Lead Talent Acquisition Specialist

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

📋 Description

• Act as a strategic recruiting advisor for Business Development, Capture, and Proposal teams

• Formulate competitive staffing strategies for new business initiatives

• Engage in capture planning meetings and assist with color team reviews

• Identify, recruit, qualify, and interview candidates for Key Personnel roles

• Create talent pipelines for recurring proposal roles and strategic growth opportunities

• Conduct research on the existing workforce and evaluate staffing structures, compensation, availability, recruiting challenges, and transition risks

• Keep track of labor market conditions, competitor hiring activities, workforce trends, and emerging skill requirements

• Offer data-driven insights regarding salary competitiveness, recruiting timelines, staffing risks, and proposal readiness

• Generate and report on recruiting and proposal staffing metrics

• Prepare assessments of staffing risks and reports on labor markets, candidate availability, and pipeline health

• Maintain recruiting documentation within the ATS and proposal repositories

• Establish partnerships with Business Development, Proposal, Capture, Operations, Human Resources, and Hiring Managers

• Inform stakeholders about recruiting practices and labor market conditions

• Uphold confidentiality regarding competitive pursuits

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, accompanied by seven (7) years of Talent Acquisition experience in federal government contracting within the defense sector

• Five (5) of those years must be in support of proposals

• Thirteen (13) years of experience may substitute for formal education

• Experience in supporting capture, proposal, or growth organizations

• Proven history of recruiting cleared professionals and Key Personnel

• Familiarity with federal proposal staffing processes

• Proficient in using an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) such as Greenhouse, Workday, iCIMS, Lever, Taleo, or similar platforms

• Experience in conducting labor market research and compensation analysis

• Skilled in developing and analyzing recruiting and proposal staffing metrics, including time-to-fill, staffing risk analysis, and salary realism

• Ability to convert findings into actionable recommendations for proposal, capture, and business leadership

• Capable of managing multiple proposal recruiting efforts concurrently while adhering to tight federal proposal deadlines

• Strong experience in identifying talent within the Defense industry

• Preferred knowledge of Health IT and Public Health contracting environments

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills

• Strong organizational and project management skills

• Ability to shift focus to funded roles when workload permits

• Ideal experience recruiting for Navy contracts in Norfolk, VA, San Diego, CA, and/or Charleston, SC

🏝️ Benefits

• Personal Time Off (PTO)

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Supplemental life insurance with AD&D

• Short-term disability

• Long-term disability

• Flexible spending accounts

• Parental leave

• Legal services

• 401(k) Retirement Plan with matching component

• Training and career development

• Best-in-class e-learning suite

• Professional and technical certification preparation

• Education assistance at accredited institutions

• Performance incentives and program-specific awards may be included