Talent Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Full-Cycle Recruiting: Manage the recruiting process from sourcing and initial screening through interviews, offers, and hiring coordination.


• Talent Sourcing: Proactively identify, engage, and attract qualified candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, professional networks, referrals, and targeted outreach.


• Technical Recruiting: Recruit for a variety of technical positions, including software engineering, cloud engineering, DevOps, artificial intelligence/machine learning, research, and other specialized roles supporting defense and intelligence missions.


• Hiring Manager Collaboration: Partner with hiring managers and leadership to understand technical requirements, establish recruiting priorities, and develop effective hiring strategies.


• Candidate Screening: Review applications, conduct initial interviews, evaluate qualifications, and present qualified candidates to hiring teams.


• Candidate Experience: Maintain consistent communication with candidates, coordinate interviews, and ensure a positive and professional experience throughout the hiring process.


• Applicant Tracking & Reporting: Maintain accurate candidate records and recruiting activity in Greenhouse, track hiring progress, and provide regular updates on recruiting pipelines and outcomes.


• Talent Pipeline Development: Build and maintain relationships with prospective candidates to support both immediate hiring needs and future growth.


• Recruiting Events & Partnerships: Represent Awetomaton at career fairs, university recruiting events, and other talent acquisition initiatives.


• Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve recruiting workflows, sourcing strategies, and overall hiring efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.


• 3+ years of recruiting or talent acquisition experience, preferably in technical recruiting, defense, government contracting, or a related industry.


• Experience sourcing candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, professional networks, and other recruiting channels.


• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems (ATS), preferably Greenhouse or a similar platform.


• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with candidates, hiring managers, and leadership.


• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple open positions and competing priorities.


• A proactive, self-motivated approach to identifying candidates, solving problems, and achieving hiring goals.


• Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment.


• Local to the Dayton/Beavercreek, OH area.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting for software engineering, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, AI/ML, or other specialized technical roles.


• Familiarity with Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), or government contracting recruiting environments.


• Understanding of security clearance requirements and the challenges associated with recruiting cleared professionals.


• Experience with Boolean search techniques, passive candidate sourcing, and targeted recruiting campaigns.


• Experience managing multiple requisitions and partnering directly with technical hiring managers.

About Awetomaton

We build software that enables humans to make informed decisions from raw intel data, with a specialization in satellite collection. We are a Dayton-based defense startup that believes there is a critical skill & culture gap - one we are filling with high-output, mission focused engineering talent. Results matter to our customers. We've never lost a customer because we deliver what they need. Awetomaton is where you do work that matters with a passionate team in an environment that inspires your creativity.

Benefits

We provide industry leading benefits that balance your health & wellbeing today, as well as lay a solid financial future into retirement. Highlights of our benefit plan include:

• Flexible time off totaling 36 days / year. No questions asked.


• 100% 401k company match up to IRS annual limits. This is a benefit of up to $24,500 for 2026.


• Health plan through Blue Cross Blue Shield with Health Savings Account (HSA). We pay 95% of employee premiums including family plans.


• Employee favorite: Tech and Wellness reimbursement of $3000 / year. Treat yourself with the newest gadgets or athletic gear. No approvals required.


• Annual profit sharing as 401k contribution. No set percent and dependent on annual company performance. Benefit is above and beyond 401k match.


• MacBook laptop and well-equipped office spaces for optimal productivity in office and on-the-go.