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title: 'Staff People Analytics Partner at Vast'
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# Staff People Analytics Partner at Vast

- **Company:** Vast
- **Location:** Long Beach, CA
- **Compensation:** $138k–$195k
- **Posted:** 2026-11-11
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-12
- **Apply:** https://boards.greenhouse.io/vast/jobs/4728760006?gh_jid=4728760006

## Job description

Vast is developing next-generation space stations and space infrastructure using an incremental, hardware-rich, and capital-efficient approach. Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station to support a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies, enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing, and supporting a growing space economy for government, corporate, and private customers. Haven Demo’s 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to design, build, and operate its own spacecraft in orbit. Next, Haven-1 is targeted to become the world’s first commercial space station, with launch anticipated in 2027, followed by additional Haven modules. Additionally, the company recently announced two new offerings leveraging its space station components and the heritage of Haven Demo: Vast Satellite, a high-power satellite product line; and Vast Lunar Systems, power, communications, and habitats for the Moon.

Headquartered in Long Beach, California, and with more than 1,000 employees and over a billion dollars in private capital, Vast has built the facilities capable of manufacturing America’s next space station. The company plans to develop future habitats and systems for Mars, dedicated modules for government partners, and other crewed systems designed to unlock the expanding long-term space economy.

Vast is looking for a Staff People Analytics Partner, reporting to the Director, Talent Development, to support the development of the systems and teams that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

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

As the founding member of People Analytics, you’ll build the function from a blank page: the data foundation, the first dashboards, the metrics everyone trusts, and the analyses that shape how Vast hires, develops, and retains its people. You’ll start as a hands-on individual contributor, with a clear path to building and leading the team as it grows.

## Your First Year

Timeframe

## What You Will Deliver

First 90 days

Audit People data across Rippling, Pave, Greenhouse, Lattice, and Cornerstone. Partner with Information Systems to design a unified People data model.

By 6 months

Attrition modeling that identifies what drives turnover and who may be at risk, with retention recommendations leaders can act on.

By 12 months

Longitudinal performance vs. potential analysis for talent reviews and succession planning, core self-service Tableau dashboards, and a shared People metrics library.

Ongoing

Internal consulting on high-impact questions from Recruiting, Compensation, People Operations, Employee Relations, and Talent Development.

What You Will Do:

Build the foundation

- Lead a full audit of People data quality, completeness, consistency, and governance
- Partner with Information Systems on a unified People data model that becomes the single source of truth
- Define standard People metrics and KPIs, with clear definitions, calculation logic, and documentation

Deliver insight leaders act on

- Build attrition and flight-risk models and turn the findings into practical retention strategies
- Analyze what drives hiring outcomes, retention, performance, and engagement
- Evaluate People programs and policies with rigorous methods, including causal inference where it fits
- Support pay equity reviews, market benchmarking, and merit and promotion modeling
- Build workforce planning and headcount forecasting models

Make data self-service

- Design and maintain Quarterly Business Review (QBR) dashboard for executives (ex: Tableau dashboards for headcount, hiring funnel, attrition, compensation, performance, learning, and engagement.)
- Enable key stakeholders to access data for common reporting needs (talent review data, performance data, succession planning summaries by department)

Partner and influence

- Help People leaders find their highest-value questions and scope them into clear projects
- Present findings clearly and persuasively to executives and non-technical audiences
- Champion the privacy, security, and ethical use of employee data, including strict confidentiality when working with Employee Relations

Build the function

- Own the People Analytics strategy and roadmap
- Create the processes and standards the team will scale on, and help shape its future structure and hiring

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelors in Statistics, I/O Psychology, Economics, Data Science, or a related field
- 8+ years in People, Workforce, or HR Analytics, or a closely related quantitative role
- Advanced SQL, including data modeling and data quality auditing
- Hands-on experience in a data warehouse (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, or Databricks)
- Advanced Tableau, including dashboards built for leadership audiences
- Strong applied statistics, including regression and inferential methods
- Experience building attrition or retention models
- Experience handling confidential employee data
- A track record of influencing senior stakeholders with clear recommendations

Preferred Skills & Experience:

- Masters or PhD in Statistics, I/O Psychology, Economics, Data Science, or a related field
- R or Python
- Survival analysis, multilevel or longitudinal models, or Bayesian hierarchical modeling
- Causal inference (difference-in-differences, propensity score matching, regression discontinuity)
- Pay equity and compensation modeling
- Modern ELT tools (Fivetran, Airbyte, dlt, dbt)
- Using AI and agentic tools (such as Claude Desktop or Claude Code) to speed up analytics work
- Survey design and psychometrics (reliability and validity)
- Familiarity with EEO-1, CCPA, and employment data compliance
- Experience in aerospace, defense, or other technical environments
- Experience as the first analytics hire or building a function from scratch

Additional Requirements:

- Fully onsite at our Long Beach, CA location.
- To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

Pay Range: California $137,546—$195,249 USD

We calibrate level and compensation to the selected candidate's experience and demonstrated capability. We welcome applicants across a range of experience levels to apply.

## 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.

## 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.

## About Vast

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Aerospace, space infrastructure, commercial space stations
- **Target customers**: B2B (government space agencies, research institutions, pharmaceutical/biotech companies, satellite operators), B2C (private astronaut missions)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Our long-term vision is to create artificial gravity stations, allowing humanity to live and work in space without long-term harm to the body.” – Jed McCaleb

## Products & Services
- **Haven-1**: The world’s first commercial space station, a single-module habitat launching in 2027 aboard a Falcon 9. Designed for 4-crew missions of up to 30 days, with microgravity research lab (10 payload slots), large window dome, always-on Wi-Fi, and Starlink laser communications. [vastspace.com](https://www.vastspace.com/)
- **Haven-2**: A planned multi-module space station designed as a commercial successor to the ISS. First module (based on Haven-1 but stretched) to launch on Falcon Heavy in 2028, with full configuration of eight modules by 2032. Will compete for NASA’s Commercial LEO Destinations (CLD) Phase 2. [wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vast_(company))
- **Haven Demo**: A 500 kg demonstration satellite launched in November 2025, successfully tested communications, power, propulsion, and deorbit capabilities. Operated for three months before controlled reentry in February 2026. [vastspace.com](https://www.vastspace.com/)
- **High-Power Satellite Buses**: Leveraging in-house space station technology, Vast has expanded into designing and building high-power satellite buses for commercial and government customers. [vastspace.com](https://www.vastspace.com/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed. However, the company raised $500M in March 2026 ($300M equity + $200M debt). [wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vast_(company))
- **Key Metric**: Total funding to date – at least $500M (March 2026), plus prior undisclosed rounds led by founder Jed McCaleb.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Balerion Space Ventures, IQT, Qatar Investment Authority, Mitsui & Co., MUFG, Nikon Corporation, Stellar Ventures, Space Capital, Earthrise Ventures, Jed McCaleb. Partners include SpaceX (launch provider, Starlink), Impulse Space (propulsion), AnySignal, TRL11, Addvalue, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, CASIS, UK Space Agency, European Space Agency, NASA (CCSC-2 agreement). [wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vast_(company)) [vastspace.com](https://www.vastspace.com/)
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Won the sixth commercial ISS astronaut mission contract (Feb 2026), with ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet as commander. 
  - Signed multi-mission agreements with France (to ISS and Haven-1) and the Czech Republic (via ESA). 
  - Completed primary structure of Haven-1 – the first U.S. space station flight article built in over 20 years. 
  - Headcount grew from 606+ (Oct 2024) to “1000+ team members” by mid-2026. 
  - Former NASA CEO Steve Isakowitz and veteran astronauts Andrew Feustel and Garrett Reisman joined as advisors/team members. [vastspace.com](https://www.vastspace.com/) [wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vast_(company))

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-mover in commercial space stations**: Vast is the only operational commercial space station company to have flown and operated its own spacecraft in orbit (Haven Demo). 
- **Hardware-rich, low-cost approach**: Rapid iteration and in-house manufacturing enable faster development than competitors. 
- **Artificial gravity vision**: Long-term differentiator for human health in space – a key gap in current ISS and other station designs. 
- **Strong talent pipeline**: Leadership includes serial entrepreneurs (Max Haot, Jed McCaleb) and top SpaceX and NASA veterans (CTO Alex Hudson, COO Kris Young, astronaut Andrew Feustel). 
- **Strategic partnerships**: Deep relationships with SpaceX, international space agencies, and research institutions provide launch, funding, and mission opportunities.

## Strategic Focus
- **Haven-1 launch and crewed missions**: Complete assembly, launch in 2027, and execute the first Vast-1 crew mission (4 astronauts, ~14 days). 
- **Haven-2 development**: Compete for NASA’s CLD Phase 2 contract (decision expected July 2026) to become a primary ISS replacement. 
- **Expand microgravity research network**: Partner with pharmaceutical, biotech, and materials science companies for in-space manufacturing and R&D. 
- **International expansion**: Secure additional government astronaut missions (France, UK, Czech Republic) and explore Indian launch capabilities. 
- **High-power satellite bus business**: Leverage in-house technology to capture commercial and defense satellite contracts.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “All in” – bottom-up engineering, first principles, extreme ownership, rapid progress, and celebration of wins. Emphasizes respect, curiosity, and excellence. [vastspace.com](https://www.vastspace.com/careers)
- **Benefits**: Long-term equity incentive, 401(k), generous PTO with annual cash-out, paid parental leave, comprehensive medical/dental/vision, subsidized meals, fitness memberships, and wellness benefits. [vastspace.com](https://www.vastspace.com/careers)
- **Work environment**: In-office in Long Beach, CA. State-of-the-art 115,000 sq ft facility with manufacturing operations. 
- **Engineering culture**: Agile, risk-tolerant, and driven by passion for space. Team includes former SpaceX, NASA, and top aerospace engineers. 
- **Impact**: Directly building the future of long-term space habitation – a mission-driven environment with ambitious timelines and tangible results.

## Sources
1. [vastspace.com](https://www.vastspace.com/)
2. [vastspace.com/careers](https://www.vastspace.com/careers)
3. [wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vast_(company))
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/vastspace)

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