Recruiter

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

📋 Description

• Act as a professional representative of Index to candidates, embodying the organization's culture, mission, and brand.

• Manage assigned requisitions from start to finish for corporate, program support, administrative, and professional positions.

• Provide reports on requisition status, pipeline health, and time-to-fill metrics; identify hiring challenges and propose solutions.

• Facilitate intake discussions with hiring managers to establish qualifications, evaluation criteria, and market expectations.

• Source, attract, and engage candidates through direct outreach, referrals, applicant tracking systems (ATS), job boards, and strategies for passive candidates.

• Perform candidate assessments.

• Organize interviews across various stakeholders and time zones, and conduct criteria-based debriefs.

• Offer guidance to stakeholders on best interviewing practices, inclusive hiring, sourcing strategies, and engaging candidates.

• Prepare competitive offer recommendations and ensure candidate acceptance.

• Assess recruiting technologies and identify opportunities for automation.

• Collaborate with HR Operations on post-offer activities and pre-employment requirements.

• Ensure that recruiting practices adhere to EEO, OFCCP, federal contracting, and company policies.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen or authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent relevant work experience.

• Over 5 years of progressive full-cycle recruiting experience in administrative and technical roles.

• Proficient in using applicant tracking systems (ATS).

• Demonstrated ability to assess talent, influence hiring decisions, and provide an exceptional candidate experience.

• Proven track record in managing multiple concurrent requisitions successfully.

• Strong sourcing skills using Boolean search techniques, professional networking, employee referrals, talent communities, social media, and strategies for engaging passive candidates.

• Experienced in leading intake meetings and collaborating with hiring managers.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience with Paycom ATS preferred.

• Recruiting experience in government contracting or another highly regulated industry preferred.

• Experience in supporting a remote workforce distributed across multiple states preferred.

• Familiarity with federal contract labor categories, position mapping, and contract requirements preferred.

• Experience in supporting proposal-driven, contingent, or surge hiring initiatives preferred.

• Professional certification such as SHRM-CP, PHR, AIRS CIR, CIRA, or a similar credential preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.

• Retirement savings options.

• Discretionary bonus opportunities.

• Reimbursement for professional development and continuing education.

• Remote-first work arrangement.

• Occasional travel and on-site presence may be required to support recruiting events, hiring activities, or other organizational needs.