Talent Acquisition Sourcer

Amentum•Richmond, VA

3d•Remote

About The Position

Amentum is seeking a motivated Talent Acquisition Sourcer to identify, attract, screen, and submit qualified candidates. The Sourcer partners with recruiters, hiring managers, market-facing sales teams, and key hiring leaders to understand talent needs, consult on hiring strategy, shape sourcing strategy, and engage passive talent from competitive and adjacent markets. The role reports to the Corporate Global Amentum Talent Acquisition Sourcing Manager and supports Amentum’s four Business Groups in the federal services domain. This full-lifecycle sourcing role spans research, profile enrichment, and CRM data management through candidate qualification and completion of the application process. Sourcers use sourcing technology and automation, including ATS, CRM, and market-facing sourcing tools, and communicate directly with candidates by phone to explain opportunities, build relationships, and manage pipelines. The role also supports critical open positions, key personnel sourcing and bid support, and recruiting delivery for high-volume requisitions. The team is remotely based and provides full-time telework/telecommuting while supporting core East Coast hours.

Requirements

Typically 3 or more years of hands-on recruiting or sourcing experience.
Bachelor’s degree, or an additional 4 years of relevant experience in place of a degree.
Recent technical, external-facing recruiting or talent sourcing experience in a technical, engineering, intelligence community, federal, or aerospace industry.
Prior experience with talent sourcing tools and technology.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Experience qualifying talent needs and candidates, with a measured track record of success using time-to-fill, pipeline conversion, pipeline health, and sourcing metrics.
Ability to sit for extended periods at a desk and at a computer terminal; each is required for approximately 90% of the time.
Attendance during normal work hours, typically 8 hours per day, 5 days per week, Monday through Friday; work outside normal duty hours may be required with as little as one-hour notice.

Nice To Haves

Staffing agency experience.
Prior experience supporting federal contract bids and proposals.

Responsibilities

Source talent at all levels from external open markets and internal CRM, ATS, and talent management systems.
Research candidates, enrich profiles, and manage data in the CRM through to qualified applicants completing the application process.
Partner with hiring leaders and market-facing sales teams to qualify talent needs and consult on hiring strategy.
Develop and scale sourcing strategies and gather competitor intelligence.
Engage candidates directly by phone, communicate the value of Amentum opportunities, build relationships with passive candidates, and manage candidate pipelines.
Use sourcing technology and automation to work at scale and stay ahead of competitors.
Support critical open positions and key personnel sourcing and bid support for program bids.
Provide active sourcing support to the recruiting delivery team for critical roles.
Build pipelines for critical skill sets and act as a talent consultant for Amentum’s four Business Groups.
Track sourcing success using time-to-fill, pipeline conversion, pipeline health, and sourcing metrics.