Recruiting Coordinator

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.Vardas 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.

Varda is headquartered in El Segundo California where we have offices and a production facility where our vehicles equipment and materials are built integrated and tested. Varda also has offices in Washington DC and Huntsville AL.

Join Varda and work to create a bustling in-space ecosystem.

At Varda Space Industries we move fast solve hard problems and hire people who are built for impact. As our Recruiting Coordinator you will play a mission-critical role in ensuring every candidate experiences the clarity precision and hospitality that define Varda.

You will partner closely with recruiters hiring managers engineers and scientists to keep our hiring engine running smoothly. The ideal candidate is organized calm under pressure obsessed with details and thrives in a high-velocity environment. Most importantly you care deeply about delivering a candidate experience that reflects the excellence of our team and the ambition of our mission.

• Coordinate and schedule virtual screens and onsite interviews with accuracy and speed.
• Serve asa brand ambassador for candidates own all candidate communication with professionalism clarity and warmth.
• Deliver a seamless end-to-end candidate experience ensuring candidates feel informed respected and well-supported at every step.
• Maintainaccuratetracking notes and pipeline progress in our ATS (Greenhouse).
• Prepare interview agendas scorecards materials andlogisticsto keep hiring teams aligned and ready.
• Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to support structured efficient and consistent interview processes.
• Anticipate and resolve scheduling conflicts or last-minute changes with a solutions-oriented calm-under-pressure approach.
• Support metrics reporting and data integrity initiatives that help us continuously improve our recruiting engine.
• Act asaknowledgeableonsite host welcome candidates provide workspace tours and introduce them to Vardas culture and environment.
• Support recruiting eventsand onsite engagements that help build Vardas talent pipeline.
• Set up travellogisticsfor candidates flying in from out of town.
• Partner with our Recruiting Ops function to learn and contribute to systems process documentation and operational tooling.

• Polished professional andpersonablewrittenand verbal communication skills.
• Strongorganization and attention to detail you catch the things others miss.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic and rapidly evolving environment.
• Service-driven approach withhigh emotional intelligence.
• Experience working with sensitive information andmaintainingconfidentiality with discretion.
• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.

• Experience as a Recruiting Coordinator in a fast-paced high-volume hiring environment.
• Startup experience is a plus.
• Experience with an Applicant Tracking System; Greenhouse preferred.
• Strongproficiencyin Microsoft Outlook including complex multi-party scheduling.
• Demonstrated interest in systems thinking process building or recruiting operations.
• Experience with data reporting or metrics in any context.

• Pay range: $31 - $43 per hour
• This role ison-sitein El Segundo CA
• Leveling and base salary is determined by job-related skills education level experience level and job performance
• You will be eligible for incentives in the form of stock options and/or long-term cash awards

Varda like all employers must ensure that its employees working in the United States are lawfully authorized to work in the U.S. Additionally our employees are exposed to and have access to certain export-controlled items. Because our employees are provided access to export-controlled items our policy is to only hire U.S. persons who are permitted to have access to our technology without an export license.

US person means: U.S. citizen U.S. lawful permanent resident or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) (i.e. individual admitted to the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum).