Director, Talent Acquisition

AEVEX is seeking a Director, Talent Acquisition to lead enterprise-wide recruiting strategy, governance, and execution for a defense organization. This role drives a compliant, data-driven hiring approach aligned to business priorities and workforce planning, while also setting direction for employer brand and recruiting technology across the enterprise.

Strategic talent acquisition leadership

• Develop and execute the enterprise talent acquisition strategy, ensuring alignment to organizational goals, workforce planning forecasts, and long-term capability needs.
• Partner with the Director of Workforce Planning, HR leadership, and senior executives to anticipate future talent requirements and design multi-year sourcing strategies for critical skill areas.
• Provide strategic leadership for the full TA ecosystem, including recruitment operations, sourcing, employer brand, recruiting technology, compliance, and candidate experience.
• Lead continuous improvement by piloting innovative sourcing methods, optimizing processes, and elevating TA maturity across the enterprise.
• Perform other duties as required.

Compliance, governance, and risk management

• Establish governance and compliance frameworks for OFCCP, ITAR, and other defense-industry hiring requirements.
• Partner with Legal and Compliance on audits, reporting, and risk mitigation.

Recruiting analytics and executive decision support

• Own recruiting analytics and KPI frameworks to monitor hiring effectiveness and forecast recruiting capacity.
• Use insights to inform executive-level decision-making.

Recruiting technology and employer brand direction

• Set strategic direction for recruitment technology platforms, data tools, assessments, and sourcing systems.
• Oversee vendor selection, negotiation, and performance management for recruiting technology.
• Drive organization-wide employer brand strategy, ensuring consistent messaging and a competitive position in defense and aerospace talent markets.

Team leadership and external representation

• Lead and mentor TA managers, recruiters, and TA operations staff to build a high-performance, data-driven, collaborative culture.
• Represent AEVEX externally with universities, industry partners, government agencies, and professional associations to strengthen talent pipelines and brand visibility.

Location and work expectations

• Tampa, FL (hybrid)
• Regular and reliable attendance on a full-time basis (or in accordance with posted schedule)
• Exhibit professional behavior with internal and external business associates that reflects positively on the company and aligns with company policies and practices.
• Embody AEVEX cultural values and align daily actions with department goals and company culture.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain/maintain a DoD clearance; U.S. Citizenship required
• Demonstrated expertise in OFCCP, ITAR, and federal contractor compliance frameworks
• Proven ability to build and execute strategic recruiting programs at scale
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder partnership, and influencing skills
• Advanced proficiency in TA analytics, forecasting, and data-driven decision-making
• Directs and provides expert knowledge in the strategic function of the department
• Develops short and long-term people and organizational strategy aligned with AEVEX goals and direction
• Leads with impact and influence, establishing credibility and collaborating to achieve important objectives
• Identifies, recruits, and retains top-notch talent
• Champions AEVEX culture and empowers employees to take responsibility for their jobs and goals
• Sets performance standards and encourages employee engagement and results through delegation, continuous feedback, goal setting, and performance management
• Maintains transparent communication through department meetings, one-on-ones, appropriate email, and regular interpersonal communication

Experience and education

• 12+ years of progressive talent acquisition experience
• 5+ years leading enterprise or multi-site recruiting functions
• Defense, aerospace, or government contracting experience strongly preferred
• Experience selecting, optimizing, and governing ATS platforms and modern sourcing tools
• Bachelor's degree required

Technologies

• ATS platforms
• Recruiting technology platforms
• Data tools
• Assessments
• Sourcing systems

Benefits

• 401(k) retirement plan
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability and Life insurance group coverage with a portion of the premiums paid by the company
• Professional development funds
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) with counseling, legal help, child and elder care support

Physical requirements

• Frequently required to sit
• Reach to use computers and other office equipment