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Salary: USD 115,000 - 140,000 / annual
Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, serving large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military with dedicated, secure networks. The company has five satellites on orbit, a backlog exceeding $1 billion in commercial contracts, and employs 500 engineers and entrepreneurs from its 153,000 sq. ft. Northern California headquarters.
As Team Lead for Recruiting Coordination, you will manage and scale the recruiting coordination function to support rapid hiring growth. You will report directly to the Head of Talent and sit on the Recruiting leadership team.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead, develop, hire, and retain the recruiting coordination team with clear role expectations, career ladders, and coverage models that sustain through PTO and volume spikes
- Design and document end-to-end coordination processes: intake, scheduling, interview logistics, onsite and virtual loops, debriefs, and offer logistics; publish SOPs and SLAs by stage
- Own and administer the scheduling and ATS stack (Greenhouse, ModernLoop, and adjacent tools)
- Own Early Careers hiring (interns and new grads): hiring plans, timelines, requisition processes, and operating models that keep hiring managers in the lead while maintaining consistency
- Partner with recruiters, hiring managers, and interviewers to set interviewer capacity, calibrate pools, and remove friction across the recruitment lifecycle
- Drive initiatives to enhance candidate experience from first touch to offer, including communication standards, onsite experience, and escalation paths
- Build onboarding and training for new coordinators to achieve ramp measured in weeks, not quarters
- Plan coordination capacity against hiring forecasts and make the case for headcount or tooling when needed
Requirements:
- 4+ years in recruiting coordination, recruiting operations, or adjacent talent operations roles, including 1-2+ years directly managing a team of coordinators
- Track record of building or maturing coordination processes (SOPs, SLAs, templates, tooling) with measurable results
- Administrator-level proficiency with an applicant tracking system and scheduling platform (Greenhouse and ModernLoop, or equivalents)
- Experience owning or substantially contributing to a university or Early Careers program, including building external partnerships
- Comfort defining metrics, reporting to leadership, and translating them into process changes
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail; track record managing multiple priorities and running scheduling escalations calmly under pressure
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with ability to build relationships across all organizational levels
Bonus qualifications:
- Experience scaling coordination through rapid hiring growth, ideally in hardware, aerospace, or deep-tech companies with high-volume onsite loops
- Experience in People Operations, HR operations, or broader People team roles
- Experience designing interviewer training or candidate experience programs
U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, or refugee/asylee status required to comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations.
