Job Description
Who We Are
CDM Innovations is a growing defense contractor supporting the Department of Defense and Special Operations community. Our culture is built around three principles: Competence, Integrity, and Agility.
We believe finding the right person is about more than checking boxes on a resume. The people we bring into CDM represent our company, support critical missions, and become part of the culture we are intentionally building.
CDM is looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist who enjoys finding great people and building relationships.
This person will actively search the ClearanceJobs resume database, identify strong candidates, reach out to them, learn what motivates them, and help CDM build a pipeline of people we genuinely want on our team.
This is not a passive recruiter position. We need someone who likes to hunt for talent.
What You'll Do
Become a power user of ClearanceJobs and AgileATS.
Search the ClearanceJobs resume database daily for candidates matching CDM's open positions.
Proactively identify and engage passive cleared professionals.
Build targeted searches around clearance, location, experience, labor category, technical qualifications, and customer environment.
Develop candidate pipelines for current and future CDM positions.
Conduct initial candidate conversations and pre-screening.
Understand the person behind the resume, including what they're looking for, what motivates them, and whether they're likely to thrive at CDM.
Clearly communicate CDM's culture, mission, benefits, and expectations.
Maintain accurate candidate activity and status in the ATS.
Coordinate interviews with CDM leadership and technical personnel.
Maintain relationships with strong candidates even when we don't have an immediate opening.
Help develop recruiting campaigns and job postings.
Support recruiting through LinkedIn and professional networks in addition to ClearanceJobs.
Learn CDM's contracts, customers, capabilities, and growth strategy well enough to understand why we're hiring, not just what the job description says.
Partner closely with the CEO and HR as CDM continues to grow.
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Required Skills
Minimum 3 years of recruiting or talent-acquisition experience, with demonstrated hands-on candidate sourcing experience.
Demonstrated recruiting, sourcing, talent acquisition, or executive-search experience.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Strong ability to source candidates instead of relying solely on applications.
Comfortable initiating conversations with passive candidates.
Able to assess experience against specific position requirements.
Highly organized and able to keep multiple open requisitions and candidate pipelines moving simultaneously.
Strong follow-through. Candidates should not disappear into a black hole.
Comfortable learning technical and Government-contracting terminology.
Able to represent a small, growing company professionally and authentically.
U.S. citizenship.
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Desired Skills
Preferred Experience: 5+ years recruiting within DoD, federal contracting, intelligence, Special Operations, or other cleared environments.
Experience recruiting cleared professionals.
Experience with ClearanceJobs.
Experience recruiting for DoD, federal contracting, intelligence, or Special Operations customers.
Understanding of Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI, and SAP-related recruiting requirements.
Familiarity with MacDill AFB / Tampa's defense and SOF talent market.
Experience recruiting acquisition professionals, contract specialists, engineers, program managers, cybersecurity professionals, or security specialists.
Experience using an ATS and developing reusable candidate pipelines.
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Additional Details
You're probably a fit if you
genuinely like talking to people;
are curious and comfortable asking questions;
aren't intimidated by senior cleared professionals;
can sell an opportunity without sounding like a salesperson;
follow up when someone says, “call me in three months”;
notice when an exceptional candidate might fit somewhere else in the company;
care about candidate experience;
want to understand where CDM is going and help us build the team that gets us there.
At CDM, recruiting is part of mission execution, not an administrative afterthought. Our current operating model explicitly includes recruitment, hiring, career development, retention, clearance management, and continued employee support as company responsibilities.
You'll have direct access to company leadership and the opportunity to help shape how a growing defense company recruits and retains talent.
We're looking for someone who doesn't just want to fill requisitions.
We want someone who wants to help build CDM.
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About CDM Innovations, LLC
CDM Innovations (CDM) is committed to delivering exceptional solutions across various industries. Built on the foundational pillars of Competence, Integrity, and Agility, we pride ourselves on our ability to provide high-quality services while maintaining a strong ethical framework and the flexibility to adapt to evolving client needs.
The CDM team is dedicated to ensuring excellence in every project, from the strategic planning stage to seamless execution. With a deep understanding of both government and commercial sector requirements, we deliver tailored solutions that drive success, foster long-term partnerships, and provide measurable results.
