Sr. Manager, Services Recruiting

Vantor•Herndon, VA

5d•$149,000 - $217,800•Hybrid

About The Position

Vantor’s Government Services teams support government customers through critical programs that require specialized technical and operational talent. The Senior Manager, Government Services Talent Acquisition will lead recruiting for these programs, translating contract requirements and workforce needs into hiring plans and building pipelines for engineers, technical professionals, mission operators, and program leaders. The role leads the recruiting team while managing a reasonable requisition load for complex technical and cleared positions. It requires direct experience staffing government contracts and partnering with program, contracts, security, finance, and hiring leaders to build the workforce needed for program delivery. The position is based in Vantor’s Herndon, Virginia office three days per week, with work from home the other days. Candidates must be a U.S. Person, defined as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, Asylee, or Refugee. Certain roles may also be subject to U.S. export control laws requiring U.S. person status. The Senior Manager develops recruiting plans based on awarded and funded government contracts, program requirements, labor categories, staffing plans, and hiring timelines. The role translates statements of work, performance work statements, customer requirements, clearance needs, and program start dates into candidate profiles and search strategies. It tracks staffing needs against program funding, contract periods of performance, option periods, modifications, customer approvals, and planned start dates; recruits candidates who meet applicable requirements; identifies staffing risks; and supports mobilizations, recompetes, expansions, and other changes in government program staffing needs. The position requires at least eight years of experience in talent acquisition, recruiting, or executive search and at least three years managing recruiters, recruiting teams, or multiple recruiting workstreams. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is preferred. The Washington, DC metropolitan area base-pay range is $149,000–$198,000–$217,800 annually; other locations may have different ranges based on geographic labor costs. Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package, including a 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement, and pet insurance.

Requirements

8 or more years of experience in talent acquisition, recruiting, or executive search.
3 or more years of experience managing recruiters, recruiting teams, or multiple recruiting workstreams.
Demonstrated experience staffing positions against awarded or funded government contracts or government-funded programs.
Experience translating contract labor categories, statements of work, customer requirements, clearance requirements, and program timelines into recruiting plans.
Experience recruiting technical roles and cleared or clearance-eligible talent.
Experience in government services, defense, aerospace, intelligence, national security, government technology, or a related contracting environment.
Experience managing full-cycle recruiting, including intake, sourcing, candidate assessment, interviews, offers, and hiring-manager coordination.
Experience using an applicant tracking system and recruiting data to manage pipelines and hiring activity.
Experience managing recruiter workload, staffing plans, schedules, or external recruiting support.
Experience reporting recruiting progress, staffing risks, and hiring recommendations to senior leaders or cross-functional stakeholders.
Must be a U.S. Person: a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, Asylee, or Refugee.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting contract awards, program mobilizations, recompetes, contract modifications, option periods, or rapid program expansions.
Experience recruiting for Department of Defense, intelligence community, space, satellite operations, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, machine learning, software, systems engineering, or technical program roles.
Experience recruiting candidates with Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI, polygraph, or other program-specific access requirements.
Experience with military transition programs, SkillBridge, veteran recruiting, technical associations, university recruiting, or cleared talent networks.
Experience managing recruiting agencies, RPO providers, executive search firms, or recruiting contractors.
Experience with Workday Recruiting, LinkedIn Recruiter, or similar recruiting technologies.
Experience working with OFCCP, affirmative action, or other federal contractor recruiting requirements.
Active security clearance or prior experience working in a cleared environment. An active clearance is not required unless the position requires access to classified information.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Develop recruiting plans based on awarded and funded government contracts, program requirements, labor categories, staffing plans, and hiring timelines.
Partner with Program Management, Contracts, Capture, Finance, Security, and HR to understand contract requirements and staffing constraints.
Translate statements of work, performance work statements, labor categories, customer requirements, clearance needs, and program start dates into candidate profiles and search strategies.
Track staffing needs against program funding, contract periods of performance, option periods, modifications, customer approvals, and planned start dates.
Recruit candidates who meet applicable technical, experience, clearance, certification, citizenship, location, and availability requirements.
Identify staffing risks that could delay contract start dates, program delivery, customer commitments, or funded hiring plans.
Support new contract mobilizations, recompetes, expansions, and other changes in government program staffing needs.
Lead the recruiting team while managing a reasonable requisition load for complex technical and cleared positions.