Senior Corporate Recruiter

Valar Atomics is building transformative energy technology and investing in people who want meaningful ownership from day one. This fully on-site role is based at our Torrance, CA headquarters and includes a competitive base salary (USD 120,000 to 150,000), equity ownership, comprehensive medical benefits, and unlimited PTO. You will also have access to free daily lunch and dinner onsite, a generous PPE stipend, and the chance to collaborate closely with experienced operators, engineers, and industry leaders in a high-impact startup environment.

What you will do

• Lead full-cycle recruiting across Finance, Accounting, Regulatory and Licensing, IT, Commercial and External Affairs, Facilities, Security, and Marketing, from search kickoff through signed offers.
• Become the market expert for each supported function by mapping talent landscapes, identifying companies and career paths that produce strong candidates, and bringing that insight to leaders defining roles for the first time.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to executives and hiring managers, turning broad needs into clear role definitions, interview plans, and hiring criteria before a requisition opens.
• Source passive candidates directly by building and running outbound campaigns, especially for scarce, regulated-industry profiles.
• Screen for substance over credential, probing actual scope, decisions owned, and systems built to ensure managers interview a short list of real contenders.
• Negotiate and close senior candidates, including coordinating relocation considerations for Orangeville, Utah as part of negotiated offers and the Torrance, California onsite location.
• Build and evolve the corporate recruiting playbook as you go, including scorecards, interview loops, calibration standards, and sourcing channels for future recruiters.
• Maintain a no-job-too-small mindset by hosting onsite interviews, chasing references, and running critical parts of the search when it drives the hire forward.

What you bring

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience hiring for corporate and G&A functions such as finance, accounting, legal, supply chain, or operations for niche applications.
• A track record of closing senior and hard-to-fill roles in competitive markets, including offers against counteroffers.
• Proven ability to source passive candidates directly rather than relying on inbound applicant flow.
• Ability to assess beyond the resume and defend hiring recommendations to executive stakeholders.
• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders who have not previously written job descriptions or run hiring loops.
• Ability to run multiple concurrent searches across unrelated functions while keeping momentum on each.
• High ownership, accountability, and follow-through on every candidate touchpoint.

Preferred skills

• Experience recruiting in nuclear, energy, aerospace, defense, or regulated manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with hiring for regulatory, licensing, quality assurance, or compliance functions.
• Experience hiring in companies scaling past 300 employees, including in markets outside major metros.
• Experience building recruiting processes, scorecards, or sourcing channels where none existed.
• Exposure to executive search or leadership hiring.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Valar Atomics is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law. We are committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment and will provide reasonable accommodation as required by law. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder).