Lead Recruiter

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take charge of the complete recruitment process for key technical and mission-critical positions across the United States.

• Develop proactive talent pipelines through direct sourcing, market mapping, referrals, and targeted outreach efforts.

• Collaborate with hiring managers and senior leadership to identify priorities and create effective search strategies.

• Establish role objectives, competencies, scorecards, and structured interview methodologies.

• Evaluate candidates and deliver clear, evidence-based recommendations.

• Manage the candidate experience from the initial conversation through to the offer and closing stages.

• Create finalist close strategies that address motivators, risks, counter-strategies, compensation alignment, and decision timelines.

• Leverage recruiting data and market insights to enhance pipeline quality, conversion rates, and overall hiring results.

• Support senior, executive, and confidential recruitment efforts.

• Enhance recruitment processes, tools, and workflows as UFORCE expands.

• Mentor hiring managers and recruiting partners on sourcing excellence, interview discipline, evidence collection, and structured debriefs.

• Develop repeatable recruiting playbooks, outreach strategies, scorecards, and pipeline cadences for high-priority hiring in the US.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in end-to-end recruitment, including the ability to personally source and close difficult-to-find talent.

• Experience in recruiting within software, hardware, AI, robotics, autonomy, defense, aerospace, engineering, or other technically complex sectors.

• A strong history of proactive sourcing, talent mapping, and building outbound pipelines in competitive US markets.

• Excellent stakeholder management abilities, along with the confidence to advise and challenge hiring managers.

• Familiarity with structured, evidence-based interviewing and candidate assessment techniques.

• Strong candidate management and closing abilities, including handling competing offers, compensation expectations, and decision timelines.

• A data-driven approach to recruitment and pipeline management.

• High level of ownership, sound judgment, and the capability to function effectively in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.

• A bar-raising mindset with the ability to uphold hiring quality while maintaining speed.

• Comfort in environments where security, confidentiality, discretion, and mission alignment are paramount.

• Legally authorized to work in the country for which you are applying.

• Must not require employment sponsorship from UFORCE at any point now or in the future.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Generous paid time off and flexible work arrangements.

• Professional development and continuous learning opportunities.

• A dynamic and inclusive work environment with a strong team culture.