Talent Acquisition Director - Aviation

Responsibilities

• Leverage data, market insights, and industry trends to inform recruitment efforts, optimize talent pipelines, and improve candidate engagement.
• Leads and mentors a high-performing recruitment team, ensuring alignment with the company’s values, goals, and operational needs.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams, working closely with department heads in flight operations, maintenance, and communication systems to understand workforce needs and proactively address talent shortages.
• Builds strategic partnerships and key role pipelines at key industry events and professional associations, training academies, military organizations, and professional networks to source top talent.
• Enhances and promotes our employer brand across all platforms, showcasing the company as an employer of choice in the emergent healthcare and aviation industry.
• Develops and reinforces exceptional candidate and hiring manager experiences, from sourcing through onboarding, to build strong, long-term relationships with high-caliber talent.
• Ensures all recruitment practices adhere to aviation regulations, are compliant and meet industry standards while managing risks associated with talent shortages.
• Responsible for overseeing recruitment support-related financials that may or may not reside within HR or brand budgets for large industry events, recruitment marketing, sourcing tools, job boards and any other associated investments or expenses.

Key Qualifications

• 8 or more years in talent acquisition, with at least 3 years in a leadership role
• Talent acquisition experience in aviation required
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business or related field required and master’s preferred.
• Deep knowledge of aviation roles, particularly pilots and mechanics personnel.
• Healthcare knowledge and experience a plus.