Talent Brand Manager

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.

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:

We're hiring our first Talent Brand Manager to build and own our employer brand from the ground up. You'll define how we position ourselves as an employer and shape the story we tell across every stage of the candidate journey.

What You’ll Do

• Define and own our Employer Value Proposition (EVP)

• Build the talent brand roadmap, prioritizing channels and programs that drive quality applicants and improve offer acceptance

• Partner with Marketing to ensure our employer brand is consistent with, but distinct from, the corporate brand

• Create content across LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Instagram, and our careers site that reflects who we are as a company

• Develop employee spotlight programs and culture content that gives candidates a real look inside the company

• Own the careers site narrative

• Audit and improve the end-to-end candidate journey, from first impression through offer

• Partner with Recruiting to make sure our brand voice comes through in JDs, outreach, and the interview experience

• Build talent communities and nurture programs to stay in front of passive candidates

• Launch an employee advocacy program that turns engaged employees into credible brand voices

• Establish the metrics framework including brand awareness, candidate NPS, source quality, and content performance

What We’re Looking For

• 5-8+ years of experience in branding, talent marketing, or a blend of recruiting and content/brand

• Experience at a high-growth startup (ie Series B-D) where you’ve had to build the employment brand strategy from the ground up.

• Ability to create strong content across various platforms

• Data-driven mindset you set goals, track them, and iterate based on what you learn

• Experience working cross-functionally with Recruiting, Marketing, People, and senior leadership

• Comfort operating in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment

What Will Set You Apart

• You've built employer brand or talent marketing programs in a high-growth startup and know how to attract top talent at scale.

• You're a strong content creator who can craft compelling stories across social, recruiting, and employer brand channels.

• You pair creativity with a data-driven mindset and collaborate effectively across Recruiting, Marketing, People, and leadership teams.

Compensation

For this role, the target salary range is 170,000 - 190,000 (actual range may vary based on experience).

This is the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee's pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

• 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

• Equity

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Hadrian uses AI-assisted tools in our recruiting and hiring processes to help our team work more efficiently. This may include tools that help organize and analyze recruiting data, as well as an AI-powered notetaker that can record and transcribe interviews and help coordinate feedback. These tools support our team and are not used to make hiring decisions. All candidate evaluations and hiring decisions are performed by humans. If an interview will be recorded, you will be notified in advance and may opt out at any time with no impact on your candidacy. Candidate data processed through these tools is subject to the same protections described in our Privacy Policy.

It is the Company’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. The Company does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race inclusive of traits historically associated with race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles, such as braids, locks and twists), color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin (including, in California, possession of a drivers license), ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, height or weight, medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, exercise of reproductive rights, any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws, or any combination of the above characteristics. When necessary, the Company also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled candidates and employees, including for candidates or employees who are disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.