Manager, Hiring & Internal Mobility

June 17, 2026

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SimSpace serves as an AI Proving Ground where organizations can confidently train, test, and outmaneuver adversaries in any environment. Trusted by allied governments, militaries, enterprises, and research institutions worldwide, SimSpace enables adaptive, AI-ready defenses that stay ahead of evolving threats. Founded in 2015 by experts from U.S. Cyber Command and MIT Lincoln Laboratory, the platform unifies training, testing, and validation in a realistic, live-fire simulation—helping teams evaluate security investments, optimize performance, and compress cyber readiness cycles from months to days.Why join SimSpace? We are an organization that is focused on building our culture and mindfully enhancing our atmosphere every day which is why we have collaborated on an integral value system. Our governing philosophy of being Human Centered is deeply embedded within our value system. We apply this philosophy to every one of our internal team members, external clients, and their customers.How Do We Work? We believe that people are at the center of everything we do. SimSpace fosters a culture of continuous learning, curiosity, and professional growth. That belief shows up in action: in-house training, internal and external learning platforms, cyber conferences, industry events, and dedicated time for skill development. Our people are empowered to shape their careers - and it shows. Year over year, SimSpace consistently outperforms industry benchmarks in internal mobility, promotions, and total rewards growth.Who Thrives Here? We are a team of innovators, protectors, and problem-solvers. We believe diversity of thought and experience fuels better solutions, and we’re committed to building teams that reflect the communities we serve. Whether you’re remote or office-based, you’ll collaborate with talented colleagues across departments and time zones, united by the mission to create a safer digital world.We invite you to apply today! 👋 Hi, I'm <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tabitha-reilley-32463599/">Tabitha</a> - Head of Hiring at SimSpace. I lead our Talent function, which spans recruiting, talent operations, employee experience, internal mobility, learning and development, employee voice, culture initiatives, and the systems that power all of it.At SimSpace, we believe hiring is one of the most important decisions we make. Every person we bring into the company shapes our culture, influences our ability to innovate, and impacts the experience of the people around them. That's why we've invested heavily in building a thoughtful, data-informed, and deeply human hiring function.As our company continues to grow, I'm looking for a Manager, Hiring & Internal Mobility to partner with me on the day-to-day leadership of our global recruiting efforts while helping shape what's next.This role is equal parts people leader, talent strategist, operator, and recruiter. You'll help lead a distributed team across the United States and Costa Rica, own some of our most important searches, and play a significant role in how we attract, assess, hire, develop, and retain talent across the organization.If you're energized by helping people find meaningful careers, fascinated by what predicts long-term success, and excited about building modern hiring practices that challenge conventional thinking, I'd love to meet you.<h2>About the Role</h2>This is a player-coach leadership role.You'll directly manage a small but mighty team of Hiring & Internal Mobility Partners while carrying a strategic requisition load of your own. You'll spend time coaching recruiters, partnering with leaders, optimizing systems, improving hiring practices, and helping employees discover new opportunities within SimSpace.We're not looking for someone who simply keeps the recruiting engine running. We're looking for someone who wants to improve it.The right person will be comfortable moving between hiring strategy discussions with executives, sourcing for a difficult technical search, building a new workflow in Ashby, coaching a recruiter through a challenge, reviewing candidate assessment data, and brainstorming how to make our candidate experience even better.You won't have all the answers on day one. Neither do we. What matters is curiosity, sound judgment, and a desire to continuously improve.<h2>What You'll Be Responsible For</h2>As Manager, Hiring & Internal Mobility, you will:<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Lead and develop a distributed team of Hiring & Internal Mobility Partners located in the United States and Costa Rica</li><li>Partner with me to execute and evolve our global hiring strategy</li><li>Carry a portfolio of strategic and business-critical searches across R&D, Product, GTM, G&A, and Professional Services</li><li>Coach hiring managers and recruiters on best practices, interviewing, talent assessment, and candidate experience</li><li>Lead internal mobility initiatives that help employees grow their careers within SimSpace</li><li>Drive adoption and optimization of Ashby, leveraging automation, reporting, workflows, and data to improve outcomes</li><li>Analyze recruiting trends, hiring quality signals, and operational metrics to guide decision-making</li><li>Help shape employer branding, candidate engagement strategies, and talent attraction efforts</li><li>Continuously improve recruiting processes, systems, and programs through experimentation and innovation</li><li>Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders across the company on talent-related decisions</li></ul><h2>What Makes Someone Successful Here</h2>I believe great recruiters are equal parts detective, psychologist, storyteller, consultant, and operator.The strongest hiring leaders I've worked with are naturally curious about people. They don't just evaluate resumes. They seek to understand motivations, behaviors, decision-making patterns, growth potential, and what truly drives success.They know how to identify meaningful signals while avoiding common hiring biases.They understand that exceptional candidate experiences aren't created through process alone. They're built through empathy, communication, transparency, and trust.They know how to tell a compelling story about an opportunity while also helping candidates honestly assess whether it's the right fit.Most importantly, they understand that every hiring decision impacts a real person's life and the future of the company.<h2>You'll Be a Great Fit If...</h2>🧠 You're fascinated by human behavior, motivation, and performance.📈 You love using data to inform decisions, but never forget the human side of hiring.⚙️ You enjoy improving systems, workflows, and processes as much as closing requisitions.🛠️ You think like a builder and get excited about creating something better than what exists today.👥 You enjoy coaching and developing others while still staying close to the work yourself.🚀 You thrive in fast-moving environments where experimentation and calculated risk-taking are encouraged.🔍 You question assumptions, challenge outdated practices, and continuously seek better ways of working.📚 You're a lifelong learner who stays curious about recruiting, technology, leadership, and organizational effectiveness.🤝 You believe great hiring is a team sport and know how to build strong partnerships across an organization.<h2>You Might Not Be a Great Fit If...</h2>❌ You prefer managing from a distance rather than leading from the front. This is a player-coach role and you'll be expected to actively recruit, source, problem solve, and jump into the work alongside your team.❌ You prefer highly structured environments where every process, decision, and next step is already defined. We're builders, and many of our best ideas come from questioning existing approaches.❌ You believe recruiting is primarily about filling open positions. We view hiring as a strategic business function that shapes culture, performance, and long-term company success.❌ You rely heavily on intuition alone when making hiring decisions. We value judgment, but we also believe in using structured assessment methods, behavioral signals, and data to improve outcomes.❌ You see technology as an administrative tool rather than a competitive advantage. We invest heavily in systems, automation, analytics, and experimentation to create better experiences and outcomes.❌ You are uncomfortable giving candid feedback, challenging assumptions, or influencing stakeholders. Some of our best hiring decisions come from healthy debate and thoughtful pushback.❌ You need certainty before taking action. We operate in a fast-moving environment where informed decisions often need to be made before every variable is known.❌ You're primarily motivated by maintaining what already exists. We're looking for someone who gets excited about improving processes, testing new ideas, and building what's next.❌ You believe candidate experience and employee experience are separate conversations. We see them as part of the same journey and strive to create trust, transparency, and meaningful connections at every stage. <h2>Our Philosophy</h2>A few things that are important to me and the team:<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>We care deeply about candidate experience because every interaction shapes our reputation.</li><li>We use data to inform decisions, not replace judgment.</li><li>We value progress over perfection and learning over ego.</li><li>We believe strong hiring practices create strong companies.</li><li>We embrace experimentation and are willing to test new ideas, technologies, and approaches.</li><li>We hire for long-term success, not just immediate need.</li><li>We prioritize transparency, accountability, empathy, and trust.</li></ul>We're a small team with ambitious goals. That means everyone has the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, influence how things are done, and help shape the future of our function.<h2>The Interview Process</h2>At SimSpace, we want our interview process to help you show your best self while giving you an authentic understanding of who we are, how we work, and what success looks like in this role.Our goal isn't to catch you off guard or put you through unnecessary hoops. We want meaningful conversations that help us learn about your experience, leadership style, and approach to building great teams. Just as importantly, we want to give you the opportunity to evaluate whether SimSpace, our culture, and this role are the right fit for you.Here's what you can expect:<h3>45–60 Minutes | Introduction & Career Conversation</h3>You'll meet directly with me, for an introductory conversation focused on your career journey, leadership experience, accomplishments, and what you're looking for in your next opportunity. We'll also spend time discussing SimSpace, our Talent philosophy, how the team operates today, and where we're headed in the future.This conversation is designed to help us get to know one another and determine whether there's mutual alignment around the opportunity.<h3>60 Minutes | Talent Leadership & Strategy Conversation</h3>Your second conversation with Rowan will go deeper into the role itself. We'll explore your approach to recruiting leadership, internal mobility, talent operations, organizational effectiveness, and building high-performing teams. We'll discuss how you've leveraged systems, data, behavioral assessment techniques, and stakeholder partnerships to drive hiring outcomes and scale recruiting functions.This is also an opportunity to dive into real-world scenarios, leadership philosophy, and how you approach balancing strategy, execution, people leadership, and operational excellence.<h3>60 Minutes | Peer & Stakeholder Panel</h3>You'll meet with a small group of cross-functional partners that you'll work closely with in this role. Rather than a formal Q&A session, these are conversational discussions focused on collaboration, stakeholder partnership, problem-solving, and leadership philosophy.<h3>30 Minutes | Executive Meet & Greet</h3>Our final step is an informal conversation with our Chief People Officer. This is an opportunity to discuss the broader vision for Talent at SimSpace, ask any remaining questions, and ensure mutual alignment on where we're headed as an organization.Throughout the process, you'll have opportunities to learn about our team, our operating philosophy, and the work we're building together. We believe interviews should be a two-way conversation, and we encourage you to bring your questions, ideas, and perspectives along the way.We’re proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive package designed to support your well-being, growth, and success:<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Compensation. This position has a full base salary range: $140,000 - $190,000 reflecting our confidence in your expertise and impact, with the opportunity for bonuses tied to company performance and individual contributions. We are targeting $140,000 - $160,000 for this role for budget purposes.</li><li>Health & Wellness. Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, plus savings plans—coverage starts on day one!</li><li>Mental Health Support. Access to company-paid counseling, coaching, and resources for you and your family through Spring Health.</li><li>Financial Well-Being. Plan for your future with a 401(k)-retirement savings plan featuring a company match.</li><li>Flexible Time Off. Take the time you need with unlimited vacation and dedicated health & wellness days. SimSpace provides flexible solutions to meet the diverse work-life needs of team members.</li><li>Parental Leave. Paid leave plans to support you and your loved ones during life’s most important moments.</li><li>Ownership Opportunities. Equity stock options at hire, with annual performance-based grants—become an invested stakeholder in our shared success.</li><li>Referral Rewards. Earn $1,500–$3,500 for every qualified hire through our employee referral program.</li><li>Peloton Interactive Wellness Program. Full- and partial- subsidized membership plans and equipment discounts to help you reach your personalized fitness goals.</li><li>Continuous Learning. Access a LinkedIn Learning membership to prioritize your personal and professional development.</li><li>Social Connections. Monthly reimbursements for meaningful connections with teammates through our SocialSpace Community.</li><li>Extra Perks. Legal plan coverage, pet insurance, wellness reimbursements, and more to simplify life’s details.</li></ul>If that sounds exciting to you, I'd love to start a conversation!SimSpace is an Equal Opportunity Employer:In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.SimSpace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, clients, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients.Research shows that women and people from underrepresented groups only apply to jobs if they meet all of the qualifications. However, no one ever meets 100% of the qualifications. SimSpace encourages you to break that statistic and to apply. We look forward to your application!We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, in accordance with applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:careers@simspace.com">careers@simspace.com</a>.SimSpace does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies.Actual compensation for the position is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to affordability, skills, qualifications and experience, and may vary from the range.

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