Principal Talent Acquisition Lead

Join Silvus Technologies as a Principal Talent Acquisition Lead. In this role, you will balance team leadership with hands-on sourcing and closing, own your own requisitions, and support TA leadership in resolving search bottlenecks and refining the recruiting process. You will also partner closely with senior leadership, drive momentum to solve hiring challenges, and directly manage and mentor a small group of recruiters. This position offers flexible work models, paid time off, health care benefits, and more.

• Lead and manage the full-cycle recruitment process for key senior and hard-to-fill roles across Engineering and Corporate G&A.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to provide market data, compensation guidance, and pipeline updates, while driving momentum to help solve hiring challenges.
• Train and mentor a small group of recruiters, creating sourcing playbooks, streamlining workflows, and maintaining high standards for candidate and hiring manager experience.

• This position is ideal for an adaptable recruiter who excels in a fast-paced environment, manages competing priorities with ease while maintaining compliance, and enjoys tackling complex searches
• Demonstrated experience using Applicant Tracking Systems (e.g., Greenhouse, Workday, Lever, etc.)
• All employment is contingent upon the successful clearance of a background check and drug test
• Strong experience with data-driven sourcing toolsets (e.g., LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Handshake, Boolean/X-ray searches)
• Familiarity with recruiting metrics and using data to guide search strategies and hiring manager conversations
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
• A solution-oriented mind who naturally identifies bottlenecks or hiring friction and brings actionable solutions to the table
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
• Direct recruiting experience in hardware, or complex engineering environments, such as defense, aerospace, telecommunications, robotics, autonomous systems, or related deep-tech industries
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, balance multiple searches at once, and stay organized in a fast-moving environment
• At least two years of experience supervising and mentoring a team of recruiters
• Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. Citizen, or U.S. Permanent Resident) due to clients under U.S. federal contracts
• 10 + years of full lifecycle recruiting experience in both technical and corporate roles
• As a US Federal Contractor, Silvus Technologies requires that ALL candidates being considered for employment for any position (regardless of level) MUST be a U.S. Person (permanent resident or citizen). Stricter U.S. Citizen ONLY requirements (needed for some Engineering or R&D roles) will be included in the Required Qualifications section of the posted position. This does NOT apply to international positions; only job postings for positions located in the US
• Experience supporting a high-growth company with competing deadlines and multiple demands
• Demonstrated experience managing various funnels, functions, and levels of candidates while tracking progress throughout the recruitment process
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and adapting quickly when business priorities shift