Senior People Operations Program Specialist

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 Senior People Operations Program Specialist , reporting to the Senior Manager, People Operations , to serve as the primary owner of contingent workforce operations, advisor onboarding, and international workforce programs. As Vast’s workforce needs scales during peak periods, additional support is needed to complement our existing teams that are designing and building human-rated space stations. Furthermore, as Vast’s presence outside of the United States continues to grow and scale, the Senior People Operations Program Specialist will lay the groundwork and structure for international HR operations.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach headquarters.

A successful candidate will be a highly organized and detail-oriented Senior People Operations Program Specialist to own the onboarding, lifecycle management, and

Department: People