Expanding the economic bounds of humankind with the world's first orbital manufacturing & reentry platform. Backed by General Catalyst, Khosla and Founders Fund.
About the role
Varda is looking for a University Recruiter to help scale our growing university recruiting and internship program. This role will own approximately 50% of Varda’s university recruiting requisition load, managing candidates from application through offer while partnering closely with hiring managers across engineering and business teams. The University Relations Manager will own the remaining recruiting load alongside overall university strategy, partnerships, workforce planning, and program leadership. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Previous university recruiting experience, including direct experience recruiting and engaging college students
- 2–5 years of recruiting experience with demonstrated full-cycle recruiting ownership
- Experience independently managing multiple requisitions and candidate pipelines simultaneously
- Hands-on experience with Greenhouse or a similar Applicant Tracking System
- Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter for sourcing, outreach, and pipeline development
- Experience partnering directly with universities, career centers, student organizations, faculty, or other campus stakeholders
More about this role
Low Earth orbit is open for business. Varda is accelerating the development of commercial space infrastructure, from in-orbit pharmaceutical processing to reliable and economical reentry capsules. Varda’s W-Series vehicles are built, designed, and operated by Varda in-house, including the pharmaceutical processing payloads, the capsules, the C-PICA heat shields, and the satellite buses.
From life-saving pharmaceuticals to more powerful fiber optics, there is a world of products used on Earth today that can only be manufactured in space. Varda is accelerating innovation in the orbital economy by creating both the products and infrastructure needed so space can directly benefit life on Earth. Our mission is to expand the economic bounds of humankind.
Our team is uniquely suited to accomplishing this goal, with leadership and staff comprised of veterans from SpaceX, Blue Origin, major pharmaceutical companies and Silicon Valley. Varda was founded in January 2021 by Will Bruey and Delian Asparouhov with significant backing from world class investors including Khosla Ventures, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, Caffeinated Capital, General Catalyst, and Also Capital.
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