Strategic Full-Cycle Recruiter for Tech & Business Roles

Jobtailor; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in San Diego, CA is seeking a senior recruiter to own full-cycle recruiting across technical and non-technical roles in a fast-growing defense technology environment. You will partner with hiring managers to define requirements, build strategies, and drive the candidate experience from intake to offer.

You'll source proactively, manage pipelines in Ashby, and collaborate with leadership on employer branding while maintaining speed and hiring quality in a high-demand market.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of recruiting experience in-house, agency, or high-growth environment.
• Experience recruiting in defense technology, aerospace, robotics, autonomy, software, hardware, or another technically complex industry strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit across both highly technical and business-focused disciplines.
• Proven ability to manage multiple searches simultaneously while adapting quickly to changing priorities.
• Strong direct sourcing capabilities and confidence engaging passive candidates in competitive talent markets.
• Experience partnering with senior hiring managers and executives on difficult or high-priority searches.
• Strong candidate assessment, relationship management, negotiation, and closing skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized with the ability to maintain urgency without sacrificing candidate experience or hiring quality.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity, making decisions with incomplete information, and solving problems without waiting for extensive direction.
• Strong sense of ownership and a bias toward action.
• Experience with modern applicant tracking systems; Ashby experience preferred.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment where priorities can change quickly and the recruiting team is expected to keep pace with the business.
• U.S. Citizenship required; eligibility to obtain a security clearance preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting across multiple technical and non-technical functions, from initial intake through offer acceptance.
• Partner directly with hiring managers and business leaders to define requirements, develop job descriptions, establish hiring profiles, and build recruiting strategies.
• Recruit across technical roles including software, autonomy, robotics, hardware, systems, maritime, manufacturing, and related engineering disciplines.
• Recruit across non-technical roles including mission operations, program management, finance, legal, People, operations, and go-to-market.
• Quickly pivot between searches and hiring priorities as business and program needs evolve.
• Proactively source and engage exceptional passive talent through LinkedIn, GitHub, referrals, networking, industry communities, and creative sourcing strategies.
• Build strong pipelines for immediate openings and anticipated future hiring needs.
• Manage the entire candidate lifecycle, including outreach, screening, interview management, feedback, candidate communication, and offer closing.
• Deliver a high-quality, high-touch candidate experience while maintaining speed.
• Maintain recruiting processes and accurate candidate data in Ashby, including pipeline management, reporting, and compliance.
• Drive interview processes forward, identify bottlenecks, and hold stakeholders accountable for timely feedback and decision-making.
• Develop relationships with passive candidates and talent communities across defense technology, robotics, autonomy, aerospace, and adjacent industries.
• Partner with People and leadership on employer branding and recruiting initiatives.
• Use pipeline data, market intelligence, and recruiting metrics to identify challenges, recommend solutions, and inform hiring decisions.
• Continuously improve recruiting processes without slowing execution.

Skills

Full-Cycle Recruiting

Technical Recruiting

Candidate Assessment

Direct Sourcing

Applicant Tracking Systems

Tools

Ashby

LinkedIn

GitHub

Job description

Jobtailor in San Diego, CA is seeking a senior recruiter to own full-cycle recruiting across technical and non-technical roles in a fast-growing defense technology environment. You will partner with hiring managers to define requirements, build strategies, and drive the candidate experience from intake to offer.

You'll source proactively, manage pipelines in Ashby, and collaborate with leadership on employer branding while maintaining speed and hiring quality in a high-demand market.