Talent Acquisition Specialist

Ad Hoc is hiring a Talent Acquisition Specialist to support full-cycle recruiting for both technical and non-technical roles in a remote environment. In this position, you will work closely with hiring managers and Talent Acquisition leadership to drive requisitions from intake through offers, while also contributing to candidate pipelines for recurring and anticipated hiring needs.

What you’ll do

• Own assigned requisitions across the recruiting lifecycle, including intake, sourcing, interview coordination, and offer support
• Partner with hiring managers and Talent Acquisition leadership to clarify role requirements, candidate profiles, and hiring priorities
• Source and engage qualified candidates using LinkedIn, sourcing platforms, internal databases, referrals, and other recruiting channels
• Conduct recruiter screens and evaluate candidates against established role requirements
• Present qualified candidates to hiring teams with clear and accurate recruiting notes and recommendations
• Coordinate with candidates and internal stakeholders through the interview and selection process
• Maintain consistent candidate communication to support a positive candidate experience
• Keep recruiting information current in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), including candidate, requisition, and pipeline data
• Track recruiting activity, candidate sources, interview progress, and other recruiting metrics
• Build and maintain candidate pipelines for recurring and anticipated hiring needs
• Participate in recruiting meetings, hiring manager intake sessions, and team planning discussions
• Identify recruiting challenges, candidate concerns, or hiring blockers and escalate them appropriately
• Support offer preparation, candidate follow-up, and closing activities in partnership with Talent Acquisition leadership and People Operations
• Contribute ideas and feedback to improve recruiting processes, candidate experience, and team efficiency
• Source and engage candidates for anticipated or pre-award positions, including support for contingent hiring and offer activities
• Maintain communication with candidates associated with upcoming contract opportunities
• Build talent pipelines for priority technical and professional skill sets
• Support recruiting research and pipeline development for proposals and future hiring needs

What you bring

• 2+ years of recruiting or talent acquisition experience (also noted as 1-3+ years in a similar environment such as agency, in-house, RPO, staffing, or equivalent)
• Experience supporting multiple requisitions or searches simultaneously
• Experience sourcing and engaging candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter or similar sourcing tools
• Hands-on experience working in an Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
• Experience conducting candidate screens and/or participating in candidate evaluation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to manage competing priorities and follow through on commitments in a remote environment
• Comfort learning new recruiting processes, technologies, and hiring requirements
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, now or in the future
• Experience recruiting for technology roles such as technology, software engineering, product, design, data, DevOps, or other technical roles
• Experience supporting federal government contracting or government-related hiring
• Exposure to proposal recruiting, contingent hiring, or pre-award talent pipelines
• Experience partnering directly with hiring managers
• Familiarity with labor categories or structured qualification requirements
• Experience with ClearCompany or a similar ATS
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and professional experience

Tools you’ll use

• LinkedIn, LinkedIn Recruiter
• Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
• ClearCompany

Compensation and benefits

• Salary: USD $70,000 - $90,000 per year
• Company-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible PTO
• 401K with employer match
• Paid parental leave after one year of service
• Employee Assistance Program

Location: Remote (remote)
Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and professional experience
Experience: 1+ years (also noted as 2+ years and 1-3+ years)