Recruiter

Recruiter

Purpose:

• Valkyrie Enterprises has an immediate need for a Recruiter in Virginia Beach, VA.
• This role will support and enhance the company's Talent Acquisition program across national and international markets. This role operates in a fast-paced, high-volume government contracting environment supporting Defense, State, Federal, and NATO clients.
• The Recruiter will serve as both a client-facing and candidate-facing partner, requiring a strategic mindset, strong business acumen, and a proactive, solutions-oriented approach. Schedule flexibility is required to support recruiting events, candidates in alternate time zones, and occasional extended work hours.
• This position currently supports a level of hybrid work.

Job Description

• Manage full lifecycle recruiting, including requisition creation and approval, sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection support, offer coordination, onboarding support, and documentation/reporting.

• Develop and execute recruitment strategies in partnership with hiring managers and business development leaders to attract and retain qualified candidates while building sustainable talent pipelines.

• Provide guidance and training to hiring managers on recruiting processes and Applicant Tracking System (ATS) usage.

• Mentor and support recruiting team members while providing status updates to senior HR leadership.

• Monitor and manage requisitions to ensure accuracy, relevance, and effective candidate engagement.

• Conduct market research and develop sourcing strategies to meet workforce demands.

• Lead OFCCP, EEO/Affirmative Action, and federal contractor compliance efforts.

• Coordinate and participate in recruiting events, including job fairs, campus outreach, and networking events.

• Serve as primary point of contact for workforce development partners, including state agencies and Veteran/Disability/Female/Minority advocacy organizations.

• Support cross-functional HR initiatives including labor classification, compensation alignment, workforce development, audit readiness, and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and at least 2 years of successful recruitment experience; or 4+ years of professional recruitment/talent acquisition experience.

• Must have experience supporting full lifecycle recruitment in a government contracting environment.

• Must be proficient with Applicant Tracking Systems and Microsoft Office Suite (particularly Excel).

• Must have experience leading recruitment-related projects (e.g., ATS implementation, outreach strategy development).

• Must have working knowledge of EEO/Affirmative Action and federal contractor compliance requirements, including FLSA and ADA.

• Must have strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present to diverse audiences.

Desired Qualifications:

• Military experience or experience developing/supporting military and Veteran recruitment strategies, preferred.

Security Requirements:

• N/A

Travel Requirements

• Occasional travel (up to 15%), primarily within the Hampton Roads area.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain appropriate identification credentials (e.g., REAL ID) if travel to federal facilities or military bases is required.

Physical Requirements

• Primarily office-based work with occasional visits to industrial or shipboard environments.

• Ability to lift and carry light boxes or supplies as needed.

Valkyrie strictly adheres to a policy of equal employment opportunity. This policy is based on Valkyrie's commitment to hire and retain qualified employees consistent with position requirements; and to seek, employ, promote and treat all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental disability, age, military status or protected veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition, genetic information or sexual orientation or other protected characteristics.

Additionally, Valkyrie Enterprises provides a variety of benefits to support your best health, wellness, and future, to include medical/dental/vision options, company paid life and disability insurances, 401k with match, education reimbursement, as well as company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).