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Recruiter / Talent Acquisition Specialist – Full-Cycle Recruiting | Remote

Position Type: Full-Time, Remote
Working Hours: U.S. Client Business Hours

About the Role

At Pavago, one of our clients is hiring a Recruiter / Talent Acquisition Specialist to own the full recruiting lifecycle — from sourcing and screening candidates through interviews, offers, and successful hires.

This is a hands-on, execution-focused recruiting role for someone who knows how to build strong candidate pipelines, proactively source talent, assess candidates effectively, and keep multiple hiring processes moving simultaneously.

You’ll work closely with hiring managers and clients across different industries, helping them identify and secure high-quality talent while delivering a professional and responsive candidate experience.

If you enjoy sourcing, interviewing, and turning hiring requirements into successful placements, this role is a strong fit.

What You’ll Own

Full-Cycle Recruiting

• Manage hiring processes from initial intake through offer acceptance
• Partner with hiring managers to understand:
• Role requirements
• Ideal candidate profiles
• Hiring priorities
• Compensation expectations
• Hiring timelines
• Create and optimize job descriptions to attract relevant candidates
• Maintain momentum across multiple open positions simultaneously
• Keep hiring processes organized and moving toward successful placements

Candidate Sourcing & Pipeline Development

• Source active and passive candidates through:
• LinkedIn Recruiter
• Indeed
• Glassdoor
• Boolean search
• Niche job boards
• Build targeted candidate pipelines based on hiring requirements
• Conduct proactive outreach to qualified candidates
• Go beyond inbound applicants to identify passive talent
• Develop reusable talent pools for recurring hiring needs
• Evaluate sourcing channels based on candidate quality and conversion

Screening & Interviewing

• Conduct structured phone and video interviews
• Assess candidates based on:
• Relevant experience
• Communication skills
• Technical or functional fit
• Career goals
• Role alignment
• Culture and working-style fit
• Administer assessments or screening exercises when required
• Prepare clear candidate summaries and hiring recommendations
• Maintain detailed and accurate interview notes in the ATS

Candidate Experience

• Keep candidates informed throughout every stage of the hiring process
• Coordinate interviews across multiple schedules and time zones
• Prepare candidates for client and hiring manager interviews
• Manage candidate follow-ups promptly
• Communicate expectations and next steps clearly
• Deliver a professional, responsive, and organized candidate experience

Hiring Manager & Client Partnership

• Provide regular updates on pipeline health and hiring progress
• Share relevant market feedback regarding:
• Candidate availability
• Compensation
• Hiring challenges
• Talent quality
• Facilitate interview debriefs and hiring discussions
• Help hiring managers make informed decisions through structured candidate evaluations
• Build trusted relationships with clients and internal stakeholders

Offer Management & Hiring Support

• Prepare and present candidate offers
• Support compensation discussions and negotiations
• Address candidate questions during the offer stage
• Maintain consistent communication to help reduce offer drop-off
• Coordinate hiring documentation and onboarding handoffs

Recruiting Operations & Reporting

• Maintain clean and accurate ATS records
• Track recruiting metrics including:
• Time-to-fill
• Source effectiveness
• Pipeline health
• Interview conversion rates
• Offer acceptance
• Maintain recruiting dashboards and hiring reports
• Ensure candidates move through pipeline stages accurately and efficiently

Requirements

• 2+ years of recruiting, talent acquisition, or staffing experience
• Experience managing multiple open positions simultaneously
• Strong hands-on sourcing experience using LinkedIn Recruiter
• Strong Boolean search skills
• Experience conducting structured candidate interviews
• Experience with ATS platforms such as:
• Greenhouse
• Lever
• JazzHR
• iCIMS
• Similar recruiting systems
• Strong candidate assessment and evaluation skills
• Excellent written and verbal English communication
• Strong organizational and pipeline-management skills
• High attention to detail and consistent follow-through
• Ability to work effectively during U.S. client business hours

Nice to Have

• Agency recruiting or staffing experience
• High-volume recruiting background
• Experience recruiting across:
• SaaS
• Technology
• Finance
• Property Management
• Professional Services
• Experience recruiting across multiple job functions simultaneously
• Knowledge of recruiting analytics and hiring metrics
• Familiarity with employment law and hiring compliance

Tools & Platforms

LinkedIn Recruiter | Indeed | Glassdoor | Greenhouse | Lever | JazzHR | iCIMS | Boolean Search | ATS Platforms | Recruiting & Sourcing Tools

What Makes You a Strong Fit

You’ll likely thrive in this role if you:

• Genuinely enjoy finding and engaging strong candidates
• Know how to go beyond job-board applicants and proactively source talent
• Can quickly determine whether someone is genuinely qualified
• Balance hiring speed with candidate quality
• Stay organized while managing several open roles and candidate pipelines
• Communicate confidently with candidates, clients, and hiring managers
• Follow up consistently without needing reminders
• Treat candidate experience as an important part of successful recruiting
• Take ownership of searches from intake through successful hire

What a Typical Day Looks Like

Your day may include sourcing candidates through LinkedIn and job boards, running Boolean searches for difficult-to-fill roles, and reaching out to passive candidates.

You’ll conduct recruiter screens, prepare candidate summaries and recommendations, coordinate client interviews, follow up with candidates and hiring managers, and keep ATS stages and interview notes current.

You may also review pipeline health, evaluate sourcing performance, and support offers and negotiations.

In short: you build strong candidate pipelines and manage the recruiting process from initial search through successful hire.

Key Metrics for Success

• Time-to-fill
• Candidate quality
• Interview pass-through rates
• Sourcing effectiveness
• Pipeline health
• Offer acceptance rates
• Candidate responsiveness and experience
• Hiring manager satisfaction
• ATS accuracy and recruiting compliance

Why This Role Stands Out

• Full ownership across the recruiting lifecycle
• Opportunity to recruit across multiple industries and job functions
• Direct interaction with hiring managers and clients
• Strong exposure to sourcing, interviewing, and talent strategy
• Fast-paced environment with measurable hiring impact
• Career growth opportunities into:
• Senior Recruiter
• Talent Acquisition Partner
• Recruiting Lead
• Recruitment Manager

Interview Process

1. Initial Application
2. Spark Hire One-Way Video Interview
3. Video Interview with Pavago Recruiter
4. Practical Recruiting Task – Boolean Search & Candidate Sourcing Exercise
5. Client Interview
6. Offer & Background Verification

Spark Hire Video Interview – Required

As part of the application process, all candidates are required to complete a one-way video interview through Spark Hire.

After completing the first step of your application, you’ll receive a Spark Hire invitation by email with instructions to record and submit your video responses.

Completion of the Spark Hire video is required to be considered for the next stage. Please check your inbox as well as your spam or junk folder for the invitation.

Apply Now

If you have full-cycle recruiting experience, enjoy proactively sourcing and identifying high-quality talent, and can manage fast-moving hiring pipelines without sacrificing candidate experience, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today and take ownership of hiring across multiple roles while continuing to grow your career in talent acquisition and recruitment.

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Originally posted on Himalayas

Overview

Planned Systems International, Inc. (PSI) is seeking a motivated, organized, and results-driven temporary Talent Acquisition Recruiter to join our established internal Corporate Talent Acquisition team to provide surge recruiting support across a diverse portfolio of federal government contracts and corporate positions. This temporary position will assist with high-volume hiring initiatives, proposal staffing efforts, incumbent captures, and critical hiring priorities across multiple business units.

In this role, you will partner closely with Talent Acquisition leadership, recruiters, hiring managers, and program leadership to execute full-cycle recruiting activities while helping ensure the timely delivery of qualified talent for a wide variety of clinical, technical, professional, and corporate positions. You will play a key role in maintaining recruiting momentum during periods of increased hiring demand while delivering an exceptional candidate experience and ensuring compliance with company policies and federal contracting requirements.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced recruiter who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities, and supporting mission-driven programs that directly impact federal agencies, military service members, veterans, and the communities they serve.

Essential Functions and Job Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for assigned requisitions, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, coordinating interviews, extending offers, and supporting pre-employment activities.
• Support surge hiring efforts across multiple federal government contracts and internal corporate positions.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition leadership, hiring managers, and program leadership to develop effective recruiting strategies and execute hiring plans.
• Recruit for clinical, healthcare, technical, engineering, cybersecurity, intelligence, administrative, and professional labor categories supporting federal government customers.
• Source qualified candidates utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter, iCIMS ATS, job boards, professional networks, referrals, social media, and other sourcing tools.
• Conduct candidate phone screens to evaluate technical qualifications, experience, compensation expectations, availability, and overall fit.
• Develop and maintain proactive candidate pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Coordinate candidate interviews while ensuring an exceptional candidate experience throughout the hiring process.
• Prepare and extend employment offers while guiding candidates through pre-employment and onboarding activities.
• Maintain complete and accurate candidate records, recruiting activity, interview feedback, and requisition updates within iCIMS.
• Ensure timely applicant dispositioning and maintain ATS data integrity to support compliance and recruiting metrics.
• Ensure compliance with OFCCP regulations, EEO requirements, affirmative action obligations, and company recruiting policies.
• Support proposal staffing efforts, incumbent captures, and rapid-response recruiting initiatives.
• Participate in recruiting strategy meetings, workforce planning discussions, and Talent Acquisition team initiatives.
• Represent PSI at recruiting events, military transition events, career fairs, conferences, and networking events as needed.
• Support recruitment marketing initiatives, employer branding efforts, and additional Talent Acquisition projects as assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; additional directly related recruiting experience may be considered in lieu of degree requirements.
• Three (3)+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience supporting federal government contracts is required.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting for one or more of the following: DoD, DHA, VA, DHS, civilian federal agencies, or other government contracting environments.
• Experience managing multiple requisitions simultaneously while meeting aggressive hiring deadlines.
• Strong sourcing experience utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, networking, job boards, and passive recruiting techniques.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with candidates, hiring managers, and executive leadership.
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize competing demands while maintaining a high level of customer service.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Outlook, Teams, Excel, and Word.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment when handling sensitive information.
• Ability to quickly adapt to changing hiring priorities and business needs.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Desired Qualifications

• Extensive experience utilizing iCIMS Applicant Tracking System (ATS) is strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting proposal recruiting, incumbent captures, and transition staffing.
• Experience recruiting clinical, healthcare, IT, engineering, cybersecurity, intelligence, and professional services personnel.
• Experience supporting Service Contract Act (SCA), exempt, and non-exempt recruiting.
• Working knowledge of OFCCP, EEO, affirmative action, and federal contractor compliance requirements.
• Experience utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter and advanced Boolean sourcing techniques.
• Experience supporting nationwide recruiting across multiple states and customer programs.

Company Benefits

PSI offers full-time, benefits eligible employees a competitive total compensation package that includes paid leave, and options for employer sponsored group medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, AD&D coverage, legal services, identity theft, and accident insurance. Flexible spending account and health saving account options offer pre-tax savings for qualified medical, dental, and vision expenses. The company sponsored 401(k) retirement plan has an employer contribution match that is immediately vested. We invest in the professional growth of our employees through professional courses, certifications, and tuition reimbursement programs.

EEO Commitment

It is company policy to promote equal employment opportunities. All personnel decisions, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, and termination, are made without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, veteran status, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. Reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities will be provided. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Human Resources by emailing , or by dialing 703-575-8400.

Originally posted on Himalayas