• Manage end-to-end candidate flow across all open roles using the ATS • Schedule, confirm, and reschedule interviews with speed and accuracy • Track candidate progress and proactively identify pipeline bottlenecks • Send timely updates, feedback, and rejection communications to candidates • Respond promptly to candidate inquiries throughout the hiring process • Act as the liaison between recruiting and internal hiring stakeholders • Maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate data across all roles • Support recruiting leadership and transition workflows as the team scales • Escalate blockers or delays proactively to ensure hiring momentum • Identify opportunities to automate repetitive recruiting tasks • Evaluate which processes require human touch vs. automation • Improve and refine existing workflows for efficiency and consistency • Propose and implement process improvements proactively • Deliver professional and engaging communication across all candidate touchpoints • Maintain clear and concise written and verbal communication • Ensure timely updates, scheduling changes, and feedback delivery • Represent the company brand positively throughout the hiring journey

Role Description Kepora is a fast-growing defense and intelligence contractor specializing in placing cleared professionals in mission-critical roles across the DC metro area. We are looking for a motivated new graduate to join our recruiting team and help us identify and onboard top talent in the cleared community. - Source and screen candidates for cleared government contracting positions through job boards, LinkedIn, and referrals - Manage job postings across multiple platforms and keep our applicant tracking system up to date - Coordinate interviews, collect feedback, and keep candidates informed throughout the hiring process - Draft outreach messages and job descriptions tailored to the cleared talent market - Support onboarding logistics for new hires — paperwork, background check coordination, start-date communication - Help build relationships with cleared professionals for future pipeline opportunities Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism, or a related field (required) - Strong written and verbal communication skills — you know how to write a message that gets a response - Highly organized with strong attention to detail - Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where priorities can shift - Interest in the defense and intelligence community is a plus - Prior internship or work experience in recruiting, HR, or communications is a bonus — not a requirement Requirements - U.S. Citizenship - Active TS/SCI security clearance with Full Scope Polygraph Benefits - $40,000 base salary - 9% 401(k) contribution - 4 weeks PTO + 11 federal holidays - Full medical, dental, and vision coverage - Mentorship from experienced cleared recruiting professionals - Opportunity to grow into a senior recruiter or account manager role Company Description This is a great opportunity to launch a career in one of the most interesting and high-impact corners of the staffing world. If you're a strong communicator who is organized, curious, and eager to learn — we'd love to hear from you.

• Act as an ambassador for the talent acquisition function, translating bottom-line data into executive-level insight • Lead 6 managers and their teams across recruitment, sourcing, Employer Brand and Operations, utilizing a supportive, coaching-oriented management style • Review and enhance the recruitment life cycle, using process improvement, resource planning and automation • Advocate for excellent candidate experience, ensuring our diverse applicant pool encounters a fair and inclusive process • Collaborate with the Executive team, Talent & Development, People Operations, and Legal to align hiring with our business goals • Contribute to the company's stable growth trajectory and support its strategic expansion across multiple regions • Own the delivery of measurable strategic impact across TA outcomes, including time to hire, quality and productivity of hire, and the successful adoption of AI tools

• Proactively source and engage passive GTM candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter and other channels. • Build pipelines that serve both open roles and the ones we'll open next quarter. • Use creative, data-informed sourcing strategies to surface a diverse slate of top talent. • Lean into AI tools to work smarter - sourcing, outreach, screening, and everywhere else they sharpen your edge. • Own end-to-end recruiting for Sales and other GTM roles, including Marketing, Customer Success, and leadership hires. • Partner with hiring leaders from kickoff through close - calibrating on the role, designing the interview loop, and aligning on what "great" looks like. • Adapt in real time as hiring needs shift. Bring agile planning, transparent communication, and data to the conversation. • Run substantive interviews that assess both capability and culture fit. • Tell our story in a way that makes top candidates want to lean in. • Deliver a candidate experience that's high-touch, honest, and timely — every time. • Keep Greenhouse clean and current, and report on the metrics that move the business. • Treat process as a product. Evaluate what's working, fix what isn't, and ship improvements that make hiring faster and better. • Champion AI across the recruiting workflow. Bring new tools, new ideas, and a bias for trying things. • Share what you learn so the whole team gets better. • Partner with People Ops and hiring managers to make the handoff from offer to first day feel seamless. • Support onboarding touchpoints for GTM hires.