Recruiter – NATO Experience

Mcbrideintl; McLean (VA); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

McBride International, based in McLean, VA, is seeking a highly motivated Recruiter to support strategic hiring in the NATO/International Defense sector. This is a remote role with flexible hours and EU/NATO eligibility.

You will manage full-cycle recruitment, engage stakeholders, and build robust talent pipelines across cleared defense resources. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, collaborates with leadership, and can adapt to deadlines.

Qualifications

• Experience recruiting cleared Defense resources.
• Excellent communication with internal stakeholders and candidates.
• Strong work ethic with ability to meet demanding goals.
• Acute attention to detail for a seamless candidate experience.
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking to navigate challenges.

Responsibilities

• Hit the ground running within the Talent Acquisition team, managing and advancing pipelines for NATO/International Defense roles.
• Execute full-cycle recruitment strategies using diverse sourcing methods.
• Collaborate with leadership to determine teaming needs for proposals.
• Recommend and implement strategy improvements to meet recruiting needs.

Skills

Clearance recruiting

Stakeholder engagement

Target-driven

Detail orientation

Problem solving

Job description

McBride, based in McLean, VA, USA, and with offices in Brussels and Bucharest (McBride International), is a Prime Contractor on the NCIA A&AS Framework. We are a management and IT consulting firm with significant professional services experience that includes IT transformation, project management, digital transformation, strategic planning, business process improvement, change management, human capital management, systems engineering, and operations. Due to our excellent relationship with NATO and the first-class, security cleared candidates that we source and supply from all 32 NATO nations, we are extremely privileged to ask you to review this role to assess your suitability of skills.

Job Description

This is a remote position.

McBride International is growing rapidly within the international defense sector. As we enter this critical new phase of development, the ability to attract, hire, and retain top-tier talent has never been more vital. We are seeking a highly motivated Recruiter to support strategic hiring initiatives crucial to our market expansion.

The ideal recruiter for this role thrives in a fast-paced, high-volume environment, displaying the persistence and grit necessary to navigate challenging talent markets while meeting critical hiring targets.

Candidates must belong to an EU/NATO member nation and be comfortable with flexible hours, as necessary, to meet deadlines.
Full time remote (within one hour of Central European Time Zone) position.

Requirements

Candidates must display

• Experience recruiting cleared Defense resources
  
• Excellent communication skills to engage both internal stakeholders and prospective candidates
  
• Strong work ethic while pushing to meet demanding goals
  
• Acute attention to detail for a seamless candidate experience
  
• Problem-solving and critical thinking skills to navigate complex challenges and drive efficient outcome
  

What to expect in this role

• Hit the ground running on day one and quickly integrate into the Talent Acquisition team leveraging prior expertise to seamlessly manage and advance existing pipelines for key positions within the NATO/International Defense Sector
  
• Execute full-cycle recruitment strategies and deploy diverse sourcing methodologies to build robust talent pipelines for a broad range of roles.
  
• Work with McBride leadership to determine teaming needs for proposal efforts
  
• Recommend and implement strategy improvements as necessary to better meet recruiting needs
  

If you are an ambitious, self-starter looking to join a dynamic and rapidly expanding firm where your hard work is highly valued and rewarded, we want to hear from you!