GovSignals · 21 hours ago
Recruiting Lead
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $110K/yr
5+ years expGovSignals is shaping the future of government contracting with AI-driven solutions. They are seeking a Recruiting Lead to build and own the talent acquisition function, partnering with leadership to attract and evaluate exceptional talent while establishing hiring processes and infrastructure.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Enterprise SoftwareGovTech
Responsibilities
Source, screen, and close candidates across engineering (product and platform), sales, GTM, client success, compliance, and operations
Manage multiple concurrent searches while maintaining quality and candidate experience
Build deep talent pipelines for critical roles before they become urgent
Develop structured interview processes, scorecards, and evaluation criteria for each role type
Build repeatable hiring playbooks that maintain bar while increasing velocity
Implement and optimize Ashby ATS workflows and recruiting metrics dashboards
Work with hiring managers to define role requirements, ideal candidate profiles, and compensation bands
Advise on org design and hiring sequencing to support company goals
Provide market intelligence on talent availability, compensation benchmarks, and competitive dynamics
Own recruiting metrics including time-to-fill, pipeline conversion rates, and offer acceptance rates
Continuously improve sourcing channels and candidate experience
Build GovSignals' employer brand through compelling job descriptions, outreach, and candidate touchpoints
Establish the foundation to grow recruiting capacity as hiring needs increase
Document processes and build the operational infrastructure for a future recruiting team
Qualification
Required
5+ years of recruiting experience with at least 2 years in a startup or high-growth environment where you built or significantly scaled hiring
Demonstrated track record of personally closing exceptional talent—people who meaningfully elevated the teams they joined
Experience hiring across multiple functions including technical roles (engineers) and go-to-market roles (sales, customer success, marketing)
Ability to move fast without sacrificing quality—comfortable managing 10+ active searches simultaneously
Strong sourcing skills with creativity in finding passive candidates beyond standard channels
Excellent judgment in evaluating talent and calibrating hiring bars
Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to build process while executing
Outstanding communication skills—you can represent GovSignals compellingly to candidates and provide clear, actionable feedback to hiring managers
High ownership mentality—you treat open roles like your own problem to solve, not tickets to process
Experience with ATS platforms and recruiting analytics
Benefits
Premium benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and unlimited PTO
Company
GovSignals
The first AI platform to automate the full process of finding and bidding on government funding.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$5.5MKey Investors
Unusual Ventures
2024-09-24Seed· $5.5M
Recent News
Washington Technology
2025-04-08
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