Recruiter

Come make your mark with Watermark!

🎖️ FOUNDED BY USAF VETERANS in 2007, we are proud to be a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business.
🌎 SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS specializing in security and risk management. We’re intimately familiar with DOD security programs and mission requirements.
⭐ OUR CORE VALUES drive every action we take as a company. We strive to exhibit PERSPECTIVE, PASSION, COMMUNICATION, INTEGRITY AND ETHICS, and BALANCE in all we do.
💲 COMPETITIVE BENEFITS PACKAGE to address our employees’ physical, mental, emotional, and financial well-being. This includes 100% employer- paid medical insurance, ample paid leave, a free employee assistance program, and a competitive 401k savings plan.  At Watermark, our people come first!

The Recruiter will act as an ambassador and face of Watermark, a small but growing mission focused, security-management, consulting firm.  This position is responsible for partnering and collaborating with the Director of Recruiting as well as company senior leadership to recruit and hire top talent for critical roles.

In this role you will…

• Attract and recruit top talent, overseeing the entire life cycle of recruiting and applying recruiting best practices to support the company’s hiring goals.
• Understand and manage multiple technical and non-technical job requirements, including formatting, posting and maintaining open job requisitions in our Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Use your analytical skills to review inbound resumes in our company ATS and create screening questionnaires to assess fit.
• Take ownership of the candidate experience by quickly responding to inbound applicants and conducting initial phone screens to introduce the company, assess qualifications and act as a primary point of contact throughout the selection process.
• Consult with candidates by understanding their qualifications and motivations and creating a value proposition to align their goals with the company.
• Coordinate and guide the interview process including scheduling technical interviews and conducting follow up.
• Implement sourcing tools and techniques such as online social networking, Boolean searches or leveraging AI to mine for candidates inside various job boards and resume databases; when necessary, conduct cold calls and create interest to bolster qualified applicants.
• Utilize your interpersonal and candidate relationship management skills to maintain a candidate pipeline of qualified talent for current and future vacancies.
• Champion the offer process by negotiating and extending verbal and written job offers.
• Ensure all screening, hiring, and selection is done in accordance with employment Federal, State and Local laws and regulations.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of 3 years of recruiting experience, preferably for a federal or defense contractor or staffing agency
• Demonstrated recruiting success managing a high volume req load and closing out vacancies by making high caliber placements
• Understanding of and experience with the entire life cycle for recruiting including developing sourcing strategies, screening candidate resumes, conducting phone interviews, negotiating salary, and drafting offer letters
• Working knowledge of applicant tracking and HRIS systems
• Experience interpreting technical requirements and creating screening questionnaires to evaluate potential candidates
• Proficient with Boolean searches and other sourcing techniques and strategies
• Knowledgeable in current recruiting best practices and the evolving role of AI in talent acquisition
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills
• Comfortable making decisions independently
• Attention to detail
• Familiarity with employment laws and regulations
• Must be results oriented and have the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities
• Strong desire to gain knowledge and experience within Recruiting and HR or Business Operations
• Willingness to travel to the DC Metro area up to once per quarter

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field or equivalent work experience.

• AIRS SearchLab or similar training is preferred but not required

• DOD Secret Clearance is preferred but not required

• May be required to move equipment/files weighing up to 50 pounds
• May require sedentary work at least 50% of the time
• Reports to a physical location which occasionally requires the ability to traverse between buildings
• Ability to manage stress with a high degree of maturity/professionalism
• Demonstrated critical thinking and leadership skills and the ability to work well with others
• Effective verbal and written communication skills

Watermark provides salary ranges with job postings in states where it is legally required; any other salary ranges associated with our postings are third party estimates and may not be an accurate reflection of Watermark’s total compensation package.  Multiple considerations are taken into account when determining the final salary/hourly rate, including but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, education and certifications, relevant work experience, related skills and competencies, as well as Federal Government Contract Labor Categories.  Central to Watermark’s employment philosophy is the wellbeing of our employees which is why we offer a robust benefits package and wellness program alongside of annual base compensation.

Watermark is an equal opportunity employer.  All terms and conditions of employment are established without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.