Senior Recruiter, R4R
Anduril· People : Talent Acquisition : G&A Recruiting
Hybrid (Costa Mesa, CA), Hybrid (Seattle, WA), Hybrid (Boston, MA), Hybrid (Washington, DC)$147k - $196kfull-timePosted 2w ago
About the role
Senior Recruiter responsible for owning the Recruiting for Recruiting function within Anduril's Talent Acquisition team, including end-to-end hiring of recruiters and recruiting coordinators, embedded in a matrixed organization and partnering with TA leadership and hiring managers.
Responsibilities
- End-to-End Hiring Execution: Own the full recruiting lifecycle (with sourcing support) for Recruiter and Recruiting Coordinator roles across divisions — from sourcing and screening through offer negotiation and close — ensuring a world-class candidate experience.
- Develop and execute creative sourcing strategies to build robust pipelines for TA talent.
- Manage the interview process end-to-end: conduct in-depth screens, prepare candidates and interviewers, and facilitate calibrated debriefs.
- Assess candidates against our competency framework, evaluating sourcing, stakeholder management, data, and candidate experience at a high level.
- Embedded Business Partnership: Partner with TA leadership and hiring managers to understand capacity needs and role profiles; advise on compensation, market data, and headcount planning.
- Provide transparent updates on pipeline health, search progress, and market conditions; recalibrate timelines as needed.
- Advise on role design and leveling for TA positions.
- Functional Craft & Collaboration: Contribute to TA Center of Excellence with market intelligence and sourcing strategies.
- Mentor junior recruiters on craft and judgment calls.
- Partner with Functional Manager to set development goals toward Staff-level impact.
- Uphold data integrity in ATS/CRM for reporting, capacity planning, and pipeline analytics.
Qualifications
- 5-8+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Direct experience recruiting recruiters, recruiting coordinators, sourcing specialists, or other TA/People Operations roles.
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex, senior-level searches and calibrate candidates against a competency-based framework.
- Track record of mentoring junior team members on recruiting craft and stakeholder management.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to advise and build trust with hiring managers across levels.
- Data-informed mindset with ability to track pipeline metrics and present market intelligence.
- Ability to operate with urgency while maintaining quality and candidate experience.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for interacting with senior candidates.
- Must be a U.S. Person due to access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.
Skills
Required:Full-cycle recruitingCompetency-based interviewingStakeholder management
Benefits
- Benefits package (health, recovery, and related) included as part of full-time employment.
- Equity grants are included in the majority of full-time offers as part of total compensation.
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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