Senior Talent Sourcer, Business Development Leadership (Contract)

About the role

We are looking for a high-caliber Leadership Talent Sourcer who will act as a strategic talent advisor and scout for our leadership team.

Responsibilities

• Talent Identification: Utilize advanced sourcing techniques, market research, and competitive intelligence to map target companies and uncover passive, high-caliber Business Development, Capture Management, and Sales leaders.
• Candidate Engagement: "Sell the sellers." Initiate and develop meaningful relationships with sophisticated growth talent through highly tailored messaging, leveraging a deep understanding of our mission and technology.
• Pipeline Development: Build and maintain robust pipelines for critical business development roles, ensuring a steady flow of high-quality candidates ready to drive our market capture strategy.
• Collaboration: Partner closely with hiring managers and recruiters to understand specific capture targets, customer profiles (e.g., DoD, federal, commercial), and align sourcing strategies with broader business growth goals.
• Process Improvement: Analyze sourcing metrics, response rates, and market data to refine outreach strategies and optimize talent acquisition workflows for growth roles.

Requirements

• Experience: Minimum of 6 years in sourcing or recruiting, with a proven track record of successfully identifying and hiring for Business Development, Capture, Sales, or Account Management roles.
• BD & SG&A Acumen: Deep understanding of the business development lifecycle (e.g., pipeline development, proposal management, capture strategy) and experience engaging top-tier sales and growth talent.
• Communication Skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the unique ability to engage, influence, and build credibility with persuasive, relationship-driven candidates.
• Analytical Mindset: Proficient in using data-driven approaches to evaluate sourcing effectiveness, map talent markets, and make informed decisions.
• Tool Proficiency: Familiarity with applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search techniques, and other modern sourcing tools.
• Collaborative Spirit: Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Government BD & DoD Acumen: Deep understanding of the unique complexities of Government Business Development (GovCon).
• Understanding of the federal procurement process, defense acquisition cycles, or military customer demographics is a major plus.
• Tooling Experience: Expertise using Greenhouse, Gem, various AI tools, and LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Independent & Proactive: Highly self-sufficient with the ability to work autonomously and take initiative in mapping out niche talent pools.
• Resilient & Creative Problem Solver: Demonstrates flexibility in tackling hard-to-fill requisitions, quickly troubleshooting outreach strategies, and devising innovative sourcing solutions on the fly.
• Strong Sense of Ownership: Takes full accountability for pipeline health and stays aligned with the business mission. Actively seeks opportunities to enhance hiring team performance.
• Low Ego, High Curiosity: Values continuous learning over being right, embraces honest feedback, and views market feedback as an opportunity for growth and improvement.

Skills

• Advanced sourcing techniques
• Market research and competitive intelligence
• Relationship-building and candidate engagement
• Pipeline development and candidate management
• Data-driven decision-making
• Applicant tracking systems and Boolean search techniques
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Business development lifecycle knowledge
• Government business development and DoD acumen
• Tool proficiency (Greenhouse, Gem, AI tools, LinkedIn Recruiter)
• Problem-solving and innovation
• Ownership and accountability
• Continuous learning and feedback

Benefits

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package
• Health, recovery, and future-focused support

Pay

US Hourly Range $50—$65 USD

Schedule

Open to a 6-month contract.

Benefits

Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package
• Health, recovery, and future-focused support

Protecting Yourself from Recruitment Scams

No Financial Requests: Anduril will never solicit payment or demand personal financial details (such as banking information, credit card numbers, or social security numbers) at any stage of our hiring process. Our legitimate recruitment is entirely free for candidates. Please always verify communications:

• Direct from Anduril: If you receive an email from one of our recruiters, it will only come from an @anduril.com address.
• Via Agency Partner: If contacted by a recruiting agency for an Anduril role, their email will clearly identify their agency.

If you suspect any suspicious activity, please verify the agency's authenticity by reaching out to contact@anduril.com. Exercise Caution with Unsolicited Outreach: If you receive any communication that appears suspicious, contains grammatical errors, or makes unusual requests, do not engage. Always confirm the sender's email domain is @anduril.com before providing any personal information or clicking on links.

Data Privacy

To view Anduril's candidate data privacy policy, please visit https://anduril.com/applicant-privacy-notice/. By submitting your application, you consent to Anduril Industries using a third-party service provider to conduct pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening and assessing potential risks as part of your application process. This third-party service provider provides risk-intelligence services that may include analysis of sanctions and watchlists, adverse media, public-record information, and other lawful open-source or commercial data sources. This third-party service provider does not act as a consumer reporting agency.