Recruiting Manager / Talent Acquisition Lead

Location: Tucson, Arizona

Employment Type: Full-Time

About AKIVA

AKIVA is an AI-native engineering firm specializing in enterprise services, domain-specific solutions, and high-performance infrastructure from strategy through deployment. We build innovative systems that drive measurable results for commercial enterprises and government agencies. AKIVA is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

Position Overview

The Recruiting Manager / Talent Acquisition Lead owns recruiting operations and candidate sourcing in support of AKIVA's temporary employment and staffing services delivery. This role is responsible for identifying, screening, recruiting, and maintaining qualified candidate pipelines across administrative, IT, finance, and other temporary staffing categories. The Recruiting Manager directs sourcing strategy, manages the applicant tracking pipeline, and ensures rapid-response fulfillment within contracted service-level windows.

Key Responsibilities

•       Lead recruiting operations including sourcing strategy, candidate engagement, screening, and pipeline management

•       Build and maintain pre-qualified candidate pools across administrative, IT, finance, and specialty job categories

•       Conduct initial candidate screenings, technical pre-qualifications, and reference verification

•       Coordinate interview scheduling, technical assessments, and skills evaluations with customer hiring managers

•       Manage the applicant tracking system end-to-end, including requisition workflow, candidate status, and audit-ready records

•       Develop and execute targeted sourcing campaigns for hard-to-fill, niche, and surge-volume requirements

•       Build relationships with workforce-development partners, Veteran-services organizations, community colleges, and trade groups

•       Track recruiting performance metrics — time-to-submit, submit-to-interview, interview-to-hire, candidate quality scores

•       Support workforce planning by forecasting candidate availability and identifying skill-gap risks

•       Mentor and develop junior recruiters and recruiting coordinators

•       Ensure recruiting practices comply with EEO, OFCCP, and applicable federal, state, and local employment law

Required Qualifications

•       Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, or related field — or equivalent experience

•       6+ years of recruiting or talent-acquisition experience, including high-volume and specialty roles

•       Demonstrated experience leading recruiting operations for staffing-services or contingent-workforce contracts

•       Strong working knowledge of ATS platforms and modern sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, ZipRecruiter, Boolean search)

•       Excellent candidate-engagement, interviewing, and screening skills

•       Strong understanding of EEO, OFCCP, and employment-law fundamentals as they apply to recruiting

•       Proven ability to meet aggressive fill-rate and time-to-fill targets

•       Excellent written and verbal communication skills

•       Must be authorized to work in the United States

Preferred Qualifications

•       Experience recruiting for public-sector or government-contract environments

•       Familiarity with the Tucson, Phoenix, and broader Arizona labor market

•       AIRS, LinkedIn Certified Professional Recruiter, SHRM-CP, or PHR certification

•       Experience recruiting CDL drivers, equipment operators, or transportation personnel

•       Veteran hiring program experience or partnerships with Veteran-services organizations

•       Familiarity with AI-assisted sourcing, screening, and candidate-matching tools

Tools, Technologies & Frameworks

ATS: VMS/MSP platforms, common ATS systems | Sourcing: LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, ZipRecruiter, Boolean search | Productivity: Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, Teams | Reporting: Excel, recruiting dashboards | Verification: background-check portals, E-Verify | AI: AKIVA-provided AI sourcing, screening, and matching tools

What AKIVA Offers

•       Professional development and skill-building opportunities

•       Supportive management team with Veteran-owned company values

•       Opportunity to work on impactful public sector engagements

•       Long-term contract engagement with potential for extension

•       AI productivity tools and training provided at no cost to employees

Comprehensive Benefits Package

•       401(k) with generous company match

•       Medical Insurance

•       Dental Insurance

•       Vision Insurance

•       Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance

•       Paid Time Off (PTO)

•       Profit Sharing

Join Our AI Innovation Network

Interested in staying connected with AKIVA's AI initiatives, research, and opportunities?

Join our AI Innovation Network here: https://www.akiva.com/ai-network

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

AKIVA is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical disability, marital status, military and Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that diversity among our teammates is critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people within a qualified candidate pool.

AKIVA is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).