Talent Acquisition Specialist

The role

You will support the growth of the Ukrainian team by attracting technical and non-technical professionals. This role involves full-cycle recruitment for complex engineering positions and proactive candidate sourcing.

What you will do

• Independently manage full-cycle recruitment from defining needs to employee start date
• Proactively source, engage, screen, and assess candidates for technical positions
• Partner with hiring managers in Ukraine and the US to align requirements and provide market insights
• Coordinate pre-onboarding activities and employment documentation
• Manage recruitment pipelines and maintain accurate ATS records
• Track key recruitment metrics and provide updates on hiring progress
• Analyze sourcing channel effectiveness and implement improvements

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on recruitment experience, including technical recruitment
• Practical recruitment experience within the MilTech / Defense Tech industry
• Proven track record of successfully filling complex engineering and technical positions
• Strong hands-on experience with sourcing, headhunting, Boolean Search, X-Ray Search, and other direct sourcing techniques
• Good understanding of the Ukrainian technical talent market, sourcing channels, and competition
• Experience independently managing multiple vacancies simultaneously and owning the full recruitment cycle
• Experience partnering with hiring managers, conducting recruitment interviews, and assessing candidates
• Experience working with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), managing recruitment pipelines, and tracking hiring metrics
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher

Nice to have

• Experience recruiting specialists in UAV systems, robotics, electronics, embedded systems, or related engineering fields
• An established professional network within the MilTech / Defense Tech community
• Experience working in international technology companies, startups, or rapidly scaling organizations
• Experience building or improving recruitment processes, implementing recruitment tools, or introducing workflow automation
• Experience recruiting for operational, finance, management, and other non-technical positions
• Experience coordinating pre-onboarding activities, collecting candidate documentation, and collaborating with HR, Operations, and other stakeholders

Benefits

• The opportunity to work at an international Defense Tech company
• A direct impact on building and scaling our Ukrainian team
• The opportunity to work on challenging and highly specialized technical vacancies
• Close collaboration with hiring managers and international teams
• The opportunity to contribute to the development and improvement of recruitment processes

About the company

Neros is a defense technology company rebuilding America’s drone industrial base. They design and manufacture high-performance unmanned systems.