Hadrian - Manufacturing the Future Hadrian is building autonomous factories that help aerospace and defense companies manufacture rockets, satellites, jets, and ships up to 10x faster and up to 2x cheaper. By combining advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we are reinventing how America produces its most critical parts. Valued at $1.6B, we’re accelerating our mission with the launch of Factory 3 in Mesa, Arizona, a 290,000-square-foot facility creating 350 new jobs. We are expanding rapidly to support thousands of future hires, launching Hadrian Maritime to expand into naval production, and introducing a Factory-as-a-Service model that delivers complete systems instead of individual parts. Hadrian is backed by leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz, our fast-growing team is united around reindustrializing American manufacturing for the 21st century and beyond. The Role As a Director, Technical Recruiting , you will lead, mentor, and scale a team of recruiters while owning full-cycle searches for high-priority roles across the business. You’ll play a dual role: a trusted people leader focused on team performance, and an operator who thrives in the trenches of hands-on recruiting. You will be responsible for coaching and enabling your team, driving consistency and excellence in process, and using data to surface insights and steer outcomes. This is a high-impact role for someone who cares deeply about candidate experience, team development, and building scalable recruiting infrastructure in a high-growth environment. You’ll report to the VP of People & Talent and help shape the next chapter of Hadrian’s growth. You’ll also be instrumental in evolving our recruiting team’s culture, rituals, and performance as we scale. What You’ll Do Manage, mentor, and inspire a team of recruiters providing regular feedback, growth opportunities, and performance accountability Act as a player-coach by directly running reqs and closing candidates for priority Software/Hardware/ Robotics Engineering positions Set clear goals and expectations for the team, tracking progress through dashboards and data reviews Foster a high-performance, collaborative recruiting culture grounded in continuous improvement You’ll help define and drive Hadrian’s Technical recruiting strategy, shaping how we scale talent Use data to identify bottlenecks, forecast hiring needs, and inform strategic decisions Drive adoption of recruiting best practices across the team (e.g. structured interviews, consistent candidate communication, rigorous pipeline management) Contribute to broader talent initiatives around tools, operations, and employer branding What We're Looking For You have 9+ years of recruiting experience, including 3+ years managing recruiting teams larger than 10 You’re a builder comfortable creating structure where it doesn’t exist and scaling systems as the team grows You lead with empathy and clarity, and know how to motivate teams through change and growth You’re highly organized and data-driven , with a strong command of recruiting metrics and how to use them You have a track record of closing high-caliber candidates across a range of functions What Will Set You Apart Experience in startup environments, agency-to-in-house transitions, or scaling recruiting operations Benefits Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees 401k Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need. Flexible vacation policy ITAR Requirements