Senior Talent Acquisition Partner (Fixed Term)

Position Summary:

Axonius Federal Systems is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner on a fixed-term contract to support our continued growth. In this role, you will independently lead full-cycle recruiting across our U.S. public sector business, partnering with business leaders, hiring managers, and the People team to attract high-impact talent supporting federal, defense, civilian, and public sector customers.

You will own complex and specialized searches from intake through close, advise hiring leaders on talent strategy and market conditions, and bring strong business acumen and public sector recruiting expertise to help AFS meet its evolving hiring needs.
This is a hands-on, execution-focused role, ideal for a recruiter who thrives in a fast-paced environment and can hit the ground running.

Key Responsibilities:

• Full-Cycle Recruiting: Lead end-to-end recruiting for complex and specialized roles across Go-to-Market (Pre-Sales, Sales, Post-Sales, and Marketing), G&A, and Technical functions, from intake and sourcing through offer and close.
• Strategic Partnership: Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring leaders, translating business needs into recruiting strategies and providing guidance on talent, market conditions, compensation, and search risks.
• Cleared & Public Sector Talent: Build targeted strategies to source cleared (Secret through TS/SCI with polygraph) and other hard-to-find technical, cybersecurity, and customer-facing talent supporting Public Sector customers.
• Sourcing & Pipeline Development: Build proactive pipelines through LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, networks, and direct sourcing while continuously calibrating search strategy with hiring leaders.
• Candidate Assessment & Experience: Screen and assess candidates against agreed qualifications while delivering a consistent, high-quality experience throughout the hiring process.
• Offer & Closing Strategy: Partner with hiring leaders, People, Compensation, and Finance to align offers, manage negotiations, address risks, and close talent.
• Recruiting Excellence: Maintain strong Greenhouse data and use pipeline metrics (e.g., time-to-fill, pass-through rates, offer acceptance) to improve recruiting strategy, processes, and hiring outcomes.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with success independently managing complex and specialized searches within SaaS, enterprise technology, cybersecurity, or similar markets.
• Proven ability to source and engage passive, hard-to-find talent using LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing strategies.
• Strong consultative skills with the ability to advise and influence hiring managers and senior leaders, calibrate requirements, and navigate talent-market challenges.
• Strong knowledge of recruiting strategy, structured interviewing, compensation, offer management, and candidate closing.
• Experience with ATS platforms such as Greenhouse, with the ability to manage multiple priorities while delivering a strong candidate and hiring-manager experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience recruiting within cybersecurity, SaaS, or enterprise technology environments.
• Experience recruiting talent supporting the U.S. public sector, federal government, or government contractors.
• Familiarity recruiting for cleared, technical, sales, or customer-facing roles supporting federal customers.
• Understanding of the federal talent market, including security clearances, specialized certifications, and hard-to-find skill sets.