Location: Remote (Prefers candidate in the National Capital Region or Tampa, FL location).
* This position is eligible for a $500 ZelTech Non-Employee Referral fee. Contact ZelTech Recruiters for questions concerning this matter. *
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Job Summary:
ZelTech is seeking a Sr Talent Acquisition Manager to develop, optimize, and execute complex, scalable, and best-practice candidate sourcing strategies to attract top talent to service our government clientele in the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and other Federal Agencies.
Responsibilities:
- Must proactively develop and implement talent sourcing strategies while working in parallel to develop and maintain ongoing talent pipeline.
- Gather and maintain market research on industries, skill sets, and competitors to strategically advise key stakeholders on the talent market landscape.
- Engage with cross-functional teams within the organization to develop and execute talent acquisition initiatives and strategies.
- Deliver high quality, thorough, and accurate work on deadlines through successful navigation of shifting customer requirements and competing organizational demands.
- Communicate and present measures of success to leadership by tracking metrics and generating reports.
- Maintain and make recommendations on improvements to existing recruitment database systems and software in order to optimize efficiency across the recruiting process.
- Manage relationships and pipelines from all outside agencies and recruiting firms, as needed.
- Manage written and verbal communication with candidates, interviewers, and hiring managers throughout the interview process and ensure the process is moving at a proper pace.
- Manage all sourcing of candidates and develop a diverse pipeline of high-quality talent.
- Take part in cross functional team meetings and color team reviews to advise and support in developing tailored and winning staffing approaches based on RFP requirements.
- Travel, as needed, for hiring events and other recruitment-related activities.
Requirements:
- Seven (7) or more years of progressive talent acquisition management and recruiting experience with technical services-based US government contractors with demonstrated experience in supporting the development and execution of effective staffing plans to meet dynamic customer/contractual needs for highly technical positions.
- Bachelor’s Degree from accredited university in relevant field such as but not limited to Business Management or Human Resources Management.
- Demonstrated experience in working with cross functional teams to assist in developing tailored staffing approaches to meet contractual requirements and strategic staffing goals.
- Demonstrated experience in developing proactive talent pipelines and effectively recruiting for highly technical positions such as: program managers, intelligence analysts, engineers, scientists, subject matter experts, and high-level advisors to senior leadership.
- Demonstrated experience successfully supporting staffing surges of over 30+ positions within a 60-day timeframe.
- Demonstrated experience working in a high-volume environment and delivering quality pipelines of candidates under very tight timelines.
- Ability to read through and understand staffing and position requirements within a Request for Proposal and ability to translate those requirements into formal job descriptions.
- Proficient in MS Office.
- Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively leverage a network of candidates to gain referrals.
- Enthusiastic and “hunter” mentality.
- AIRS Certification.
- Successful background and drug screening check.
Preferred Requirements:
- Active secret or higher security clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI eligibility.
- Direct experience supporting staffing requirements for contracts with the Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD).
Physical Demands or Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The majority of the time is spent in an office setting.
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance, vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.
- Frequently required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear.
About Zel Tech
ZelTech is a minority owned small business (NAICS 541715) specializing in customer threat reduction. We provide a full spectrum of threat reduction services from planning, training, operations, R&D, advising, and solution prototyping across our services and solutions business groups. We combine best of breed engineering practices, subject matter expertise, design services, computer science, and data analytics with innovative approaches in artificial intelligence and machine learning, AR/VR, R&D, and physics-based modeling and simulation providing tailored solutions addressing our customer’s unique threat requirements.
Our Mission
We provide customers with the knowledge, tools, and solutions needed for correct and timely decisions and effective actions to help ensure U.S. national security.
Diverse Workforce
Zel Tech team members represent a wide range of backgrounds, skills, experience, and personalities bound together by common objectives and mutual respect. You will join a caring community of professional, including many military veterans who challenge and support each other in seeking the right solutions to important matters.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 401k immediate vesting with company match
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Health Savings Account with company contributions
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Bonuses for performance
- Voluntary life/accidental death & dismemberment
- Educational assistance and special training programs
- Voluntary benefits (accidental, critical illness, whole life)
- Group life insurance (Company paid)
- Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurance (Company paid)
- Paid Time Off (PTO), Holiday Leave, Jury Duty, and Military Leave
- Health and fitness reimbursement
- Referral bonuses
- Employee discounts on various services and products
Equal Opportunities
Zel Tech is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, marital status, military status, genetic predisposition, or any other basis protected by law.
