Senior Full-Cycle Recruiter — Remote (US)

Adelphi; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 100,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Adelphi, a small, fast-moving startup building AI-native software for defense and national security customers, is seeking a Recruiter to own end-to-end hiring for technical and non-technical roles.

You will run full-cycle recruiting from sourcing to offers, partnering with our Head of Talent, and building scalable processes and employer branding as the company grows.

Location: Washington, DC/McLean, VA metro area but Remote within the US OK.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Experience hiring software, ML engineers & Forward Deployed Engineers.
• Strong sourcing skills and comfort with cold outreach to passive candidates.
• Ability to sell a role, read a candidate and close an offer.
• High ownership: run reqs end to end.
• Clear, warm written communication and attention to detail in candidate-facing materials.
• Experience hiring for cleared roles or in defense tech is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for technical roles (forward deployed engineers, software engineers, ML engineers) and non-technical roles across the business.
• Source passive candidates through outbound outreach, referrals and your own network, and build pipelines for roles on a rolling basis.
• Run intro calls that tell the Adelphi story well and give candidates a clear picture of the role and interview process.
• Partner with hiring managers on intake, calibration, interview loops and timely feedback.
• Keep our ATS (Ashby) accurate and current so pipeline, stage and scheduling data is reliable.
• Manage scheduling and candidate communication so every candidate has a great experience, whatever the outcome.
• Close candidates: run the offer process with the Head of Talent and keep candidates warm through start date.
• Help build the recruiting function: process, templates, employer brand and our referral program.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Sourcing

Candidate communication

Closing offers

Stakeholder management

Tools

Ashby ATS

Job description

Adelphi, a small, fast-moving startup building AI-native software for defense and national security customers, is seeking a Recruiter to own end-to-end hiring for technical and non-technical roles.

You will run full-cycle recruiting from sourcing to offers, partnering with our Head of Talent, and building scalable processes and employer branding as the company grows.

Location: Washington, DC/McLean, VA metro area but Remote within the US OK.