delivering mission-critical data. Our revolutionary, integrated technology stack enables customers to optimize every dimension of their missions for faster time-to-orbit and superior constellation remote sensing performance. Our state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Silicon Valley is optimized for manufacturing spacecraft and rapid, flexible payload integration at scale. From climate monitoring to national security, Muon Space is dedicated to delivering Earth Intelligence for a safer and more resilient world. Taking Care of Our Team At Muon salary is only part of our total compensation package. In addition to salary, full-time employees receive equity compensation as well as benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k retirement plan, short & long term disability and life insurance. We also offer three weeks paid vacation for new employees, along with 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time and paid parental leave. Our mission embraces the entire planet and we believe our team should too. Muon is dedicated to creating a diverse and dynamic company and workforce. We believe in equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or gender identity. We value diversity in the workplace, and that starts with our applicants. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes, and we look forward to reviewing your application! In addition, if you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know. Muon is currently registered and able to hire in the following states: AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IA, ID, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA ITAR/EAR Requirements This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. The Company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.