Talent Acquisition Specialist

Evolv Technologies Inc.•Waltham, MA

7d•$79,000 - $129,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Evolv is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join its Talent Acquisition team and support the company’s growth by identifying, engaging, and hiring exceptional talent. The role owns full-cycle recruiting across a variety of functions and levels, partnering with hiring managers to understand business needs, develop search strategies, source candidates, and guide candidates through a high-quality hiring experience. It also supports Talent Acquisition and People team operations, including interview coordination, recruiting administration, onboarding, and related projects. The Specialist builds relationships with hiring managers and candidates, uses market insights and recruiting data to inform search strategies, maintains organized candidate and requisition records in the ATS, and provides consistent communication throughout the recruiting process. The role also leads New Hire Orientation and coordinates onboarding with the People team, IT, hiring managers, and other stakeholders, maintaining onboarding paperwork and improving the new hire experience. This position is based at Evolv’s headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts, with limited flexibility to work remotely up to two days per week. It reports to the Head of People. The full-time position has a base salary range of $79,000–$129,000 and offers a target bonus, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

Experience managing full-cycle recruiting in a corporate or agency environment.
Experience recruiting across multiple functions and ability to quickly learn new roles and talent markets.
Demonstrated ability to proactively source and engage passive candidates.
Strong interviewing and candidate assessment skills.
Ability to build credibility and productive relationships with hiring managers.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent organization and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple searches and competing priorities.
Comfort working in a fast-moving environment where priorities and hiring needs may evolve.
A data-informed mindset and willingness to use recruiting metrics and market insights to improve search strategies.
Experience using an applicant tracking system and recruiting tools such as LinkedIn Recruiter.

Responsibilities

Manage full-cycle searches from kickoff through offer across a variety of functions and levels.
Partner with hiring managers to define candidate profiles, interview strategies, and sourcing plans for immediate and longer-term talent needs.
Source and engage passive candidates through LinkedIn, candidate databases, referrals, networking, and other channels; identify new talent pools and adjust search approaches when needed.
Conduct recruiter screens and assess candidates against role competencies and requirements.
Guide candidates through the interview process, communicate expectations, and keep candidates engaged.
Build relationships with prospective candidates who may be suited to future opportunities.
Maintain accurate and organized candidate and requisition data in the applicant tracking system.
Use market insights and candidate feedback to advise hiring managers and inform hiring decisions.
Identify search risks and recommend adjustments to targeting, requirements, interview processes, or sourcing strategies.
Keep hiring teams updated on pipeline health, challenges, and next steps.
Represent Evolv’s mission, culture, and employee experience to candidates and provide an organized, thoughtful, and inclusive candidate experience.
Lead and facilitate New Hire Orientation, introducing new hires to the company’s culture, values, policies, benefits, and resources.
Coordinate onboarding with the People team, IT, hiring managers, and other stakeholders.
Manage onboarding paperwork, including I-9s, policy acknowledgements, and training.
Gather feedback, maintain orientation materials, and identify ways to improve the new hire experience.
Support day-to-day Talent Acquisition and People team operations, including interview coordination, recruiting administration, and related projects.