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Kratos Defense and Security Solutions · 1 week ago

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Colorado Springs, CO

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$97K/yr - $107K/yr

5+ years exp

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join their Internal Recruiting Team. This role focuses on creating and implementing recruitment strategies while ensuring a positive candidate experience to secure engineering talent for the Defense, Space, Cyber, Technology, and Training sectors.

ConsultingCyber SecurityGovernmentInformation TechnologyNational SecurityPublic SafetySatellite CommunicationSecurity

Responsibilities

Partner with hiring leaders to understand the needs of the business, build and implement candidate generation strategies, and deliver the best candidates for each open position

Build a pipeline of qualified candidates and maintain relationships with active candidate pools to address ahead-of-demand hiring needs

Source and engage candidates using internal and external tools

Manage all candidate communications while ensuring positive candidate experience

Generate pipelines and calibrate regularly with hiring managers and hiring teams

Leverage multiple sourcing strategies and channels including your external network, job boards, and internal referrals to provide high-quality candidates for open positions

Provide proactive and consistent communication with hiring managers and program leaders on recruitment process, strategy, and status

Ability to deliver outstanding candidate and client service, negotiation, and closing skills

Advocate for both clients and candidates throughout the hiring process by establishing regular touch points and diligent follow through

Collaborate with other recruiting team members on initiatives and other hiring needs

Ability to multitask, take initiative, prioritize, and manage time effectively

Experience sourcing utilizing various social media methods (LinkedIn and similar applications)

Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

Excellent written and verbal skills

Qualification

Full cycle recruitingApplicant Tracking SystemsSourcing talentRecruiting agency experienceRecruiting for SATCOM/SpaceMultitaskingNegotiation skillsCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsAttention to detail

Required

5+ years of full cycle business and technical recruiting experience closing both internal and external candidates

3-5 years of experience recruiting in a recruiting agency environment

3+ years of experience with Applicant Tracking Systems

1+ years of experience sourcing talent using a variety of tools including LinkedIn and professional networks, Boolean searches, and other social media tools

proven recruiting experience for SATCOM/Space roles