Recruiting Lead at M1 Technology

About: 

Founded in 2016, M1 Technology’s vision is simple and unchanging: Connect “MISSION FIRST” individuals to deliver high-impact solutions to government clients and be the best home for our employees.   

M1 Technology is a Virginia-based consulting firm focused on delivering technology solutions and operational support to the United States Intelligence Community. Whether it’s developing enterprise-level and mission-critical applications for end users dedicated to innovative missions or collecting intelligence into a suite of tools used for operational objectives, we provide world-class support for our government customers.  

M1 Technology is backed by Cedar Solutions Group, a holding company that acquires and operates B2B government-services companies across North America. Cedar is driven by a people-first mission to invest in talent and technology to deliver effective government solutions. Cedar is a uniquely long-term oriented holding company that seeks to hold and grow businesses indefinitely.  

Job Description: 

As Recruiting Lead, you will build and drive the front end of our talent acquisition engine across M1 Technology and our four subsidiary businesses. This will include owning our sourcing strategy, outbound recruiting programs, and early-stage candidate engagement to ensure a strong, consistent pipeline of high-caliber candidates. You will also oversee the systems implementation and hiring processes in conjunction with our business leaders. 

As an early hire, the Recruiting Lead will serve a crucial role within our scaling organization. People are the lifeblood of this business and growing our team sustainably and responsibly is the best way to steward overall growth of our company.  

This role will report to the CEO of M1 Technology and is located in the greater DMV area. 

Responsibilities: 

Own Sourcing Strategy 

• Build and execute upon a predictable, measurable, and repeatable top-of-funnel recruiting strategy 

• Create talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill positions leveraging job sites, niche platforms, referrals, events, and direct outreach 


• Serve as the go-to point of contact and resource manager to source candidates and form connections across the M1 platform 

Lead Outbound Recruiting Programs 

• Own outbound efforts through automated workflows, outreach campaigns, and optimized messaging 

Partner Cross-Functionally 

• Collaborate with our business leaders on hiring forecasts and candidate flow 


• Run bi-weekly meetings to ensure alignment and optimal candidate placement 

Build Infrastructure and Analyze Funnel Metrics 

• Implement and optimize a platform-wide ATS/CRM 

• Set, track, and maintain accurate metric and applicant tracking activity  

• Establish best practices for sourcing documentation and CRM hygiene 

Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree  

• Experience in high-growth or scaling environments  

• Project management experience with multiple stakeholders  

• Past accountability to initiatives, metrics, and results 

• Experience or understanding of business performance levers and execution 

• Highly competitive with a will to win 

• Strong EQ and relationship management skills 

Compensation: 

A competitive compensation package will be offered alongside our benefits package including full medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) match,