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Airbound is building the world's most efficient aircraft from the ground up to revolutionize drone delivery. The company's mission is to make delivery accessible globally by reducing the cost of moving goods to 10 paise/km through fundamentally redesigned aircraft technology.
As Talent Acquisition Manager, you will be the first recruiting hire, building the entire talent acquisition function from scratch. This is a full-cycle recruiting role with direct impact on scaling an aerospace company that operates at unprecedented volumes and speed.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own full-cycle recruiting across diverse roles: technical specialists (composites, avionics engineers), manufacturing talent, operations, policy, and marketing
- Build and nurture candidate pipelines through direct outreach, industry events, and networking within manufacturing, aviation, and drone communities
- Partner with leadership across engineering, production, and operations to define hiring priorities and solve novel recruiting challenges
- Develop job descriptions and employer branding content that authentically reflect company culture and mission
- Design and implement onboarding, orientation, and offboarding processes; maintain these systems as the team scales across locations
- Establish a structured, fair, and efficient interview process; continuously improve based on outcomes
- Track and analyze recruiting metrics (time to fill, quality of hire) to optimize the pipeline
- Maintain accurate people data and documentation as headcount grows
The role requires working in-office at the Hoskote, Bangalore headquarters with alternate Saturday schedules.
Qualifications:
Must-Have:
- 3+ years of hands-on recruiting experience for technical roles in manufacturing, engineering, or hardware
- Sharp judgment to identify hiring risks, team gaps, and people issues in real time
- Disciplined, process-driven approach with strong documentation and operational control
- Proven track record building and scaling recruiting processes from scratch in fast-paced hardware or operational environments
- Excellent communication, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Proficiency with Google Suite, Notion, and collaboration tools
Good-to-Have:
- Experience as first or early recruiting hire at a startup, building the function from nothing
- Understanding of hardware, manufacturing, or aerospace talent landscape and recruitment challenges
