Talent Acquisition Partner (Contract)

Location: Hybrid, 3 days onsite and 2 days remote, based in Herndon, VA; Grand Prairie, TX; Mobile, AL; or Wichita, KS. Up to 15% domestic travel required.

Salary: $37.00–$47.25 per hour, with geographic differentials possible.

Company

hirify.global Defence and Space develops aerospace and defence products and employs teams across engineering, production, and corporate functions.

What you will do

• Source, screen, interview, assess, recommend, and close candidates for roles from entry level through senior leadership.
• Partner with leaders, hiring managers, and HR on job descriptions, requisitions, compensation, sourcing strategies, and recruitment plans.
• Develop active and passive candidate networks, pipelines, recruiting channels, and talent databases.
• Manage job postings, applicant tracking records, recruiting reports, referrals, follow-up, and onboarding activities.
• Support workforce planning by preparing talent pipelines for anticipated business needs.
• Represent hirify.global at career fairs, college events, presentations, and student-group meetings.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of progressive talent acquisition, candidate sourcing, and interviewing experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or an equivalent combination of education and appropriate work experience.
• Knowledge of staffing principles, recruitment and employment programs, US employment and labor laws, applicant tracking systems, and the regional labor market.
• Experience with recruiting techniques, online and social media recruiting, and candidate sourcing tools.
• Excellent written and spoken English, communication, presentation, interviewing, interpersonal, consultative, negotiation, and customer-service skills.
• Ability to communicate and sell an organization’s value proposition and interact effectively with employees at all levels.
• Strong time management, multitasking, organization, confidentiality, integrity, trustworthiness, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Suite, applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, and other sourcing tools.
• Must be able to work in the US without a current or future need for visa sponsorship.

Nice to have

• French, German, or Spanish language skills.
• Experience or exposure in the assigned area of responsibility.
• Creativity in proposing new ideas and solutions to existing problems.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid schedule with 3 onsite days and 2 remote days per week.
• Work cross-departmentally and with global counterparts in the Human Resources function.
• Position may require work outside normal business hours and independent short-notice domestic travel of up to 15%.
• Physical requirements include prolonged computer work, communication in office and production-floor environments, and occasional lifting or carrying of items up to 30 lb/14 kg.
• Administrative work may require personal protective equipment and access to office and production areas.
• hirify.global provides equal-opportunity employment and reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.

Hiring process

• Apply online through the hirify.global careers site.
• A full job description will be provided to candidates who progress to the interview stage or upon request.