SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
ONBOARDING SPECIALIST
As an Onboarding Specialist, your contributions will ensure the Onboarding Team can consistently provide high-quality social and developmental experiences to all new SpaceX employees. Your efforts will ensure we can maximize the Onboarding Team's impact on new hires, helping them become great SpaceX employees quickly. We are looking for someone detail-oriented and outcome-focused.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Help manage and scale the company’s domestic onboarding program
- Lead design, development, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of orientation and onboarding programs with innovative strategies and tools
- Partner with stakeholders across the company to update all new hire information for current company practices and policies
- Develop and act on a deep understanding of internal onboarding-related systems (Workday, Jira, Greenhouse, etc.)
- Track metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of onboarding programs, then develop and execute recommendations for program improvements
- Assist in weekly orientation preparations
- Provide outstanding service to our customers by responding in a timely manner to their questions
- Identify and implement positive employee experiences to help new SpaceX employees adapt to company and team cultures quickly
- Partner with HR leadership to create and implement impactful onboarding-related resources for hiring managers, company leadership, and other stakeholders in the onboarding process
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree
- 2+ years of professional experience in onboarding, learning and development, human resources, or program management
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- High level of organization and attention to detail
- Prior experience leading projects from inception to implementation
- Strong multi-tasking and time management skills
- Ability to learn quickly on the job
- High level of self-motivation, initiative, and sense of urgency to get things done
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proactive problem solving skills
- Resilience and flexibility; the ability to work in a dynamic organization with rapidly changing needs
- Strong skills in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Familiarity with SharePoint or other content management system
- Familiarity with Greenhouse and Workday a plus
- Expertise in onboarding
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Position requires ability to travel up to 50% of the time
- This is not a remote position and will require relocation if not already local to the Memphis, TN area
- Must be willing to work extended hours and/or weekends
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
- To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to [email protected].
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 2+ years of professional experience in onboarding, learning and development, human resources, or program management
- Ability to travel up to 20% of the time
- Ability to work onsite in or relocate to the Memphis, Tennessee area
- Willingness to work extended hours and/or weekends
- U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, refugee or asylee status, or eligibility to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations under ITAR requirements
- Experience leading projects from inception through implementation
- Strong organization, attention to detail, multitasking, and time management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proactive problem-solving, self-motivation, initiative, resilience, and flexibility
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Familiarity with SharePoint or another content management system
- Familiarity with Greenhouse and Workday
- Expertise in onboarding
SpaceX Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SpaceX and has not been reviewed or approved by SpaceX.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity grants are a core part of total compensation, with periodic company-run tender offers that create liquidity before any public listing. These mechanisms can make the equity component feel materially valuable in practice.
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Healthcare Strength — The package includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with on-site clinics and health resources at major sites. This breadth of coverage is presented as a strong element of the offering.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Major locations feature on-site amenities such as fitness facilities, food/coffee, clinics, and other conveniences. These lifestyle perks enhance day-to-day value alongside cash and equity.
SpaceX Insights
What We Do
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space transportation, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary. SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company ever to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in December 2010. The company made history again in May 2012 when its Dragon spacecraft attached to the International Space Station, exchanged cargo payloads, and returned safely to Earth — a technically challenging feat previously accomplished only by governments. Since then Dragon has delivered cargo to and from the space station multiple times, providing regular cargo resupply missions for NASA.
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