About the role
About Mariana Minerals Mariana Minerals is a software-first, vertically integrated minerals company on a mission to supply the critical minerals powering modern energy, AI, and defense technologies. We’re reimagining the minerals supply chain by combining deep industry expertise with advanced software, automation, and data-driven decision-making.
The Role We are hiring a Head of Recruiting to build and scale a world-class talent function that supports Mariana’s rapid growth. This leader will own end-to-end recruiting strategy, execution, and infrastructure, balancing high-quality hiring with speed and efficiency. You will design and operationalize recruiting systems, drive cross-functional hiring programs, and build a strong recruiting team. This role requires a blend of strategic leadership, recruiting operations depth, and strong program/project management capabilities to scale hiring in a structured, repeatable way. What You’ll Do Own and execute the company-wide hiring strategy across technical and business roles Build, lead, and develop a high-performing recruiting team Design and optimize recruiting operations, processes, and systems (ATS, tooling, workflows) Drive recruiting as a program: planning, tracking, and delivering against hiring goals with clear metrics Partner with leadership to forecast hiring needs and translate business goals into hiring plans Implement scalable interview processes with strong signal, consistency, and candidate experience Improve time-to-fill, quality of hire, and recruiter productivity through operational rigor Manage external partners (agencies, vendors) where needed Ensure a high-quality, consistent candidate experience across all touchpoints Own recruiting data, analytics, and reporting-establishing dashboards and metrics to track funnel health, hiring efficiency, and quality of hire, and using insights to continuously improve outcomes Build and scale strategic recruiting programs (e.g., internal mobility, diversity & inclusion, university recruiting, and talent pipelines) to support long-term workforce planning and company growth Desired