Sr. Manager, Services Recruiting

Vantor Inc.; Herndon (VA); Hybrid; USD 149,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Student loan repayment assistance

Adoption reimbursement

Pet insurance

Job summary

Vantor Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager, Government Services Talent Acquisition to lead recruiting for government programs and translate contract requirements into robust hiring plans for engineers, mission operators, and program leaders.

Based in Herndon, VA, the role blends in-office and remote work with a three-day-week on-site schedule. You will collaborate with program, contracts, security, finance, and HR to build pipelines and manage staffing risks across complex government contracts.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in talent acquisition, recruiting, or executive search.
• 3+ years of experience managing recruiters or multiple recruiting workstreams.
• Experience staffing government contracts or funded programs.
• Experience translating labor categories, statements of work, and program timelines into recruiting plans.
• Experience recruiting technical roles and cleared or clearance-eligible talent.
• Experience in government services, defense, aerospace, or national security contracting.
• Experience full-cycle recruiting: intake, sourcing, interviews, offers, coordination.
• Experience using an ATS and recruiting data to manage pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop recruiting plans based on government contracts, labor categories, staffing plans, and timelines.
• Partner with Program Management, Contracts, Finance, Security, and HR to align requirements.
• Translate SOWs, labor categories, and program dates into candidate profiles and search strategies.
• Track staffing needs against funding, performance periods, options, and start dates.
• Recruit candidates meeting technical, clearance, citizenship, and location requirements.
• Identify staffing risks that could delay start dates or program delivery.
• Support contract mobilizations, recompetes, expansions, and staffing changes.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Strategic planning

Clearance knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Workday Recruiting

LinkedIn Recruiter

Job description

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence, helping decision makers and operators navigate what's happening now and shape what's coming next. Vantor is a place for problem solvers, changemakers, and go-getters-where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently, and in doing so, be seen differently. Come be part of a mission, not just a job, where you can: Shape your own future, build the next big thing, and change the world.

To be eligible for this position, you must be a U.S. Person, defined as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, Asylee, or Refugee.

Export Control/ITAR: Certain roles may be subject to U.S. export control laws, requiring U.S. person status as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Please review the job details below.

Vantor's Government Services teams support government customers through critical programs that require specialized technical and operational talent. The Senior Manager, Government Services Talent Acquisition will lead recruiting for these programs, translating contract requirements and workforce needs into hiring plans and building pipelines for engineers, technical professionals, mission operators, and program leaders.

The Senior Manager will lead the recruiting team while managing a reasonable requisition load for complex technical and cleared positions. The role requires direct experience staffing government contracts and partnering with program, contracts, security, finance, and hiring leaders to build the workforce needed to support program delivery.

This role is a strong fit for someone who wants to connect their recruiting work to the people, programs, and capabilities that support government customers and high-priority missions. This role will be located in the Herndon, VA office three days per week and from home the other days.

Government Services and Contract Staffing

• Develop recruiting plans based on awarded and funded government contracts, program requirements, labor categories, staffing plans, and hiring timelines.
• Partner with Program Management, Contracts, Capture, Finance, Security, and HR to understand contract requirements and staffing constraints.
• Translate statements of work, performance work statements, labor categories, customer requirements, clearance needs, and program start dates into candidate profiles and search strategies.
• Track staffing needs against program funding, contract periods of performance, option periods, modifications, customer approvals, and planned start dates.
• Recruit candidates who meet applicable technical, experience, clearance, certification, citizenship, location, and availability requirements.
• Identify staffing risks that could delay contract start dates, program delivery, customer commitments, or funded hiring plans.
• Support new contract mobilizations, recompetes, expansions, and other changes in government program staffing needs

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Required Qualifications

• 8 or more years of experience in talent acquisition, recruiting, or executive search.
• 3 or more years of experience managing recruiters, recruiting teams, or multiple recruiting workstreams.
• Demonstrated experience staffing positions against awarded or funded government contracts or government-funded programs.
• Experience translating contract labor categories, statements of work, customer requirements, clearance requirements, and program timelines into recruiting plans.
• Experience recruiting technical roles and cleared or clearance-eligible talent.
• Experience in government services, defense, aerospace, intelligence, national security, government technology, or a related contracting environment.
• Experience managing full-cycle recruiting, including intake, sourcing, candidate assessment, interviews, offers, and hiring‑manager coordination.
• Experience using an applicant tracking system and recruiting data to manage pipelines and hiring activity.
• Experience managing recruiter workload, staffing plans, schedules, or external recruiting support.
• Experience reporting recruiting progress, staffing risks, and hiring recommendations to senior leaders or cross‑functional stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting contract awards, program mobilizations, recompetes, contract modifications, option periods, or rapid program expansions.
• Experience recruiting for Department of Defense, intelligence community, space, satellite operations, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, machine learning, software, systems engineering, or technical program roles.
• Experience recruiting candidates with Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI, polygraph, or other program‑specific access requirements.
• Experience with military transition programs, SkillBridge, veteran recruiting, technical associations, university recruiting, or cleared talent networks.
• Experience managing recruiting agencies, RPO providers, executive search firms, or recruiting contractors.
• Experience with Workday Recruiting, LinkedIn Recruiter, or similar recruiting technologies.
• Experience working with OFCCP, affirmative action, or other federal contractor recruiting requirements.
• Active security clearance or prior experience working in a cleared environment. An active clearance is not required unless the position requires access to classified information.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

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Pay Transparency: To support pay transparency, Vantor includes salary ranges in all U.S. job postings. Starting pay for this role will fall within the listed range and will be based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, location, and market conditions. Candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the role should not expect to receive compensation at the top of the range. The listed range reflects the expected pay for this position, and final offers will be determined based on each candidate's experience, expertise, and alignment with the role.

* The base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $149,000.00 - $198,000.00 - $217,800.00 annually.

For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market‑driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

Benefits: Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.Vantor.com/careers

The date of posting can be found on Vantor's Career page at the top of each job posting.

EEO Policy: Vantor is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. We believe in fostering an environment where all team members feel respected, valued, and encouraged to share their ideas. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.