About Darla Horn
A recruiter's eye. An operator's perspective.
I am an executive recruiter and Talent leader with more than twenty years of experience. I have led more than one hundred retained searches, built Talent functions, and advised leaders through growth.
Most recently, as VP of People at JetZero, I worked inside the challenge of turning an ambitious aerospace vision into an operating company while it scaled its workforce, production capability, and manufacturing footprint.
I bring operating context to search and search discipline to workforce questions.
Where I work
Aerospace, defense, energy, robotics and advanced manufacturing.
My earlier work includes technology and mission-driven companies including Bloomberg, Reddit, Metropolis, Betterment, Clay, Prefect and Automattic.
Searches I have led
Company leadership. CEO. President.
Recruiting, talent and people. Recruiters at every level. Recruiting leaders. VP Talent. VP People.
Technology, data and AI. Chief Technology Officer. Chief Data Officer. SVP Engineering. Head of Machine Learning. VP Data Science. Staff Data Scientist. Staff Researcher. Founding Engineer. Software Engineering. Computer Vision.
Aerospace and hardware. Hardware Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Electrical Engineering. Manufacturing Engineering. Aerodynamicists. Flight Sciences. Structures. Avionics. Technicians.
Product, design and marketing. Chief Product Officer. Chief Marketing Officer. Product Management. Design.
Finance. VP Finance. VP Investor Relations.
My deepest bench is in recruiting, talent and people. The broader record spans executive, leadership and technical roles across technology, industrial and corporate functions.
Writing
Does Claude Dream?
Notes on AI, work and what remains distinctly human. Read on Substack
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