Senior Mission & Defense Talent Recruiter

Swarmaero; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Competitive salary

Medical/dental/vision

401k

PTO

Wellness stipend

Lunch provided

Parental leave

Impactful mission

Team of engineers

Job summary

Swarm Aero is hiring a senior recruiter to lead full-cycle recruiting for Mission, business operations, finance and accounting, real estate, and marketing, across defense and national security roles. You will map the market, close senior candidates, and partner with hiring managers to define what great looks like.

The role emphasizes speed, candor, and a high-touch approach. You'll build a leadership pipeline while supporting a fast-growing defense technology company striving to reach the

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including senior or executive-level searches.
• Experience recruiting in or around defense, government, or national security.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle hiring across Mission, business operations, finance and accounting, real estate, and marketing.
• Recruit defense BD, capture, program, and mission roles with credibility from primes, defense tech startups, the Pentagon, and the operations force.
• Run senior and first-of-kind searches like an executive search partner: map the market, calibrate early, and close hard.
• Advise hiring managers, challenge roles when needed, and define what great looks like.
• Build relationships with future leaders before they are needed so the next search starts warm.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Executive search

Defense recruiting

Stakeholder management

Market mapping

Candidate closing

Job description

Swarm Aero is hiring a senior recruiter to lead full-cycle recruiting for Mission, business operations, finance and accounting, real estate, and marketing, across defense and national security roles. You will map the market, close senior candidates, and partner with hiring managers to define what great looks like.

The role emphasizes speed, candor, and a high-touch approach. You'll build a leadership pipeline while supporting a fast-growing defense technology company striving to reach the