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Cameron Kay

Cameron Kay

Head of Talent at Freeform | Former SpaceX recruiting leader

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Los Angeles, California
Joined September 2025

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Experienced technical recruiting leader who scaled hiring at both high-growth startup and rocket-scale engineering environments. Cameron progressed from individual‑contributor technical recruiter roles into lead and management positions at SpaceX, then transitioned to build and run talent operations as Head of Talent at Freeform, focusing on hiring across hardware, software, and manufacturing disciplines. theorg+2
Broad staffing and client-facing background from Insight Global gave Cameron early experience in account management, direct placement, and building candidate pipelines — skills that underpin later work leading recruiting teams and designing hiring programs. theorg+1
Educational foundation in communication (USC) with a minor in Consumer Behavior, combined with early internships in marketing research and real estate, suggests a cross-disciplinary background helpful for employer branding, candidate experience design, and partnering with product/engineering teams during hiring. theorg+1

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