Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Defense Unicorns is a company focused on streamlining software delivery for mission-driven customers. They are seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter who will enhance the candidate experience and manage the recruitment process while contributing to the company's growth and talent acquisition strategy.
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 to make sure that the status of positions is available asynchronously for company leadership
- Developing experiments and executing strategies to attract, source, and recruit top talent
- Attracting diverse pools of talent to our open positions
- Developing and executing an early-career talent strategy, including building relationships with colleges, universities, technical programs, and military transition organizations to establish sustainable entry-level talent pipelines
- Identifying and cultivating partnerships with universities, student organizations, career centers, and relevant academic programs to strengthen Defense Unicorns' employer brand and long-term recruiting efforts
- Representing Defense Unicorns at university career fairs, recruiting events, networking opportunities, and other early-career talent initiatives, with travel as needed to support these efforts
- 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. Including being available to greet them for virtual interviews and offer basic technical support for virtual interviews, if needed
- 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 (note: this is an all-remote position but occasional travel is expected)
- 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
Skills
- Passionate about people and matching talented individuals to a company and position where they will thrive and be challenged
- Focused on providing an outstanding candidate, interviewer, and hiring manager experience
- Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced startup environment
- Leverage previous talent acquisition experience (preferably in a tech and/or startup context)
- Detail-oriented, organized, and reliable with a demonstrated ability to prioritize, schedule, and meet deadlines
- Energized by a startup environment and have a desire to contribute to defining and iterating on talent acquisition processes and structure as we scale
- Effective communication including the ability to share ideas, escalate roadblocks, and ask for help when needed
- 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 open positions
- Developing and executing an early-career talent strategy, including building relationships with colleges, universities, technical programs, and military transition organizations
- Identifying and cultivating partnerships with universities, student organizations, career centers, and relevant academic programs
- Representing Defense Unicorns at university career fairs, recruiting events, networking opportunities, and other early-career talent initiatives
- 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
- Travel Expectations/Requirements: 30-40%
- 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
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- Premiums are 100% Company Paid
- Health Savings Account
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- 401k Retirement Plan
- Home Office Budget
- We offer all full-time Unicorns Flexible Time Off (FTO) plus all Federal Holidays, one week for Thanksgiving, and two weeks for Christmas and New Year’s
- Paid Parental Leave
- Reimbursement for approved trainings/subscriptions
- Conferences (travel, lodging, and fees)
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