Senior Technical Recruiter

Anduril • Costa Mesa, CA

9d • $147,000 - $196,000

About The Position

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior Technical Recruiter to support hiring across its Maritime & Maneuver Dominance and Tactical Recon and Strike divisions. The recruiter will work directly with leaders and individual contributors to define hiring needs, execute recruiting strategy, and help build the company’s team as it grows. The role requires high ownership and a hands-on approach to all aspects of recruiting, with an emphasis on technical talent and a positive candidate experience.

The recruiter will partner with business leaders and cross-functional stakeholders, develop a deep understanding of the teams’ products, market fit, technical roadmaps, culture, and mission, and use that context to attract and close exceptional technical candidates. The role also involves sourcing and candidate-pipeline management, interviewing, data analysis, recruiting process improvement, and contributing to long-range hiring strategies.

The role’s listed U.S. salary range is $147,000–$196,000 in base salary. Anduril states that most full-time offers include competitive equity grants and that it offers benefits to full-time employees; specific benefits are not listed in this posting.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of experience recruiting and sourcing for technical roles and closing high-caliber engineering talent.
• Experience hiring across engineering disciplines, including software, hardware, or both.
• At least 4 years of client interaction, including working with hiring managers and directors, taking requirements, reviewing profiles, and updating pipeline progress.
• Consultative experience in which guidance improved outcomes and candidate experience while earning the respect of peers and clients.
• Strong understanding of the technical skills and experience required for engineering positions.
• Clear and effective communication with candidates to understand their motivation, drivers, and organizational fit.
• Experience managing candidate funnels and tracking progress throughout the recruiting process.
• Working knowledge of applicant tracking and HRIS systems.
• Working knowledge of interview techniques and applicant screening methods.
• Familiarity with a wide variety of sourcing avenues.

Nice To Haves

• Startup, technology, and relevant domain experience.
• Self-sufficiency and ability to work with little direct supervision.
• Resilience, creativity, and flexibility in troubleshooting routine obstacles and developing solutions.
• Direct, concise, timely communication, active listening, and effective collaboration.
• A strong sense of ownership and accountability, with a focus on improving the company and its work.
• Low ego, high curiosity, openness to candid feedback, and a willingness to learn and improve from setbacks.
• Startup or software recruiting experience.

Responsibilities

• Source, track, and manage a high volume of candidates while maintaining communication with stakeholders.
• Build trusted partnerships with business leaders, influence talent strategy, and execute hiring deliverables.
• Establish an effective operating rhythm with cross-functional stakeholders to support company growth.
• Embed with teams to understand product positioning, market fit, technical roadmaps, and team culture.
• Develop an understanding of the mission and effectively present the team and opportunity to candidates.
• Analyze pipeline and performance data, identify opportunities, and communicate data-driven insights.
• Develop recruiting strategies that support long-range company growth and implement referral and process-improvement practices.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in prospecting techniques and tools for information retrieval, data extraction, web scraping, process improvement, automation, and candidate management.
• Interview candidates and anticipate hiring-manager preferences to support strong interview-to-offer ratios.
• Engage passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, Gem, Boolean searches, and referral campaigns.
• Provide proactive communication and a consistent, positive candidate experience throughout the recruiting process.
• Recruit and close technical talent for the Maritime & Maneuver Dominance and Tactical Recon and Strike divisions.

Benefits

• Competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers.
• Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, described as comprehensive and competitive and available at little to no cost to employees.

What This Job Offers

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