Director of Recruiting

What You’ll Do:

• Own end-to-end, full-cycle recruiting and strategy for roles across Production, Operations and Software Engineering verticals. 

• Build and scale the recruiting infrastructure, processes, and hiring systems to support aggressive company growth. 

• Partner closely with executives and hiring managers to forecast hiring needs, prioritize searches, and develop TA strategies aligned with Layup’s business goals. 

• Lead full-cycle recruiting efforts for key and strategic hires. 

• Own sourcing and engagement strategies to identify and attract top and passive talent through diverse channels. 

• Establish recruiting metrics, dashboards, and reporting to improve hiring efficiency, candidate quality, and overall hiring performance.  

• Train and guide hiring managers on interview best practices, candidate evaluation, and structured hiring processes.  

• Build and elevate Layup Parts’ employer brand across LinkedIn, events, industry partnerships, and university and trade-school outreach. 

• Create a world-class candidate experience from first touch through onboarding. 

• Help define the long-term structure and growth of the Talent Acquisition function as the company scales. 

• Discuss and negotiate compensation with candidates, extend offers, and guide the offer process to close. 

• Strategize how to continue building out Layup’s recruitment and talent acquisition funnel as we continue to scale this team.  

What We’re Looking For:

• 8+ years of recruiting and talent acquisition experience, including experience leading recruiting efforts in fast-paced or high-growth environments. 

• Experience recruiting within manufacturing, aerospace, defense, engineering, or technical environments. 

• Proven ability to build recruiting processes, systems, and strategies that scale. 

• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and adapting quickly as priorities shift. 

• High attention to detail and an ownership mindset. 

• Passion for improving systems and processes. 

• Excellent communication skills. 

• Understanding of compliance and hiring best practices. 

Bonus Points:

• Experience scaling recruiting in startup or high-growth environments. 

• Ability and interest in scaling recruitment processes from the ground up. 

• Familiarity recruiting for composite manufacturing, machining, aerospace manufacturing, or advanced manufacturing environments.