Senior Technical Recruiter

We are seeking aSenior 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. 

In this role, your primary responsibilities will include: 

• 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. 

Travel Expectations/Requirements: 30-40%

The listed responsibilities are not exhaustive and additional responsibilities may be assigned based on the evolving needs of the organization. We are seeking a dynamic individual who is able to adapt and take on new responsibilities as they arise. 

• 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

Don’t have all the preferred experience or qualifications? Studies show that underrepresented groups like women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs if they don't meet every requirement listed. At Defense Unicorns, we're committed to diversity. If you're enthusiastic about the role but don't match every criteria, we encourage you to apply. You could be the perfect fit for this or another role! Defense Unicorns is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.