Technical GovCon Recruiter

Why do you need to choose between doing important work and having a fulfilling life? At Ardent, we have both. Ardent employees are committed to solving our customers’ most difficult problems—and we are committed to the well-being, personal goals, and professional development of our employee. We are “All In.” We put forth our strongest effort possible to get the mission accomplished and we do it together. We respect the skills and experience you bring to the Ardent team. And we provide a rewarding environment to help you succeed. 

We offer highly competitive benefits, professional development opportunities, and an exceptional culture that embraces flexibility, innovation, collaboration, and career growth. A collective service mindset underpins our work, and a shared camaraderie to serve clients, colleagues and our communities set us apart. Our full commitment to being "All In" for our employees and our clients is not just our approach, it is our standard. If this sounds like the perfect fit for you, choose Ardent and make a difference with us. 

Ardent is seeking a Technical GovCon Recruiter to join our team.  

This is a Remote role.

Position Description:

Ardent is seeking a Technical GovCon Recruiter who will execute and deliver on the full 360 Ardent talent recruiting lifecycle with precision, organization, and drive.  We are looking for a talent advisor with a background in recruiting highly technical talent for a technology firm whose primary customer is the Federal Government. The successful person in this role is hyper organized, fast and efficient, with the ability and willingness to follow business and talent recruitment processes. This position will be responsible for successfully managing, prioritizing and closing searches against a timeline and have experience setting benchmarks, metrics, and proven experience understanding of how to independently prioritize. The successful candidate will have a hunger to close positions with the best possible talent, follow business processes, and loves working in a fast-paced environment. Attention to detail is a must for this role and will be expected to provide a first-class candidate experience and ensure candidates understand the company background, requirements, company culture, and Ardent’s employee value proposition.

Responsibilities:

• Provide 360 talent recruitment services to the organization’s key stakeholders and candidates
• Source, review, interview, and lead offer negotiations that directly align with position requirements with a keen business mindset.
• Create trust with hiring teams and administer talent processes with diplomacy and respect
• Provides talent recruitment advisory services to ensure position descriptions, scorecards and salaries are aligned with requirements and market data while effectively working with hiring managers
• Ensure candidates are well prepared for upcoming interviews with hiring managers and technical review teams
• Additional responsibilities include the maintenance and upkeep of all talent recruitment tools such as Greenhouse ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter and Jobs, and job boards such as Dice, Indeed, Clearance Jobs, Handshake and;
• Conducting research on candidate market data and trends and;
• Provides training on talent processes to hiring managers and;
• Understanding and appreciation of talent recruitment metrics and how they drive success

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or commensurate years of successful GovCon technology recruitment experience
• 3+ years recruiting technical talent for a high output, technology government consulting and systems integration firm to include highly cleared personnel (Secret, Top Secret/SCI)
• Experience building and executing recruitment plans for Federal government funded contracts, proposals – key personnel, and building strategic pipeline
• Experience and creativity recruiting from online databases with expert Boolean criteria and familiar with recruitment tools and technology
• Capable of generating high quality and volume candidate pipeline under tight deadlines
• Proven track record of hyper organization
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally virtually, in-person and in writing
• Ability to understand the importance of metrics and how to adjust approach based on real data
• Ability to work independently and possess ability to collaborate with various teams, to include executive leadership
• Ability to mentor and advise junior talent recruitment professionals is a ++
• Intermediate Greenhouse ATS experience is a ++
• Candidates with a large technical network are encouraged to apply ++

Due to the nature of the work, we support, all candidates in consideration for this role must be U.S. Citizens willing to undergo the government issued background investigation process.

Ardent is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate and will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.