Talent Acquisition Specialist (Defense Tech)

Location: Remote, UK; regular travel to Tewkesbury or Bristol when required, with occasional travel to other L3Harris sites. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and may need to meet UK nationality and security-clearance eligibility requirements.

Company

hirify.global develops defense technology solutions connecting space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains for national security missions.

What you will do

• Attract, engage, and secure talent across the UK and emerging international markets in Europe and the Middle East.
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from stakeholder briefing, sourcing, and candidate interviews through offer management and onboarding.
• Partner with Hiring Managers, HR teams, business leaders, and external recruitment agencies to deliver compliant and efficient hiring.
• Develop sourcing strategies, engage active and passive candidates, and maintain reliable pipelines for vacancies across multiple levels and locations.
• Maintain recruitment activity, data integrity, reporting, and metrics in SAP SuccessFactors.
• Contribute to Early Careers recruitment, employer branding, recruitment marketing, process improvement, and Hiring Manager training initiatives.

Requirements

• Proven experience attracting, sourcing, and hiring talent in an in-house Talent Acquisition function or recruitment agency environment.
• Demonstrated success managing the full recruitment lifecycle through offer management and onboarding.
• Strong knowledge of sourcing strategies and talent attraction techniques, with the ability to identify and engage high-calibre candidates in competitive markets.
• Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems and recruitment technologies for recruitment activity, data integrity, and reporting.
• Proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, and other candidate attraction platforms.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while delivering high-quality recruitment services.
• Customer-focused approach, excellent organisation, attention to detail, strong communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to influence and partner with stakeholders at all levels; proactive, self-motivated, results-driven, and collaborative.
• Right to work in the UK and eligibility for classified-information access and government security checks; many roles require UK nationality.

Nice to have

• Experience recruiting for technical, engineering, or other specialist skill areas.
• Experience hiring in Defence, Aerospace, or other highly regulated industries.
• Understanding of recruitment for security-cleared positions and supporting candidates through clearance requirements.
• Experience supporting recruitment across multiple countries or regions, ideally within an international or global organisation.

Culture & Benefits

• Predominantly home-based working with required travel to UK sites and a half-day finish on Fridays.
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, with long-service increases and the option to buy or sell up to five days.
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover, pension contributions of up to 8%, life assurance, and group income protection.
• Optional healthcare, dental, gym, critical illness, cycle-to-work, travel insurance, and electric car benefits.
• Employee Family Assistance Program providing mental health and wellbeing support.
• Inclusive environment focused on professional growth, community commitment, work-life success, and excellence.