Talent Acquisition Specialist - Lead (Defense)

Location: United States - Remote

Salary: $115,000–$125,000 yearly, with potential performance incentives and program-specific awards.

Company

hirify.global delivers health and national security readiness solutions for federal programs through science research and development, systems engineering and integration, and digital transformation.

What you will do

• Partner with Business Development, Capture, Proposal, Operations, Human Resources, and hiring leaders to develop staffing strategies for federal pursuits.
• Identify, recruit, qualify, and coordinate interviews with cleared professionals and Key Personnel candidates.
• Build talent pipelines for recurring proposal positions and strategic growth initiatives while maintaining confidential candidate commitments.
• Research incumbent workforces, labor markets, compensation competitiveness, workforce availability, and transition risks.
• Develop staffing risk assessments, workforce profiles, recruiting reports, and proposal-readiness metrics such as time-to-fill, pipeline strength, and salary realism.
• Advise stakeholders on recruiting feasibility, market conditions, staffing timelines, and competitive proposal requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, plus seven years of Talent Acquisition experience supporting federal government contracting in the defense industry.
• At least five years of experience supporting proposals; thirteen years of relevant experience may substitute for education.
• Experience supporting capture, proposal, or growth organizations and recruiting cleared professionals and Key Personnel.
• Knowledge of federal proposal staffing processes, defense recruiting, and preferably Health IT or public health contracting environments.
• Experience with an Applicant Tracking System such as Greenhouse, Workday, iCIMS, Lever, or Taleo, as well as labor market research, compensation analysis, and recruiting metrics.
• Ability to manage multiple proposal recruiting efforts and aggressive federal proposal deadlines, with strong communication, organization, and project management skills.

Nice to have

• Experience recruiting for Navy contracts involving Norfolk, Virginia; San Diego, California; or Charleston, South Carolina.
• Experience supporting large federal contract vehicles, strategic capture efforts, or incumbent workforce transition planning.
• Experience administering Greenhouse Recruiting or a comparable ATS, including talent pools, pipeline management, and candidate relationship management.
• Knowledge of federal market intelligence resources and compensation benchmarking tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work arrangement for the United States.
• Personal time off, medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and flexible spending benefits.
• Parental leave, legal services, and a 401(k) retirement plan with matching.
• Training, professional and technical certification preparation, e-learning, and education assistance.
• Equal opportunity employment with reasonable accommodation available for applicants with disabilities and disabled Veterans.

Hiring process

• The hiring process includes an authentic interview process.