Senior Recruiter

Commence • Virginia Beach, VA

8d • $100,000 - $130,000 • Remote

About The Position

At Commence, we're the start of a new age of data-centric transformation, elevating health outcomes and powering better, more efficient process to program and patient health. We combine quality data-driven solutions that fuel answers, technology that advances performance, and clinical expertise that builds trust to create a more efficient path to quality care. With human-centered, healthcare-relevant, and value-based solutions, we create new possibilities with data. We provide proof beyond the concept and performance beyond the scope with a focus on efficiencies that transform the lives of those we serve. With a culture driven by purpose, straightforward communication, and clinical domain expertise, Commence cuts straight to better care.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a meaningful share spent sourcing applicants.
• Direct experience recruiting within the federal contracting environment, ideally federal health IT, with familiarity recruiting CMS, VA, or DHA talent.
• Demonstrated ability to build pipelines and networks ahead of demand, not just fill open requisitions.
• Strong command of sourcing tools and techniques, including LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean and X-ray search, and applicant tracking systems.
• Working knowledge of federal labor categories, security clearances, and the qualification language that appears in solicitations and PWS documents.
• Ability to read a requirement, translate it into a candidate profile, and screen accurately enough that hiring managers trust the shortlist.
• Ability to work independently and own a function, with the judgment to prioritize across competing searches and proposal deadlines.

Nice To Haves

• Experience recruiting clinical and technical personnel for health programs.
• Familiarity with proposal and capture cycles.
• AIRS, LinkedIn Recruiter, or similar sourcing certifications.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for Commence's Public Sector Growth Team from sourcing through contingent offer as the primary point of contact for recruiting efforts for new opportunities.
• Proactively source passive candidates using direct outreach, Boolean and X-ray search, AI-powered searches, referrals, and an established personal network.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines of functional and technical personnel with federal health IT experience, organized by capability area and agency so candidates are ready before requisitions open.
• Grow a network of experienced professionals with specialized experience, and identify people whose experience is rooted in CMS, VA, DHA, and other health agencies even when no current opening exists.
• Map talent against Commence's growth strategy and active pipeline, flagging candidates who align with where the company is heading, not just where it is today.
• Screen and qualify candidates against contract and proposal requirements, including labor category fit, clearance status, certifications, and past performance relevance.
• Monitor market trends, including competitor hiring patterns, compensation movement, clearance supply, and which skill sets are tightening or loosening across federal health.
• Support proposal staffing by quickly identifying named or contingent candidates against solicitation requirements on proposal timelines.
• Maintain accurate candidate records and pipeline reporting so the Growth Team has visibility into bench depth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed