Talent Acquisition Partner

About Nava

Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation working to make government services simple and effective. Since 2015, federal, state, and local agencies have trusted Nava to help solve highly scrutinized technology modernization challenges.

As a client services company, we guide agencies constrained by legacy systems to a future with sharp user experiences built on secure, reliable, fault-tolerant cloud infrastructure. We bill for our time, offering our expertise and problem‑solving approach to help our government partners enhance their digital products and services. People are at the heart of our work, from members of the public who rely on benefit programs to government agency staff. Through human‑centered design and modern engineering best practices, we help our government partners understand user needs and deliver on their missions more effectively. This focus gives everyone at Nava the opportunity to do work that is meaningful, impactful, and deeply connected to public good.

Position summary

This position is responsible for performing full life‑cycle technical recruiting and functional roles to include sourcing, screening, interviewing, submitting, coordinating / scheduling interviews, and negotiating offers. You will help drive strategy initiatives building teams that bring government services to millions of Americans.

What you’ll do

Verifying internal and external recruiting requirements are met prior to interview and participating in recruiter screenings and interviews for the Engineering organization

Reviewing candidate portfolios

Working with coordinators to schedule interviews

Building relationships with candidates prior to the interview

Preparing and debriefing for interviews and making recommendations

Utilizing sourcing tools and techniques to identify candidates such as online social networking (LinkedIn.com, Twitter, etc.), traditional networking, Boolean searches, referrals, etc.

Sourcing via Nava's applicant tracking system (ATS) to identify qualified candidates

Collaborating with hiring managers to share findings and confirm profiles being selected are a good match

Develop accurate and attractive job postings out of Statements of Work (SOW) and job descriptions, and posting jobs in the ATS

Building, cultivating, and sustaining networks of qualified, passive candidates and creating mechanisms to effectively manage a candidate pool

Working directly with managers to understand business goals and determine next steps, integrating recruiting best practices and / or process improvements to further company goals

Attending career events and tradeshows to network and connect with candidates

Conducting research to determine how best to work with meeting attendees

Gathering feedback from candidate about interview process and coordinating close‑out calls

Participating in salary and benefit negotiations and making recommendations

Completing documentation to onboard candidates

Required skills

1-3+ years' experience in recruiting highly technical roles for Software and Infrastructure Engineering, Delivery, Design and Product teams

Experience with innovative sourcing techniques like internet data mining and Boolean search strings

Experience utilizing applicant tracking systems (Lever and Greenhouse preferred) and social media / job boards such as LinkedIn and Indeed

Experience dealing with high volume pipelines in demanding a technical recruiting environment

Experience using a metric driven approach to tracking and running pipelines and effectively managing multiple priorities

Ability to execute a recruiting strategy, including employer promotion in the marketplace, candidate management, diversity sourcing, and interview process management

Ability to proactively network and establish effective working relationships both internal and external

Ability to continually seek new sourcing options, and develop creative approaches to sourcing and delivering candidates and leverage social media and other avenues and innovative methods to build the company's talent brand

A passion for providing an excellent candidate experience combined with a knack for managing internal expectations; strong negotiation skills

Meticulous organizational skills you pride yourself at keeping records up-to-date in real-time

High level of emotional intelligence and comfort dealing with ambiguity; analytical and critical thinking skills

Excellent communication skills; speaking at executive level, both internally and externally, strong interpersonal and people skills

Must be a collaborative team player and have proven ability to work without daily oversight

Desired skills

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Experience in Civic / Government field highly preferred

Other requirements

All roles at Nava require the following :

Legal authorization to work in the United States

Ability to meet any other requirements for government contracts for which candidates are hired

Work authorization that doesn't require visa sponsorship, now or in the future

May be subject to a government background check or security clearance, depending on the contract

Perks working with Nava

Health coverage

• comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans to support your overall health needs

Insurance coverage

Time off

Company holidays

Annual bonus

Parental leave

Wellness program

Virtual care

Sabbatical leave

401(k) match

Flexible work

Home office setup

Utility support

Learning opportunities

Development opportunities

Referral bonus

Commuter benefits

Supportive culture

Location

We have fully remote options if you reside in one of the following states :

Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, DC, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin

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Please contact the recruiting team at recruiting@navapbc.com if you would like to request reasonable accommodation during the application or interviewing process.

We participate in E-Verify. Upon hire, we will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. This role requires you to work from the contiguous United States.

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