Lead Corporate Recruiter

How many times have you heard it? “We are a unique company with unique capabilities and unique benefits…� Too many people have heard it so many times that it no longer means much. Therefore, we have a challenge in convincing good people that Argon ST really does offer extraordinary work while providing the level of benefits to back up our claims. And you have a challenge in judging prospective opportunities instead of imaginative writing. Let’s make a deal. Come visit Argon ST where we will show you the work, and encourage you to talk with anyone at random about it. We will show you our benefits package and let you decide if it’s good enough to justify all the awards and our retention. In return for your time and trouble, we promise not to tell you that we are truly unique... but we can’t promise that won’t decide it on your own.

Argon offers a competitive benefits package that includes medical insurance, 4 weeks of PTO, generous holidays (including the day after Thanksgiving and the week between Christmas and New Years), 401K contributions totaling up to 9%, and 100% tuition reimbursement. Please visit our Web site (www.argonst.com) for much more information on our company, products, benefits, and career opportunities.

***US citizenship is required for this position***

Argon ST is currently searching for a Lead Corporate Recruiter to work out of our Fairfax, VA, headquarters building.



Position Description
The Lead Recruiter will have full responsibility for ensuring effective, high-quality, compliant, and cost-effective staffing and employment programs to meet Argon's business and program needs. This is an exciting opportunity to support the fast growth of an award-winning, employer-of-choice!
 
Responsibilities include:
• Perform as full life cycle Recruiter for experienced positions, particularly those that are senior and/or complex
• Supervise other Recruiter(s) with responsibility for college and experienced positions
• Develop appropriate staffing plans to strategically support the company's short- and long-term needs and objectives; this includes determining advertising strategy, managing relationships with third-party agencies, managing the employee referral program, and ensuring effective and consistent corporate branding/image for recruiting purposes
• Maintain awareness and understanding of all recruiting efforts to ensure appropriateness, effectiveness, etc. for short- and long-term company objectives
• Manage the applicant tracking system, data integrity, and effective use of tools/automation
• Manage recruiting budget, approve expenditures, evaluate effectiveness of investments, etc.
• Manage internal applications, transfers, promotions - ensure coordination between teams and effective communications
• Provide guidance to hiring managers on staffing strategies, writing effective job descriptions, interviewing techniques, employment law, and selection process
• Prepare metrics, reports, and analysis
• Provide employee relations and coaching to both employees and managers
• Ensure compliance with OFCCP, EEOC, DCMA, ISO, CMMI, and other pertinent regulations; prepare Affirmation Action Plans, EEO-1, and VETS-100 reports
• Serve as Corporate resource for other HR team members, particularly those at other locations, with emphasis on recruiting, transfers, and other staffing or related issues

Basic Qualifications
• US Citizenship required
• Ability to obtain US government security clearance required
• Bachelor's degree required
• Minimum 5 years of technical recruiting experience required
• Minimum 1 year supervisory, employment management, or lead recruiter experience required

Other Requirements
• Experience working in a government/defense contracting environment strongly preferred
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems using a strategic, company-focused perspective is critical
• Must have a strong focus on customer service and providing high quality support to the company and candidates
• Ability to multi-task effectively, self-direct, and work proactively
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, interpersonal) very important

Please submit resumes and apply to jobs through our Web site: http://www.argonst.com/careers/index.htm

EOE, M/F/H/V