Principal Talent Acquisition Consultant (USDS)

Skylight

22d•$150,000 - $230,000•Remote

About The Position

As a Talent Acquisition Consultant, you’ll partner with USDS delivery teams, leadership, and HR to run and continuously improve technical recruiting and hiring operations. Working day-to-day with the client team, you’ll help USDS staff the right people for complex, high-impact work that directly affects how the public experiences government services. You’ll optimize sourcing, screening, and interview coordination, and you’ll use service-design–informed approaches like workflow mapping and process iteration to reduce time-to-fill and improve the reliability of end-to-end hiring workflows.

Requirements

Experience supporting technical recruiting in an in-house, consulting, or agency setting
Proven ability to source and recruit for roles such as software engineer, product manager, product designer, researcher, and data roles (data analyst, data scientist, or data engineer)
Experience conducting candidate screens to assess skills, interest, availability, and alignment with role requirements
Strong understanding of recruiting workflows, pipeline management, and hiring operations
Experience working in highly regulated, delivery-oriented, or project-based environments
Proficiency with applicant tracking systems (ATS) and sourcing tools
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Commitment to a clear, consistent, and respectful hiring process
Ability to work effectively in a professional services environment
Passion for improving public outcomes through great government services
A mindset and work approach that align with Skylight’s core values
Ability to travel for work from time to time
All work must be conducted within the U.S., excluding U.S. territories.
You must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. now and in the future without sponsorship.
As a government contractor, you may be required to obtain a public trust or security clearance.
You may be required to complete a company background check successfully.
Some of our available roles are on federal contracts that require a degree or additional years of experience as a substitute.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of how modern tech teams are structured and collaborate
Experience improving recruiting operations through process design, workflow mapping, and operational improvement initiatives
Experience working in modern govtech or public-sector digital environments
Familiarity with federal hiring constraints, including public trust or security clearance requirements
Experience working in a remote-team environment

Responsibilities

Partner with hiring managers, delivery leads, and the client’s HR team to align staffing needs with contract requirements and delivery timelines
Support full-cycle recruiting for technical and delivery roles across engineering, design, product, data, and research
Source and engage candidates through targeted outreach using established recruiting workflows and tools
Conduct initial candidate screens to assess skills, interest, availability, and alignment with role requirements
Coordinate interviews end to end, including scheduling, candidate communications, and interviewer readiness
Develop and maintain recruiting documentation, including SOPs, interview guides, and hiring rubrics
Track, analyze, and report on key recruiting metrics like time-to-fill, pipeline health, and sourcing effectiveness
Ensure accurate, up-to-date data across recruiting systems and tools
Identify bottlenecks and drive measurable improvements to end-to-end recruiting workflows to reduce hiring cycle time and improve predictability
Deliver a clear, consistent, and professional candidate experience throughout the process
Support onboarding readiness and smooth candidate-to-employee transitions in partnership with the client’s HR team

Benefits

Medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance
Short-term and long-term disability insurance
Life and AD&D insurance
Dependent care FSA, healthcare FSA, health savings account
Dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 10% of your salary with no vesting period
Flexible paid-time-off-policy (generally around 25 days per year), plus 11 paid federal holidays
Up to 12 weeks paid-time-off for all eligible new birth, adoption, or foster parents
Performance rewards, including annual salary increase, annual performance bonus, spot bonuses, and stock options
Business development / sales bonuses
Referral bonuses
Annual $2,000 allowance for professional development
Annual $750 allowance for tech-related purchases
Annual swag budget of $100 to display your Skylight pride with some merchandise (hoodies, hats, and more)
Dollar-for-dollar charity donation matching, up to $500 per year
Flexible, remote-friendly work environment