We’re transforming the United States Government and we know that takes a dream team.
We believe customer experience starts with employee experience, so we take care of our employees. We offer competitive pay and benefits, invest in employee growth, and offer a culture you can’t find anywhere else.
At Rise8, we continuously achieve unreached heights through next-level tech, and on-the-level collaboration. Together, we create continuous impact. We turn breakdowns into breakthroughs, make small steps into giant leaps, and deliver game-changing products through culture-changing process.
We pair Risers with their customer counterparts and practice pairing at every moment to elevate people and teams and deliver results fast and forever. We work in small teams and rotate between them frequently so that we are able to meet new challenges and explore new ideas.
Our methodology is about experimenting and learning, and our culture is empowering. We subscribe to an ethos of kindness. We make a point to bring empathy to each and every project and are guided by a promise and a purpose: to deploy critical outcomes to prod in order to drive relentless progress. Not just an idea. But an outcome. A better world. A world where every day, fewer bad things happen because of bad software.
Rise8 is certified as a Great Place to Work with 100% of employees saying they love working here.
Own candidate discovery for Delivery-side hiring (Product, Design, Software Engineering, Platform, Marketing, Growth, Customer Success, etc). You’ll run targeted sourcing campaigns, conduct crisp initial screens, and hand off well-qualified candidates to the Talent Acquisition Partner. Success means a steady, predictable pipeline of high-quality candidates who pass through screening into skills assessments.
- Source candidates across LinkedIn Recruiter, referrals, job boards, ClearanceJobs.com, Slack communities, and events (As Needed).
- Run targeted outreach campaigns and maintain nurture pools for future demand.
- Conduct initial phone screens to qualify skills/company fit, compensation expectations, location, interest, and availability.
- Maintain candidate records and activity in Greenhouse (source, notes, tags, outreach dates, status).
- Collaborate with Talent Acquisition Partner to refine candidate profiles and improve conversion.
- Track outreach results, measure channel performance, and report on what’s working.
- Manage high-volume outreach while keeping candidate experience high and responsive.
- Represent Rise8 at recruiting events (when needed) and help build employer brand in targeted communities.
- 2–5 years of sourcing/recruiting experience (technical recruiting experience is a strong plus).
- Expert with Boolean search and LinkedIn Recruiter.
- Hands-on experience using Greenhouse or a similar ATS for tracking and reporting.
- Experienced recruiting candidates for a software services organization and an understanding of the software delivery process.
- Excellent phone-screening skills — fast, thorough, candidate-first.
- Highly organized, data-driven, and comfortable hitting outreach metrics, attention to detail is a must have.
- Strong written communication for outreach that converts passive candidates.
- Comfortable in a fast-moving remote environment; able to prioritize and manage multiple requisitions, and operate with a high level of urgency.
- Experience recruiting cleared / GovCon candidates.
- Experience sourcing engineers through GitHub, GitLab, Stack Overflow, etc.
- Familiar with Greenhouse reporting, Slack automations, and basic Excel pivot tables.
- Comfortable working in a high-growth, remote environment with shifting priorities.
The annual salary range for this role as it is posted is $100,000 to $120,000 regardless of final candidate location within the United States. The final job level and annual salary will be determined based on the education, qualification, knowledge, skills, ability, and experience of the final candidate(s), and calibrated against relevant market data and internal team equity.
Benefits- Flexible schedule in a 100% distributed workforce
- Premium Insurance: We cover up to 100% of the employee premium and up to 80% of the combined dependent premium on our base health plan, depending on pay band. We also cover 100% of the premium for employee and dependent Dental and Vision as well as employee premiums for Life and Disability coverage.
- Retirement: 401k match at 10% gross pay.
- Paid time off (PTO): 4 weeks combined accrued vacation and sick leave, 11 Federal holidays, your birthday, jury duty, and bereavement.
- Education & Training: Accrued budget of up to $3,500 per year for classes, travel, events, and materials.
- Home Office and Merch: We offer $750 per year for home office technology and equipment as well as $100 per year for Rise8 merch from our Swag Store.
- Wellness Budget: To encourage and support a well-rounded healthy lifestyle, we cover 100% reimbursement on a variety of wellness activities and products, up to $500 per calendar year.
- Rise8 is part of the Life Time Corporate Partner program. In lieu of your $500 annual wellness benefit, you can instead get a $75 monthly credit towards a Life Time membership ($900 annual benefit).
- Equipment: We offer a MacBook Pro
All of Rise8’s work in this area is with Federal Government customers that require our employees involved with their projects be U.S. citizens. As such, this role requires U.S. citizenship. If hired, you would also be required to go through a background investigation.
Rise8 is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that will consider you for this role regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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