Talent Acquisition Partner

Job Description

Job Description

About 1Kosmos

1Kosmos is an identity company building a trust platform for the modern enterprise. Our platform combines identity verification and passwordless authentication in one solution. Customers include Lowe's, Concentrix, Staples, and Marriott. We process tens of millions of identity verifications and more than 2 billion authentications per year. Our team is approximately 150 people distributed across the United States, Canada, and India, and we are growing.

Position Summary

1Kosmos is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Partner to join our HR team on a 6-month contract-to-hire basis. This is a hands-on, full-cycle recruiting role for someone who can independently build candidate pipelines, advise hiring managers, and close high-quality talent across technical and non-technical functions. The role is hybrid and based around our Edison, New Jersey headquarters; candidates must live within reasonable commuting distance and be able to work in the office several days per week.

The right person will operate as a recruiting partner, not a requisition processor. You will be expected to understand each role, challenge or refine requirements when needed, develop a targeted sourcing strategy, engage passive candidates, manage the interview process, and provide hiring managers with clear market feedback. Successful performance during the contract period may result in a permanent offer of employment.

What You Will Own

Full-Cycle Recruiting

· Manage end-to-end recruiting for roles across engineering, DevOps/cloud, product, cybersecurity/IAM, enterprise sales, solutions engineering, customer success, and corporate functions.

· Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, competencies, interview plans, target candidate profiles, and sourcing strategies.

· Typically manage approximately 5-10 active requisitions simultaneously, with workload varying based on hiring plans and role complexity.

· Post and manage job listings through Workable and other relevant platforms.

· Screen, interview, and evaluate candidates against role requirements and company values.

· Coordinate interview processes and hiring-team debriefs, keeping searches moving with urgency and discipline.

· Support offer development and negotiation in alignment with compensation guidelines and internal approvals.

Direct Sourcing and Pipeline Development

· Independently build candidate pipelines for difficult-to-fill roles rather than relying primarily on inbound applicants or outside agencies.

· Source passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, professional networks, referrals, targeted company lists, and other sourcing tools.

· Translate each requisition into a practical market map that identifies target companies, likely candidate profiles, compensation considerations, and expected sourcing challenges.

· Develop reusable talent pipelines for recurring and anticipated hiring needs.

· Track outreach, funnel conversion, candidate disposition, and other recruiting activity accurately in the ATS.

· Use AI-enabled recruiting tools appropriately to improve sourcing, workflow management, resume review, candidate summaries, outreach preparation, scheduling, and recruiting analytics while maintaining recruiter accountability for decisions and candidate evaluation.

· Apply human judgment and structured criteria to candidate screening and selection. AI should support recruiter productivity and consistency, not serve as the sole basis for advancing, rejecting, or selecting a candidate.

Hiring Manager Partnership

· Act as a recruiting advisor to hiring managers at all levels, including senior leaders.

· Provide direct feedback on candidate availability, compensation, competitive market conditions, and whether role requirements are realistic.

· Provide regular, data-driven status updates on open requisitions, sourcing activity, pipeline quality, and search risks.

· Develop and refine job descriptions with hiring managers and HR.

· Promote structured interviewing, consistent evaluation, and sound recruiting practices across hiring teams.

Candidate Experience

· Maintain timely, professional communication with candidates throughout the hiring process.

· Create a consistent candidate experience from first outreach through offer, including clear expectations and prompt follow-up.

· Represent 1Kosmos accurately and credibly to active and passive candidates.

Recruiting Operations and HR Collaboration

· Maintain accurate recruiting data and workflow discipline in Workable and related systems.

· Coordinate with HR and Finance on headcount plans, compensation parameters, and offer approvals.

· Identify and recommend improvements to recruiting workflows, tools, interview practices, reporting, and agency usage.

· Evaluate and implement practical uses of AI and automation across recruiting workflows, with appropriate attention to data privacy, consistency, candidate experience, and company policies.

· Support background checks, pre-employment screening, and onboarding handoffs in coordination with HR.

· Assist with Rippling data integrity and new-hire handoffs as needed.

· Support immigration-related recruiting coordination, including H-1B, I-140, and L1B matters, in partnership with the HR Manager and outside counsel when required.

What Success Looks Like During the First 6 Months:

· Consistently builds qualified candidate pipelines quickly, including for specialized technical and go-to-market roles.

· Demonstrates strong judgment in candidate screening and sends hiring managers candidates who fit the agreed profile.

· Keeps multiple searches organized, current, and moving without requiring close day-to-day supervision.

· Provides hiring managers with useful market intelligence and is willing to recommend changes when a search is not working.

· Maintains a professional candidate experience and strong communication cadence.

· Improves recruiting process discipline, ATS data quality, and visibility into pipeline status.

· Uses AI and automation to increase recruiting speed and workflow quality while maintaining clear human oversight of screening, evaluation, and hiring recommendations.

· Helps reduce avoidable reliance on external recruiting agencies by building stronger direct-sourcing capability.

· Earns the confidence of hiring managers as a practical, results-oriented recruiting partner.

Requirements

Qualifications

Required

· 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including at least 2 years recruiting within technology, cybersecurity, enterprise software, or B2B SaaS.

· Demonstrated success sourcing passive candidates and building pipelines for difficult-to-fill roles.

· Experience recruiting technical talent such as software engineers, DevOps/cloud engineers, product managers, cybersecurity professionals, or related roles.

· Experience recruiting business or go-to-market roles such as enterprise sales, solutions engineering, customer success, marketing, or corporate functions.

· Strong working knowledge of LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, applicant tracking systems, and modern sourcing techniques.

· Practical experience using AI-assisted recruiting or productivity tools to improve sourcing, candidate screening support, workflow management, communications, research, and reporting, with sound judgment about where human review is required.

· Ability to manage multiple concurrent requisitions while maintaining speed, candidate quality, and accurate recruiting data.

· Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to advise and challenge hiring managers constructively.

· Working knowledge of employment law and recruiting compliance requirements.

· Ability to work independently in a hybrid environment, spend several days per week at our Edison, New Jersey headquarters, and collaborate effectively with distributed teams across time zones.

Preferred

· Recruiting experience in cybersecurity, identity/IAM, infrastructure software, or enterprise B2B SaaS.

· Experience in a growth-stage technology company where recruiters are expected to operate with substantial autonomy.

· Experience recruiting for both U.S. and Canadian roles.

· Familiarity with Workable, Rippling, or comparable ATS/HRIS platforms.

· Experience supporting immigration-related recruiting workflows, including H-1B and L1B matters.

Work Environment and Schedule

This is a hybrid position based around our Edison, New Jersey headquarters. Candidates must live within reasonable commuting distance and be able to work in the office several days per week, with the balance of the schedule worked remotely. The role requires availability during core Eastern Time business hours. Collaboration with teams in India and Canada may occasionally require schedule flexibility.

Benefits

Compensation and Conversion

This is a 6-month contract-to-hire role. The hourly contract rate will be based on experience and market data. Conversion to full-time employment will depend on performance, demonstrated fit with the role, and organizational hiring needs. If converted, salary, bonus eligibility, and benefits will be discussed as part of the full-time offer.

Full-time benefits at 1Kosmos include medical, dental, and vision coverage; life insurance; HSA contributions; FSA options; 401(k); paid time off; and parental leave.

Equal Opportunity Employer. 1Kosmos is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.