Senior Executive Recruiter for Defense Tech Leadership

Chaos, Inc.

Hawthorne, Northern (CA, KY)

Hybrid

USD 140,000 - 175,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k match

FSA/HSA

Life insurance

Free daily lunch

No meeting Fridays

Unlimited PTO

Casual dress code

Job summary

CHAOS Industries is seeking a seasoned Executive Recruiter to identify and close senior leadership talent for our growing defense-tech organization. You will partner with the executive team and hiring managers to build strong pipelines for VP and C-suite roles, leveraging market mapping and sophisticated sourcing techniques.

You will own the full-cycle process—from candidate outreach to offers—while advising on market compensation and strategy.

Qualifications

7+ years of executive/leadership search experience, preferably in startup/defense/tech.
Strong track record closing VP and C-suite hires.
Experience with Greenhouse ATS and partnering with C-suite/stakeholders.
Deep leadership competency and fit across engineering, operations, product, and business.
Proficient executive sourcing tools and market mapping, ATS platforms.

Responsibilities

Partner with executives and hiring leaders to define leadership needs and goals.
Develop and execute search strategies for senior roles, including market mapping.
Identify and engage passive senior candidates with proactive outreach.
Manage full-cycle searches: assessment, interviews, offers.
Provide market intelligence, compensation benchmarking, and strategy guidance.
Coordinate with HR, Recruiting Coordinators, and operations for confidential searches.
Maintain pipeline metrics and provide leadership with insights.
Implement process improvements to boost search effectiveness.