Talent Acquisition Sourcer - Level 1 or 2

Northrop Grumman Space Sector is hiring a Talent Acquisition Sourcer (Level 1 or 2) for the Space Sector Talent Acquisition team, with a focus on targeted sourcing, candidate pre-screening, and candidate relationship management.

Responsibilities

• Provide sourcing support across engineering and possibly manufacturing, operations, and functional areas, including sourcing, screening, and managing candidate relationships with recruiters
• Manage competing priorities in an evolving environment while delivering talent acquisition solutions to recruiters
• Source and recruit qualified talent while maintaining customer service with hiring managers, candidates, and stakeholders
• Partner with client-facing recruiters and hiring managers to understand hiring needs and build targeted sourcing plans
• Support events-based sourcing, including focused invitational events and targeted career fairs
• Attract cleared talent and maintain a knowledge base of security clearances
• Ensure data integrity in the candidate management database
• Apply a business mindset to the talent acquisition function
• Research market conditions and industry trends, including competitor insights, to support decision-making and marketing positions
• Connect talent management phases across acquisition, development, retention, and culture
• Use data and market intelligence to develop and execute staffing strategies
• Leverage professional networks to source candidates for active requisitions
• Source candidates across multiple channels, with a strong emphasis on LinkedIn, HireEZ, ClearanceJobs.com, Indeed.com, social media, and search engines
• Use advanced search techniques including Google Chrome, Google X-ray, advanced Boolean search strings, and niche job boards
• Use social networking mediums (for example, LinkedIn groups and online forums) to promote employment brand messaging and increase inbound interest
• Track day-to-day sourcing activity in the candidate management system, using CRM
• Source and attract passive external talent
• Leverage and report on sourcing data during weekly conversations with hiring managers and TA leadership
• Perform extensive data mining of social platforms to identify candidate profiles
• Conduct phone screens to pre-qualify candidates and maintain candidate contact
• Develop a high-level understanding of business, program, technological, and cultural challenges
• Demonstrate knowledge of the external recruiting landscape within the function
• Assess candidates for cultural, competency, and skill fit via in-person or phone evaluation
• Synthesize candidate and hiring manager feedback quickly
• Pre-close candidates early in the process to help support high acceptance rates

Requirements

• Level 1: Bachelor’s degree with 1+ years of relevant professional experience in sourcing and/or full-cycle recruiting, OR Master’s degree with 1+ years of relevant professional experience
• Level 2: Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of relevant professional experience in sourcing and/or full-cycle recruiting, OR Master’s degree with 1+ years of relevant professional experience
• Will consider 4+ additional years of experience in lieu of degree
• Strong customer service and interpersonal communication skills
• Experience sourcing technical talent across engineering disciplines (Systems, Software, Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace) and non-technical disciplines (business, production, operations, supply chain)
• Experience sourcing using LinkedIn Recruiter or other sourcing platforms
• Experience with Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance

Technologies

• LinkedIn Recruiter
• HireEZ
• ClearanceJobs.com
• Indeed.com
• LinkedIn groups
• Google Chrome
• Google X-ray
• Boolean searching strings
• CRM
• Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word
• Google (search engines)
• Workday
• Eightfold

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• Depending on the position, eligibility may include overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay
• Annual bonuses
• Long Term Incentives (in Vice President or Director positions)
• Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions and share in company results

Travel

• Yes, 10% of the time

Clearance

• Clearance required for start: No
• Clearance type: Secret

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience sourcing cleared talent
• Aerospace/defense industry experience, with ability to understand relevant skills, target companies, and user groups
• Active in social/digital and recruitment arena
• Experience in both agency and corporate recruiting
• Experience with Workday or a comparable applicant tracking system and Eightfold

Compensation

• Primary level salary range: $54,400.00 - $94,600.00
• Secondary level salary range: $65,500.00 - $113,800.00

Application Details

• Estimated application period: 20 days from the job posting date
• Relocation assistance: No relocation assistance available
• U.S. Citizenship requirement: U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions