Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Viasat is a global communications company delivering connectivity solutions for consumers, businesses, governments, and militaries. The temporary Recruiter will support executive and senior leadership hiring remotely across the United States by managing stakeholders and candidates, sourcing talent, coordinating agencies, evaluating prospects, maintaining ATS processes, and improving recruiting workflows with AI tools.
Responsibilities
- Partner closely with hiring leaders, P&C partners, and interview teams to ensure executive searches progress smoothly and candidates receive high-quality experience throughout the process
- Partner with the Head of Executive Recruiting to draft and refine job descriptions, organize role requirements, and translate intake discussions into clear competencies and structured evaluation criteria
- Conduct talent research and proactive sourcing to build pipelines and candidate slates for current and future leadership hiring needs
- Where applicable, conduct recruiter screens, assess candidate qualifications against defined assessment criteria, and recommend prospects for advancement within the search process
- Partner with external executive search firms, including tracking candidate submissions, maintaining alignment on process and timelines, and ensuring a seamless experience across internal and external workstreams
- Leverage market intelligence, data, reporting, and talent insights to support search progress, assess talent and availability and inform discussions
- Ensure that Viasat’s core values, cultural attributes, leadership competencies, and commitment to inclusion are embedded into the recruitment, sourcing, and evaluation processes
- Ensure every candidate interaction, data point, and decision is captured cleanly and consistently. Maintain accurate ATS records, ensuring feedback completion, preparing candidate profiles, and tracking search progress
- Support the integration of AI tools and workflows into recruiting processes to improve efficiency, consistency, and overall execution
Skills
- 5+ years of recruiting experience, including experience supporting senior leadership or director-level hiring within a corporate environment
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills, with the credibility to engage with senior leaders and executive level candidates
- Experience using sourcing tools, market insights, and outreach techniques to identify and engage talented professionals
- Familiarity with modern recruiting tools, including ATS platforms, sourcing tools, and emerging AI-enabled solutions
- Prior experience recruiting within a global technology, aerospace, or telecommunications environment
- Experience recruiting for international vacancies
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, and SharePoint
- Comfortable leveraging AI-enabled tools, including Microsoft Copilot and recruiting technologies, to streamline workflows, improve organization, develop presentations, and enhance recruitment delivery and candidate/hiring manager experience
Benefits
- Dynamic remote opportunity from anywhere in the United States
- Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package
- A range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered
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