Recruiter, Legal – Contract

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

📋 Description

• Perform comprehensive interviews and competency evaluations for candidates in roles such as legal counsel, contracts management, trade compliance leadership, legal operations, and federal proposal/capture analysis.

• Identify and engage passive legal talent through LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean searches, referrals, SOBO initiatives, specialized legal networks, professional associations, and industry events.

• Collaborate with Legal Leadership, including the General Counsel, to comprehend the unique needs of specialized teams, define role specifications, and develop compelling value propositions to attract legal talent.

• Foster a diverse talent pipeline while ensuring a positive candidate experience from the initial outreach to the acceptance of offers.

• Act as a representative of Anduril’s brand and recruiting team both internally and externally.

• Utilize internal resources and market intelligence to create strategies that effectively promote Anduril’s value proposition to top-tier legal professionals.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of comprehensive, full-cycle recruiting experience with a focus on legal and regulatory positions.

• Proven experience in recruiting corporate counsel, trade compliance (ITAR/EAR), commercial real estate, cybersecurity law, and government/defense contract management roles.

• Skilled in conducting competency assessments and evaluating legal skills, such as contract drafting, regulatory risk management, intellectual property, and GovCon procurement regulations.

• Experience in managing strategic relationships with general counsel and proposal/capture teams.

• Proven ability to lead recruiting initiatives based on business requirements, profile calibration, and clear pipeline reporting.

• Consultative experience providing insights on market conditions, talent availability, and candidate expectations within the defense-legal sector.

• Excellent communication skills to engage legal candidates and assess their motivations, drivers, and cultural compatibility.

• Experience overseeing legal candidate pipelines and tracking recruitment progress using an ATS like Greenhouse.

• Capacity to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, high-growth setting.

• Must be a U.S. Person to gain access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities.

• Preferred: experience in recruiting within the defense technology, aerospace, or federal government contracting sectors.

• Preferred: understanding of national security and federal security clearance processes, including Secret and TS/SCI levels.

• Preferred: experience in recruiting for senior or leadership-level legal positions.

• Preferred: established network in defense contracting, legal, or federal proposal communities.

• Preferred: several years of experience in agency or fast-paced startup environments.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary.

• Highly attractive equity grants included in most full-time offers.

• Comprehensive benefits package available at minimal or no cost to employees.

• Benefits that support health and recovery.