Generalist Recruiter
Washington, DC, District of Columbia, United States Remote
$100,000–$115,000 a yearJobFig found this opening at its original source and checks that it remains available.
About the role
Second Front Systems is looking for a metric-driven, high-agency, detail-obsessed Generalist Recruiter to strengthen our talent acquisition function across engineering, ops, growth, mission success, and sales. You will architect sourcing strategies using Boolean search and LinkedIn Recruiter, manage concurrent pipelines in Ashby, read candidate motivation and close offers with precision, and synchronize criteria and feedback with hiring managers across functions, ensuring that every pipeline moves forward, late-stage drop-off is caught early, and time-to-fill and offer-acceptance metrics improve. As a key partner to hiring managers across engineering, sales, ops, growth, and mission success, you will keep every search moving without one going cold, surface high-signal candidates ahead of market competitors, and maintain sharp candidate experience through every round, serving as primary recruiting point of contact who pushes back on unrealistic specs without becoming a bottleneck and builds market and competitor intelligence into sourcing approach. To apply, click the “Apply for This Job” button at the top or bottom of this page and complete the application form. This position will remain open until filled, and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
What you'll bring
- 3–5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience owning concurrent searches across technical and commercial functions
- Hands-on fluency with Ashby or comparable ATS — pipeline configuration, reporting, and workflow automation, not data entry
- Recruiting experience across Engineering, Ops, Growth, Mission Success, and Sales — vocabulary and evaluation criteria shift with the role
- Closer's instinct — reads candidate motivation, negotiates offers confidently, identifies late-stage drop-off risk
- Metrics-driven approach — tracks time-to-fill, source yield, offer-acceptance rate and adjusts search strategy in real time, not post-mortem
- Extend and negotiate offers, partnering with compensation/HR as needed to close candidates
- Startup or high-growth company experience — comfortable with ambiguity, shifting priorities, and building as you go rather than following an established playbook
- Familiarity with niche or cleared talent pools (e.g., security clearance requirements, specialized technical skill sets)
- Your ultimate compensation will be determined by professional background, technical proficiency, seniority, and regional cost factors.
- Furthermore, this opportunity includes potential eligibility for equity awards and discretionary bonuses, rounding out a comprehensive total rewards offering.