Recruiting Manager

Barbaricum is a rapidly growing government contractor providing leading-edge support to federal customers, with a particular focus on Defense and National Security mission sets. We leverage more than 17 years of support to stakeholders across the federal government, with established and growing capabilities across Intelligence, Analytics, Engineering, Mission Support, and Communications disciplines. Founded in 2008, our mission is to transform the way our customers approach constantly changing and complex problem sets by bringing to bear the latest in technology and the highest caliber of talent.

Headquartered in Washington, DC's historic Dupont Circle neighborhood, Barbaricum also has a corporate presence in Tampa, FL, Bedford, IN, and Dayton, OH, with team members across the United States and around the world. As a leader in our space, we partner with firms in the private sector, academic institutions, and industry associations with a goal of continually building our expertise and capabilities for the benefit of our employees and the customers we support. Through all of this, we have built a vibrant corporate culture diverse in expertise and perspectives with a focus on collaboration and innovation. Our teams are at the frontier of the Nation's most complex and rewarding challenges. Join our team.

Barbaricum is seeking a Recruiting Manager with a proven track record of leading full-cycle recruiting efforts for cleared, highly technical talent supporting Defense and Intelligence Community programs. This role moves beyond execution into strategic talent leadership, ensuring recruiting operations are aligned with business priorities, contract delivery, and long-term growth.

The Recruiting Manager will serve as a trusted partner to business leaders, driving workforce planning, enhancing recruiting capabilities, and ensuring Barbaricum remains competitive in a highly constrained talent market. This individual will oversee recruiting strategy, optimize processes, and contribute to both program execution and business development efforts.

Responsibilities :

Strategic Talent Leadership

Align recruiting strategy with business objectives, contract requirements, and growth priorities across strategic business units

Partner with senior leaders to forecast workforce needs and develop proactive talent pipelines for cleared and technical roles

Translate business development priorities into actionable recruiting strategies to support capture and proposal efforts

Recruiting Operations Execution

Lead and execute full-cycle recruiting for cleared positions across Intelligence, IT, Data Science, and related disciplines

Drive improvements in recruiting processes, tools, and workflows to enhance speed, quality, and candidate experience

Ensure consistent, compliant, and scalable recruiting practices aligned with federal contracting requirements

Team Stakeholder Leadership

Serve as a mentor and resource to recruiters (if applicable), helping elevate technical recruiting capability and consistency

Act as a primary liaison between recruiting, hiring managers, and program leadership to ensure alignment and accountability

Influence hiring decisions through market insight, candidate evaluation, and compensation guidance

Data, Metrics Continuous Improvement

Track and analyze key recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, quality of hire, pipeline health, source effectiveness)

Use data-driven insights to inform decision-making and continuously optimize recruiting strategies

Identify risks in talent supply and implement mitigation strategies in competitive markets

Talent Branding Market Engagement

Represent Barbaricum at recruiting events, industry forums, and networking engagements

Strengthen employer branding within cleared and technical communities

Build and maintain relationships with key talent networks, military transition programs, and industry partners

Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree required

5+ years of progressive recruiting experience, including experience in cleared technical recruiting

Experience in a government contracting (GovCon) environment strongly preferred.

Proven ability to operate in a fast-paced, growth oriented federal contracting environment

EEO Commitment

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.