Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Apogee is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner to support Department of War contract hiring. The role leads full-lifecycle recruiting for cleared and technical positions, partners with hiring managers and proposal teams on staffing plans, and maps candidate qualifications to government contract labor categories.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the recruiting lead for assigned program(s); consult with hiring managers to define role KPIs, must-haves, and candidate profiles
- Draft compelling, role-specific job descriptions and postings that attract cleared technical talent
- Develop and execute proactive sourcing strategies (LinkedIn, HireEZ, ATS, referrals, niche forums, events) and surface passive candidates
- Map candidate experience to contract labor categories (LCATs) and determine qualifications against PWS/SOW requirements
- Partner with the proposal team to create staffing plans and rapidly staff key positions for capture and proposal efforts
- Screen, assess, and present a concise qualified slate (scorecard-based). Handle interviews, reference checks, and offer negotiation through close
- Track and report recruiting metrics (time‑to‑fill, submittals-to-interviews, offer‑acceptance rate) and continuously improve sourcing funnels
- Support contract transitions, on-boarding site visits, and occasional travel to career fairs or client locations
- Represent and promote the company brand as we scale from a small to medium-sized enterprise
Skills
- **Citizenship:** Must be a US citizen
- **Education:** High School Diploma
- **Years of Experience:** 5+ years' direct experience Aviation recruiting technical talent for Manfucaturing, Engineering, Maintanance or DoW Contracts (full lifecycle recruiting)
- * Building HR and recruitment processes from the ground up
- * Acting as a brand ambassador
- * Supporting multiple worksites and diverse contract types
- * Proven ability to recruit cleared candidates (Secret and above)
- * Demonstrated experience using AI recruiting tools (e.g., AI candidate search, resume parsing, and LLM-assisted outreach) to accelerate sourcing, screen resumes, and create targeted candidate messaging
- * Experience identifying, engaging, and screening candidates
- * Proficiency with applicant tracking systems (ATS) and recruiting CRMs (creating pipelines, automation flows, and candidate nurture sequences)
- * Experience with stakeholder management: experience advising hiring managers, aligning on competencies, and delivering candidate scorecards
- * Demonstrated use of data and recruiting metrics (time‑to‑fill, pipeline velocity, submittal‑to‑interview ratios) to prioritize requisitions and improve outcomes
- **Travel:** 25%
- **Clearance:**Secret-level clearance
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree
- * Seeking a candidate with foundational knowledge of military aviation
- Experience assessing candidate qualifications against PWS/SOW and mapping to government labor categories (LCATs)
- * Experience supporting proposals and staffing for GSA/SIN or other contract vehicles
- * Demonstrated success closing senior-level technical resources for government programs
Benefits
- Remote position
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