Technical Recruiter (Contract)

Anduril Industries, Inc.; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Seattle is seeking an experienced recruiter to help build our world-class technical team. You will own the full-cycle recruiting process, sourcing candidates, coordinating with leaders, and delivering hires that align with our mission.

You will partner with engineering, product, and security teams to understand needs, translate them into compelling opportunities, and maintain a data-driven approach to measure and improve recruiting outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience recruiting for technical roles and closing top engineering talent.
• Agency recruiting combined with internal experience is a major plus.
• Resilient and creative – able to troubleshoot and create solutions on the fly.
• Attention and communication – direct, succinct, timely updates with stakeholders.
• Ownership – accountable for the recruiting universe and business impact.
• Low ego, high curiosity – open to feedback and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Move fast, with a process for sourcing, tracking and maintaining a high volume of candidates while keeping stakeholders informed.
• Establish deep trust with business leaders to influence talent strategy and deliver hiring results.
• Scale growth with a strong operating rhythm in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Embed yourself in the product, roadmap, and culture to pitch opportunities effectively.
• Close exceptional technical talent for the organization.
• Analyze pipeline data and translate insights into a data-driven narrative.
• Develop recruiting strategies and improvements, including referrals.
• Provide a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Stakeholder management

Hiring strategy

Data-driven recruiting

Communication

Job description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

As a key member of Anduril's recruiting team, you will be responsible for the company's talent management as we continue to rapidly grow. Your work will be hands-on and involve collaborating with leaders and individual contributors to define the hiring needs of the company. To achieve this, you will be given the autonomy and tools to execute on our strategy to build and develop Anduril's world class team. We are looking for someone who can handle high levels of ownership while tackling every aspect of recruiting and is excited to be part of small team where no task is too big or too small.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Move fast, with a process for consistently sourcing, tracking and maintaining a high volume of candidates while maintaining open lines of communication with stakeholders
• Establish deep trust and partnership with business leaders to help influence talent strategy while executing on hiring deliverables
• Build trust through consistency and a strong operating rhythm in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders to help scale and manage company growth
• Embed yourself into the business and into your teams to understand the product positioning and market fit, technical roadmap, and culture of the team
• Develop a strong understanding of the mission while learning how to effectively pitch the team and opportunity, ultimately closing exceptional technical talent for the organization
• Track and analyze pipeline and performance data to gain insights into areas of opportunity and translate that into a data-driven narrative that enables increased momentum
• Build recruiting strategies that contribute to the long-range growth of the company, implementing best practices around referrals and process improvements where needed
• Provide a consistent and positive candidate experience throughout the entire recruiting process with proactive communication and engagement

CORE REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years experience recruiting for technical roles and closing top tier engineering talent (startup/software experience preferred)
  • Agency recruiting combined with internal experience is a major plus
• Resilient and creative – ideal candidates will be flexible enough to face routine obstacles, trouble shoot, and create a solution on the fly
• Attention and Communication – ideal candidates will be direct and succinct. They will share information in a timely and efficient manner, improving collaboration and productivity, while practicing active listening and engagement with intent
• Ownership – Be accountable for your universe and in tune with the business. Everyone on this team takes full responsibility for helping Anduril achieve its mission. That means seeking to improve all aspects of our company even in ways that are not explicitly part of our job while leveling up anything you can directly impact in realtime
• Low ego, high curiosity – Value learning over being right. Embraces delivering and receiving candid feedback, and see every setback as an opportunity to iterate and improve

US Hourly Range

$60 - $80 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits .

As set forth in Anduril Industries’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.