- Company: Vast
- Location: Long Beach, California, United States
- Salary: $82,000–$116,400/yr
- Full Time
- Long Beach, California, United States
- $82,000–$116,400/yr
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- $82,000–$116,400/yr
Vast at a glance
vast.comSEC filings mentioning "Vast": 10,000+ — search EDGAR
7 employees covered under a retirement plan (2023 filing) — via DOL Form 5500 / EFAST2
Registered as a global legal entity (LEI 98450065C88DA90E1C96, BE) — via GLEIF
OSHA safety record: 3 confirmed violations across 1 inspection — via OSHA Establishment Search
Vast, a commercial space infrastructure company based in Long Beach, California, is hiring a full-time Lead Recruiting Coordinator to drive recruitment operations and executive scheduling for our rapidly growing organization.
The Opportunity
As Lead Recruiting Coordinator, you'll report to our Senior Manager of Talent Operations and serve as the central hub for recruitment logistics and scheduling throughout the company. You'll manage complex interview panels, executive meetings, and onsite candidate experiences while maintaining the highest standards of confidentiality and professionalism. Your role will establish best practices for recruitment coordination and drive the operational efficiency needed to scale our talent function as Vast expands its team and operations.
Core Duties
- Own executive and senior leadership calendar management, coordinate multi-party interviews, and execute flawless onsite logistics.
- Safeguard candidate confidentiality across all touchpoints—from initial communications through tool access and interview execution.
- Collaborate with recruiters, hiring managers, and executive assistants to eliminate scheduling bottlenecks and strengthen the candidate experience.
- Develop and maintain metrics tracking recruitment velocity, interview throughput, and SLA performance.
- Document and refine recruitment coordination procedures, ensuring processes remain current as the organization scales.
- Identify process gaps and inefficiencies, then design and implement solutions.
- Lead by example, mentoring other coordinators and establishing team standards for excellence.
Qualifications
- 5+ years in recruiting coordination or equivalent, with demonstrated experience managing executive-level scheduling.
- Proficiency with applicant tracking systems; experience with Greenhouse is highly valued.
- Excellent project management, written communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Proven track record building or overhauling recruitment processes and systems—not just maintaining status quo.
- Comfort with workflow automation, systems integrations, or recruitment technology implementations.
- Success operating in fast-scaling environments with ambiguity and incomplete information.
- Strong ownership mentality oriented toward measurable outcomes and continuous iteration.
About Vast
Vast is building the next generation of commercial space stations to enable humanity's continued presence and economic activity in space. Our mission is to create an environment where billions thrive beyond Earth, supporting advanced research, manufacturing, and enterprise in microgravity. With Haven Demo's successful 2025 operations, Vast became the only commercial operator of its own crewed spacecraft. Haven-1, our first full commercial space station, is expected to launch in the coming years, with additional modules planned to achieve permanent human habitation by 2030. We're recruiting the talent and expertise to execute this vision safely and on schedule.
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Long Beach is a coastal city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is the 44th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 450,469 as of 2025. A charter city, Long Beach is the 7th-most populous city in California, the 2nd-most populous city in Los Angeles County, and the largest city in California that is not a county seat.
California is a U.S. state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, and Nevada and Arizona to the east; it also shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California to the south. With over 39 million residents across an area of 163,696 square miles (423,970 km2), it is the largest U.S. state by population and third-largest by
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Private-sector wage growth (year over year): 3.3% — via FRED
National quits rate: 1.9% — via FRED (BLS JOLTS)
Weekly initial unemployment claims: 215,000 — via FRED
GDP per capita in US: $90,027 — via World Bank
Consumer price inflation in US: 2.9% (annual) — via World Bank
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Average hours worked per year in US: 1,800 — via OECD
Cost of living in California: 10.7% above the national average — via BEA
Minimum wage in California: $16.90/hr — via FRED
Real GDP per capita in California: $86,110 — via FRED
Home prices in California (year over year): +1.8% — via FRED
Median household income in Los Angeles County: $87,760 — via US Census ACS / Data USA
Most recent FEMA-declared disaster in Los Angeles County: Canyon Fire (Fire), Aug 2025 — via FEMA
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Recent seismic activity: 1 earthquake (M4.5+) within 200km in the last 6 months — largest M4.9 near 20 km NNE of Indio, CA. via USGS
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Typical climate: average high 79°F / low 55°F year-round (summers around 87°F, winters around 47°F) — via NOAA 1991-2020 Normals
Walkability: Most walkable (19.2/20) — via EPA National Walkability Index
Typical rent nearby: $2,085/mo (1BR) · $2,601/mo (2BR) — via HUD Fair Market Rents
- Elevation 18m (59 ft)
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- Social Orientation
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- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
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Listing facts
- Role Lead Recruiting Coordinator
- Employer Vast
- Location Long Beach, California, United States
- Type Full Time
- Pay (from listing) $82,000–$116,400/yr
- Posted July 11, 2026
- Apply by 2026-08-10
- Country context US
- Overview Full original description on this page (403 words; rewritten for clarity, not a teaser paste)
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- Hire employees and process hiring-related paperwork.
- Maintain current knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action guidelines and laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
- Prepare or maintain employment records related to events, such as hiring, termination, leaves, transfers, or promotions, using human resources management system software.
- Address employee relations issues, such as harassment allegations, work complaints, or other employee concerns.
- Review employment applications and job orders to match applicants with job requirements.
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