Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

About Skylight

Skylight is a digital consultancy using design and technology to help government agencies deliver better public services. We’re at the forefront of a civic movement to reinvent how all levels of government serve families, patients, and many others in today's digital world.

If you want to play a part in driving this critical movement forward, we’d love for you to join our growing team of public interest technologists. The work we do matters.

About the job

As a Talent Acquisition Partner, Sourcing Specialist, you’ll collaborate across the company, working directly with the Head of People Ops and hiring managers to build and maintain a healthy pool of qualified candidates. This role plays a vital part in making sure the right people are in place to drive high-impact solutions for our government customers.

What you’ll do

• Partner with hiring teams to understand Skylight’s current and future talent needs, aligning sourcing efforts with workforce planning and project demands
• Design and execute sourcing strategies to identify and engage candidates across a range of technology-related talent pools
• Proactively reach out to and engage prospective candidates, assessing technical expertise and cultural alignment with Skylight’s mission and values
• Build and maintain a healthy pipeline of high-quality talent within our applicant tracking system, ensuring readiness for both immediate and future hiring needs
• Serve as a brand ambassador for Skylight, effectively communicating our mission, values, and employee value proposition to attract top-tier, mission-driven talent
• Deliver a consistent, thoughtful, and inclusive candidate experience throughout the sourcing and recruitment process
• Stay current on industry trends and sourcing innovations, continuously identifying opportunities to enhance tools, practices, and outreach methods
• Contribute to the ongoing improvement of Skylight’s sourcing operations, bringing a strategic mindset and collaborative spirit to all aspects of talent acquisition

What we're looking for

Minimum qualifications

• Extensive sourcing experience at an in-house or agency environment
• Experience sourcing for technical and non-technical roles
• Ability to work independently, solve problems proactively, and develop creative approaches to sourcing and engaging candidates
• Experience and a passion for creating and ensuring positive candidate experiences
• Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter to conduct effective search strategies
• Experience ensuring the accuracy of data in our applicant tracking system (we currently use Greenhouse)
• Flexibility to adapt to the dynamic nature of hiring and staffing in our professional services environment
• Great organizational skills, including attention to detail
• Great written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work successfully within a professional services environment (e.g., can communicate effectively with clients)
• Passionate about creating better public outcomes through great government services
• A mindset and work approach that aligns with our core values
• Ability to travel for work from time to time

Nice-to-have qualifications

• Experience with AI-powered recruiting technologies (e.g., resume screening, candidate matching, sourcing automation, or analytics platforms) to improve efficiency and enhance the candidate experience
• Experience with Greenhouse or other similar ATS systems
• Prior civic tech or government contracting industry experience

Don’t meet 100% of the criteria but think you can do the job? We’d love to chat anyway! We’re on a mission to build diverse teams, and studies have shown that women and marginalized folks are less likely to apply to jobs if they don’t check every box.

Other requirements

• All work must be conducted within the U.S., excluding U.S. territories. Some federal contracts require U.S. citizenship to be eligible for employment.
• You must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. now and in the future without sponsorship.
• As a government contractor, you may be required to obtain a public trust or security clearance.
• You may be required to complete a company background check successfully.
• Some of our available roles are on federal contracts that require a degree or additional years of experience as a substitute.

Position type

This is a full-time, exempt position.

Location

This is a fully remote position.

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