At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Using an incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach, Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station. Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world’s first commercial space station when it launches, followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030. Our team is all-in, committed to executing our mission safely and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us.
Vast is looking for a Recruiting Coordinator, reporting to the Senior Manager, Talent Operations, to bring precision and care to how we coordinate interviewing across the company. You run interview scheduling and logistics across our open roles, working side by side with recruiters, hiring managers, and candidates to keep our process moving.
The Recruiting Coordinator will hold themselves at a high bar, with sharp attention to detail protecting the candidate experience every step of the way.
This will be a full-time, non-exempt (fixed-term for 6 months) position located onsite at our Long Beach location.
Responsibilities:
- Run interview scheduling and onsite logistics across our open roles, including multi-round and panel interviews.
- Partner with recruiters, hiring managers, and candidates to keep scheduling and onsite logistics running smoothly, clear roadblocks as they come up, and build the relationships that keep our process moving.
- Help document and maintain our coordination processes, and keep them current as we grow.
- Flag friction in how we coordinate and suggest improvements.
- Take on additional projects and tasks as needed to support the broader talent operations team.
Minimum Qualifications
- 2+ years in recruiting coordination or a comparable administrative role
- Hands-on experience with an applicant tracking system, with Greenhouse preferred
- Strong written, and verbal communication skills
- Strong ownership mindset with a focus on outcomes, accountability, and continuous improvement
Preferred Qualifications
- Comfort navigating ambiguity and building without a fully defined playbook
- Experience in a fast-paced start-up or corporate environment
- Strong customer service mindset
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand. Salary is just one component of our comprehensive compensation package. Full-time employees also receive company equity, as well as access to a full suite of compelling benefits and perks, including: medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, generous paid time off; up to 20+ days of vacation for exempt staff and up to 10+ days of vacation for non-exempt staff with the ability to cash-out unused vacation annually, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health, and other discounts and perks. We also take pride in offering exceptional food perks, with snacks, drip coffee & onsite barista, cold drinks, and dinner meals remaining free of charge, and lunch subsidized as part of Vast’s ongoing commitment to providing high-quality meals for employees.
U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS
The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. This status includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vast 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.
Skills Required
- 2+ years in recruiting coordination or a comparable administrative role
- Hands-on experience with an applicant tracking system
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong ownership mindset with focus on outcomes, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Must be a U.S. person as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 (citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee)
- Experience with Greenhouse
- Experience operating in a high-growth environment
- Comfort navigating ambiguity and building without a fully defined playbook
- Experience in a fast-paced start-up or corporate environment
- Strong customer service mindset
Vast Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vast and has not been reviewed or approved by Vast.
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials describe comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents from day one, alongside primary care and mental‑health programs. These provisions are repeatedly emphasized as a core part of the total rewards package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Information highlights generous PTO with an annual cash‑out option, paid parental leave, sick time, and company holidays, with flexible PTO for exempt staff. These features indicate broad time‑off support across multiple needs.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Onsite meals and snacks, fitness memberships or stipends, and wellness resources (e.g., One Medical and Spring Health) are prominently offered. Such perks appear designed to enhance daily work experience and overall wellbeing.
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What We Do
Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and unlocking a new space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Using an incremental, hardware-rich and low-cost approach, Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station. Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next, Haven-1 is expected to become the world’s first commercial space station when it launches in 2026, followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030. With more than 1,000 employees at its Long Beach, California headquarters and over a billion dollars in private capital invested, Vast has built the facilities required to manufacture and operate America’s next space station. The company plans to develop future habitats for the Moon and Mars, dedicated space stations for government partners, and other crewed systems that will unlock the expanding long-term space economy.
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