The Role STR is seeking a Recruiting Director to lead and evolve enterprise recruiting strategy in support of mission-critical defense and national security programs. This leader will oversee technical and non-technical recruiting operations while serving as a strategic advisor to executive leadership on workforce planning, talent market dynamics, organizational growth, and hiring scalability. This role combines executive-level partnership, operational leadership, and selective hands-on engagement in critical hiring initiatives. The Director will lead a high-performing recruiting organization focused on attracting exceptional talent across advanced technology domains including cyber, software, systems engineering, RF, radar, sensors, analytics, AI/ML, and national security operations. The ideal candidate brings deep experience scaling recruiting functions in highly competitive and regulated environments while balancing speed, quality, compliance, and candidate experience. Hybrid preferred in Woburn, MA or Arlington, VA. We are also open to remote candidates who are a strong fit for the role, with occasional travel to company locations. What You’ll Do Lead Enterprise Talent Acquisition Strategy Develop and execute recruiting strategies aligned to STR’s long-term business objectives, growth priorities, and technical workforce needs. Partner closely with executive leadership to forecast talent demand and hiring capacity across divisions. Build & Lead a High-Performing Recruiting Organization Lead, develop, and scale a team of recruiters, recruiting managers, coordinators, and sourcing resources. Establish clear performance expectations, operational rigor, and a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Actively coach and mentor recruiters on advanced sourcing techniques, candidate engagement strategies, and closing high-value technical talent. Focus on upskilling the team to increase quality-of-hire and conversion rates. Serve as a Strategic Business Partner Act as a trusted advisor to division leadership and senior executives on labor market conditions, hiring strategy, organizational design implications, compensation competitiveness, and workforce planning risks. Drive Technical Recruiting Excellence - Oversee recruiting execution for highly specialized technical and cleared talent across the organization. Provide leadership on complex, mission-critical, or high-volume hiring initiatives while ensuring recruiting teams deliver strong candidate experience and hiring outcomes. - Maintain a 'Player/Coach' mentality: while your primary focus is leadership and strategy, you will directly lead recruiting efforts for executive-level roles, mission-critical gaps, or during periods of rapid hiring surges. Enhance Employer Brand & Talent Positioning Strengthen STR’s visibility and reputation within highly competitive defense and technology talent markets. Partner with leadership, HR, and communications teams to develop differentiated talent attraction strategies and messaging. Optimize Recruiting Operations & Analytics Establish scalable recruiting processes, metrics, and reporting capabilities. Utilize data-driven insights to improve hiring velocity, pipeline health, diversity outreach, offer acceptance, and recruiting ROI. Lead the evolution of talent acquisition capabilities through the thoughtful integration of AI-enabled tools, automation, and data-driven recruiting practices. Evaluate and implement technologies that improve recruiter efficiency, sourcing effectiveness, candidate engagement, reporting insights, and operational scalability while maintaining compliance, data integrity, and a high-quality candidate experience. Lead Recruiting Technology & Process Innovation Drive continuous improvement across recruiting systems, workflows, and operational processes. Evaluate and implement enhancements to ATS functionality, sourcing tools, reporting capabilities, and candidate engagement strategies. Ensure Compliance & Risk Management Maintain recruiting compliance with OFCCP requirements, federal contractor obligations, employment regulations, and internal governance standards while supporting efficient and scalable hiring practices. Support Executive & Strategic Hiring Partner directly with executive leadership on senior-level and strategically critical hiring initiatives. Help shape competitive offer strategies and talent acquisition approaches for high-impact positions. What You Bring Education & Required Experience - 15+ years of recruiting and talent acquisition experience, including significant leadership responsibility - Demonstrated experience leading recruiting organizations in defense, aerospace, government contracting, national security, or advanced technology environments, including the nuances of cleared hiring and competitive counteroffers. - Proven success recruiting highly specialized technical talent including cyber, RF, radar, software, systems engineering, AI/ML, analytics, and cleared personnel - Experience leading recruiting teams through organizational growth, transformation, or scaling initiatives - Demonstrated success operating in a player/coach leadership model, balancing strategic talent acquisition leadership with hands-on recruiting support during periods of organizational growth, hiring surges, or critical talent acquisition needs - Strong executive presence with demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and drive strategic talent discussions - Experience evaluating, implementing, or optimizing AI-enabled recruiting technologies, workflow automation tools, or advanced talent analytics solutions - Demonstrated ability to leverage technology, automation, and process innovation to improve recruiting effectiveness, scalability, and recruiter productivity - Understanding of governance, compliance, and ethical considerations associated with AI use in talent acquisition and HR environments - Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship Pay Information Full-Time Salary Range: $180,000-220,000 The salary range listed is based on external market data. Offers are based on factors, such as but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, education, training, key skills/critical skills, security clearances, and prevailing market and business conditions. STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston, MA, Arlington, VA, near Dayton, OH, Melbourne, FL, and Carlsbad, CA. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security in: cyber; next generation sensors, radar, sonar, communications, and electronic warfare; and artificial intelligence algorithms and analytics to make sense of the complexity that is exploding around us. STR is committed to creating a collaborative learning environment that supports deep technical understanding and recognizes the contributions and achievements of all team members. Our work is challenging, and we go home at night knowing that we pushed the envelope of technology and made the world safer. STR is not just any company. Our people, culture, and attitude along with their unique set of skills, experiences, and perspectives put us on a trajectory to change the world. We can't do it alone, though - we need fellow trailblazers. If you are one, join our team and help to keep our society safe! Visit us at www.str.us for more info. STR is an equal opportunity employer. We are fully dedicated to hiring the most qualified candidate regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any portion of the employment process, email us at appassist@str.us and provide your contact info. Pursuant to applicable federal law and regulations, positions at STR require employees to obtain national security clearances and satisfy the requirements for compliance with export control and other applicable laws.

Role Description We are looking to hire a Part-time or Full-time recruiters to help our busy recruiting, sales and marketing office to develop our business to the next level. It is very sales orientated. The key aim of the role is to help our office achieve monthly targets to meet the needs of the business while maintaining excellent relationships with candidates and clients alike. Key Accountabilities - Help our recruiters develop our presence in the local Aerospace market by using sales, business development, innovative marketing techniques using Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Blogging etc and networking in order to attract business from client companies. - Working towards targets that may relate to the number of candidates placed as part of an integrated team. - Advertising vacancies appropriately by placing adverts in a wide range of media such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc to advertise positions, attract candidates and build relationships with candidates and employers. - Building relationships with clients and optimizing opportunities to promote Keltia areas of expertise. - Developing a good understanding of client companies, their industry, what they do and their work culture and environment. - Using candidate databases to find the right person for the client's vacancy. - Receiving and reviewing applications, managing interviews and creating a shortlist of candidates. - Requesting references and checking the suitability of applicants before submitting their details to the client. - Briefing the candidate about the responsibilities, salary and benefits of the job in question. - Preparing resumes and correspondence to forward to clients in respect of suitable applicants. - Organizing interviews for candidates as requested by the client. - Informing candidates about the results of their interviews. - Negotiating pay and salary rates and finalizing arrangements between client and candidates. - Offering advice to both clients and candidates on pay rates, training and career progression. - Create contacts within the industry. - Attend local professional meetings and membership development meetings. - Maintain contact with possible high potential current and future candidates. Company Description Keltia Design Inc is a technical support services company providing engineering CAD design, CAD training and a broad range of technical recruiting services to customers in the Aerospace, Automotive and Medical Device industries on a permanent and contractual basis. We have been in business in the Seattle area for over 20 years and our European office was opened in Ireland in 2012.

Role Description We're looking for an HR Generalist with a strong background in technical recruiting to help us build and scale our engineering organization in India. This is a recruiting-first role. You'll partner directly with engineering leadership to identify, attract, and hire exceptional software engineers, AI engineers, product managers, and technical leaders who will shape the future of Kantiv. Beyond recruiting, you'll help build the people foundation that enables our engineering team to do their best work—from onboarding and employee experience to HR operations and manager support. We're looking for someone who enjoys finding exceptional talent, building lasting relationships, and creating systems that scale as the company grows. What you'll do - Technical Recruiting - Own full-cycle recruiting for software engineering, AI/ML, product, platform, DevOps, QA, and other technical roles. - Partner closely with engineering managers and leadership to understand hiring priorities, define ideal candidate profiles, and develop effective hiring strategies. - Build proactive sourcing pipelines through LinkedIn, GitHub, referrals, recruiting communities, and other creative channels. - Screen candidates for technical capability, communication skills, growth potential, and cultural alignment. - Coordinate interviews, manage candidate communications, and deliver an outstanding candidate experience from first conversation through offer acceptance. - Continuously improve hiring velocity, quality, and recruiting processes through data and experimentation. - People Operations - Manage onboarding to ensure every new hire has an exceptional first-day experience. - Support employee engagement initiatives and help create a high-performance engineering culture. - Partner with managers on performance conversations, employee development, and day-to-day people matters. - Maintain HR documentation, employee records, and ensure compliance with Indian employment regulations. - Help improve HR processes, policies, and operational workflows as the company scales. - Building the Engineering Organization - Partner with leadership to continuously raise the hiring bar. - Develop structured interview processes, scorecards, and recruiting playbooks. - Strengthen our employer brand within India's engineering community. - Build long-term talent pipelines for future hiring needs. - Use recruiting metrics and hiring insights to improve decision-making and forecast hiring capacity. Qualifications - 4–8 years of experience in HR with significant experience recruiting technical talent. - A proven track record of successfully hiring software engineers and other technical professionals. - Strong sourcing skills and the ability to identify exceptional candidates before they begin actively looking. - Experience working closely with engineering leaders and understanding technical hiring requirements. - Excellent communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills. - Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple hiring processes simultaneously. - Knowledge of Indian labor laws and HR best practices. - Experience working with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruiting platforms. Experience we'd be particularly excited about - Experience recruiting for AI, machine learning, backend, frontend, platform, infrastructure, or data engineering roles. - Experience working at a high-growth startup or scaling engineering organizations. - Experience building recruiting processes from the ground up. - A strong network within India's engineering community. - Experience using AI tools to improve recruiting efficiency, sourcing, scheduling, and candidate engagement. - A passion for building high-performing teams and exceptional candidate experiences. What to expect We conduct a rigorous interview process based on integrity, talent, and drive. We trust our teammates from day one and move quickly to evaluate your fit for the role. The entire interview process typically takes approximately two weeks. - 30-minute introductory conversation to learn about your background and tell you more about Kantiv. - 45-minute recruiting case study focused on sourcing strategy and hiring execution for a technical role. - 60-minute deep dive into previous hiring successes, recruiting metrics, and people operations experience. - 45-minute interview with engineering leadership focused on technical recruiting, stakeholder management, and hiring philosophy. - 30-minute culture interview.

• Побудова процесів: Створення рекрутаційної екосистеми компанії, оптимізація етапів відбору та впровадження сучасних AI-інструментів для щоденної роботи. • Одночасне ведення від 5 до 10 відкритих вакансій різного спрямування (Tech Support, Sales, Risk & Compliance, Finance, Legal тощо). • Тісна співпраця з Hiring-менеджерами та HR-командою задля залучення A-players, що відповідають унікальній культурі компанії. • Повний цикл рекрутингу (Full-cycle): від формування стратегії пошуку до виходу кандидата на роботу. • Розробка стратегій сорсингу з фокусом на оптимізацію вхідного потоку (inbound) та реферальних каналів. • Проведення глибинних інтерв'ю та застосування сучасних методик оцінки Hard & Soft skills. • Побудова довгострокових Talent Pools під майбутні бізнес-потреби та аналітика ринку праці.