Technical Recruiter

Role Description

We are seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter who is passionate about people and matching talented individuals to a company and position where they will thrive and be challenged. The ideal candidate will be focused on providing an outstanding candidate, interviewer, and hiring manager experience.

As a Senior Technical Recruiter, you will work autonomously in a fast-paced startup environment, leverage previous talent acquisition experience (preferably in a tech and/or startup context), and contribute to attracting and hiring new Unicorns (employees). Additionally, the individual filling this role will be detail-oriented, organized, and reliable with a demonstrated ability to prioritize, schedule, and meet deadlines.

Senior technical recruiters are energized by our startup environment and have a desire to contribute to defining and iterating on our talent acquisition processes and structure as we scale. This role demands effective communication including the ability to share ideas, escalate roadblocks, and ask for help when needed.

Responsibilities

• Approaching talent acquisition with emphasis on candidate experience, hiring manager experience, best practices, and compliance.
• Guiding hiring managers and interviewers through the recruitment process with consistent and reliable communication.
• Preparing hiring leads/teams to review applications and resumes for identifying applicants to invite to the interview process.
• Preparing interviewers with recruitment best practices and supporting them through interview debriefs and the selection process.
• Analyzing and presenting recruitment information in a complete, accurate, and timely manner.
• Helping to maintain job postings, candidate data, and hiring statuses in our Applicant Tracking System and team spreadsheets.
• Developing experiments and executing strategies to attract, source, and recruit top talent.
• Attracting diverse pools of talent to our open positions.
• Working with the Marketing function to promote job postings and our employer brand on social media and job boards.
• Helping to create content for the company's developing Careers webpage.
• Corresponding and engaging with candidates; leading their experience throughout the recruitment process from application to hiring decision.
• Scheduling and conducting interviews.
• Communicating with candidates post-hiring decisions including offer letters, negotiations, etc.
• Confidently communicating the complete employee benefits package to prospective unicorns.
• Representing Defense Unicorns and recruiting at in-person events/conferences.
• Connecting with recent new hires to collect insights and feedback on how to continuously improve the recruitment process.
• Ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

Qualifications

• Experience recruiting in a tech company for technical positions.
• Experience with Greenhouse, LinkedIn Recruiter, Slack, and Google Suite.
• Experience working effectively in a fully remote or distributed team environment.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to articulate information in a clear and concise manner.

Requirements

• Travel Expectations/Requirements: 10 - 20%.
• The listed responsibilities are not exhaustive and additional responsibilities may be assigned based on the evolving needs of the organization.

Benefits

• Health:
  • Medical/Dental/Vision
  • Premiums are 100% Company Paid
  • Health Reimbursement Account
  • Life Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
• Financial:
  • 401k Retirement Plan
  • Company Stock Options
  • Home Office Budget
• Leave:
  • Flexible Time Off (FTO) plus all Federal Holidays, one week for Thanksgiving, and two weeks for Christmas and New Year’s.
  • Paid Parental Leave.
• Learning:
  • Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions.
  • Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees).