Recruiter, Public Sector

2 Months ago • 5 Years + • Human Resource

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Public Sector Recruiter at Scale AI, you will be responsible for full-cycle recruiting for public sector GTM, Delivery, and Operations roles. You will partner with public sector leaders to define hiring needs and source cleared professionals for government talent pools. You'll build relationships with candidates, provide market insights, and ensure compliance with recruiting standards. You will contribute to strategic projects to improve recruiting efficiency and employer brand within the public sector. You will need to collaborate with public sector leadership and drive proactive talent engagement, which is critical for the company's growth and success.
Must have:
  • 5+ years of recruiting experience, including 2+ years on cleared hiring
  • Knowledge of federal contracting environments and how business roles support mission delivery
  • Proven ability to engage passive candidates in secure or mission-focused sectors
  • Familiarity with clearance levels (TS/SCI, Poly) and related recruiting compliance standards
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills; able to advise senior leaders and adapt to evolving priorities
  • Strong written and verbal communication, with attention to discretion and candidate experience
  • A data-informed approach to pipeline management and recruiting strategy
  • A collaborative mindset and high sense of ownership in a fast-moving, mission-driven environment

Job Details

At Scale AI, our mission is to accelerate the development of AI applications that serve both commercial and government sectors. As the leading AI data foundry, we power mission-critical use cases across national security, defense, and intelligence. With our recent Series F round, we’re expanding our efforts to deliver high-impact AI capabilities for government partners—requiring top talent in go-to-market (GTM), delivery, and operations roles to scale our presence and execution in public sector programs.

We’re seeking an experienced Public Sector Recruiter with a strong track record of hiring cleared talent for GTM, Delivery, and Operations functions, such as program management, federal capture and BD, solutions engineering, and technical delivery. In this role, you’ll own end-to-end recruiting strategy for business-critical roles that support federal growth and execution. You’ll collaborate closely with public sector leadership, navigate the nuances of cleared hiring, and drive proactive talent engagement in a highly competitive and compliance-driven environment.

You will:

  • Full-cycle recruiting for public sector GTM, Delivery, and Operations roles
  • Partner with public sector leaders to define hiring needs that support AI-driven mission delivery across defense, intelligence, and federal programs
  • Source and engage cleared professionals (e.g. TS/SCI, CI Poly) across government talent pools.
  • Provide market insights on cleared talent availability, compensation norms, and role design to inform hiring strategies.
  • Build trusted relationships with candidates, understanding their career motivations and clearance sensitivities.
  • Influence hiring teams with data on funnel health, speed to hire, and competitive positioning.
  • Ensure all recruiting practices align with clearance, compliance, and diversity requirements.
  • Create a high-touch experience for candidates, collaborating with recruiting ops and business partners to manage logistics and communications.
  • Contribute to strategic projects to improve recruiting efficiency, candidate quality, and employer brand within the public sector.

You have:

  • 5+ years of recruiting experience, including 2+ years focused on cleared hiring for GTM, Delivery, or Operations roles within defense or public sector contracting.
  • Strong knowledge of federal contracting environments and how business roles support mission delivery and program execution.
  • Proven ability to engage passive candidates in secure or mission-focused sectors.
  • Familiarity with clearance levels (TS/SCI, Poly) and related recruiting compliance standards.
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills; able to advise senior leaders and adapt to evolving priorities.
  • Strong written and verbal communication, with attention to discretion and candidate experience.
  • A data-informed approach to pipeline management and recruiting strategy.
  • A collaborative mindset and high sense of ownership in a fast-moving, mission-driven environment.

This is a Contract role, the base salary range for this position is $75 - $85 per hour. 

Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position, determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, interview performance, and relevant education or training. Scale employees in eligible roles are also granted equity based compensation, subject to Board of Director approval. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process, and confirm whether the hired role will be eligible for equity grant. You’ll also receive benefits including, but not limited to: Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO. Additionally, this role may be eligible for additional benefits such as a commuter stipend.

Please reference the job posting's subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the locations of San Francisco, New York, Seattle is:

$75 - $85 USD

PLEASE NOTE: Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role. This allows us to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants.

About Us:

At Scale, we believe that the transition from traditional software to AI is one of the most important shifts of our time. Our mission is to make that happen faster across every industry, and our team is transforming how organizations build and deploy AI.  Our products power the world's most advanced LLMs, generative models, and computer vision models. We are trusted by generative AI companies such as OpenAI, Meta, and Microsoft, government agencies like the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force, and enterprises including GM and Accenture. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.

We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work, which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status. 

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application or recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@scale.com. Please see the United States Department of Labor's Know Your Rights poster for additional information.

We comply with the United States Department of Labor's Pay Transparency provision

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