--- title: 'Senior Talent Acquisition Manager (US Citizens Only) at Redwood Strategy Group, Inc.' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-talent-acquisition-manager-us-citizens-only-redwood-strategy-group-inc-txp7yskedck4' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-07' --- # Senior Talent Acquisition Manager (US Citizens Only) at Redwood Strategy Group, Inc. - **Company:** Redwood Strategy Group, Inc. - **Location:** Remote - **Compensation:** $140k–$155k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-11-05 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-07 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/redwoodstrategygroup/7ec876d8-ac34-45b9-9bbf-27fa2ef53fdb ## Job description Redwood Strategy Group (RSG) is a minority owned, Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) founded on over 17 years of thought-to-action leadership supporting military departments, Department of Defense, and agencies across the U.S. Federal Government with transformation, strategy, and operations. At RSG, we are committed to our company foundation - our employees. The minute you start working here, you become an integral part of our team, our future, and you will play a key role in the continued growth of our company. Innovative Solutions. Cultivated Talent. Accelerative Success. Redwood Strategy Group (RSG) is seeking an experienced, results-driven Senior Talent Acquisition Manager to lead and manage the company's recruiting and staffing operations. Reporting directly to the Vice President, Client Solutions and Delivery, this individual serves as RSG's principal advisor and operational leader for talent acquisition, with responsibility for developing and executing recruiting strategies that support existing federal contracts, new contract awards, and the company's continued growth. The ideal candidate is an accomplished federal government contracting recruiter who combines strategic workforce planning capabilities with extensive hands-on recruiting experience. This position requires a self-directed professional who can independently manage the full recruiting lifecycle, advise senior leadership on staffing strategies, and proactively develop qualified candidate pipelines aligned with RSG's business development and contract delivery objectives. This is a hands-on leadership position with the opportunity to establish and expand RSG's recruiting capabilities and potentially build and lead an internal recruiting team as the company grows. ## Key Responsibilities The Senior Talent Acquisition Manager is responsible for the overall effectiveness of RSG's recruiting and staffing operations, including developing recruiting strategies, managing candidate sourcing and selection, supporting proposal and contract staffing requirements, and ensuring the timely identification and placement of qualified personnel. Additional responsibilities include: Talent Acquisition Strategy and Leadership Lead and manage RSG's recruiting and staffing function, establishing consistent, effective processes that support company growth and contract performance. Required Qualifications - - ## MUST BE A US CITIZEN - Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Management, or a related field. - Minimum of 10 years of demonstrated professional recruiting and talent acquisition experience, including significant experience supporting federal government contractors. - Demonstrated success managing recruiting requirements for Department of Defense and/or civilian federal agency contracts. - Extensive experience recruiting professional, technical, management, and specialized personnel for federal contract positions. - Demonstrated experience supporting federal government proposals, contingent hiring, key personnel recruitment, and contract transition staffing. - Proven ability to independently manage multiple recruiting requirements and competing priorities in a fast-paced government contracting environment. - Experience developing recruiting strategies, managing candidate pipelines, and advising leadership on staffing requirements and labor market conditions. - Strong understanding of federal contracting staffing considerations, including labor category qualifications, clearance eligibility, and contract-specific personnel requirements. - Experience with applicant tracking systems, professional recruiting platforms, and candidate sourcing technologies. - Attention to details By submitting my application, I declare that all the above information is correct and accurate. RSG offers a first-class total rewards package that includes competitive salaries, medical, dental and life insurance plans, 401k matching, generous leave programs, tuition reimbursement, professional development; and more! RSG is an equal opportunity employer/veteran/disability/41 CFR 60-1.4. We are committed to providing equal opportunity in all employment-related activities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law or RSG policy. Reasonable accommodation, based on disability, religious observances, or other designated areas as defined by law will be considered in accordance with applicable law and RSG policy. ## About Redwood Strategy Group, Inc. ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Redwood Strategy Group is a woman-owned small business consulting firm that helps U.S. Department of Defense components and federal agencies modernize financial systems, achieve audit readiness, and transform operations through strategy, data analytics, and automation. - **Entity Type**: Private (Privately held; certified EDWOSB — Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business) - **Headquarters**: Chantilly, Virginia, United States (with additional office in Aldie, VA) - **Founded**: 2016 - **Founders**: Hailey Le (CEO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Business Consulting and Services / Government Contracting (GovCon), serving military departments, the Department of Defense (DoD), and U.S. Federal Government agencies. - **Target customers**: B2G — U.S. government clients, primarily DoD (Department of the Navy, Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Human Resources Activity, Missile Defense Agency) and homeland security agencies. - **Mission**: To deliver "thought-to-action leadership" supporting military departments and federal agencies with transformation, strategy, and operations — with a stated commitment to integrity, transparency, honesty, and best value on every project [federalnewsnetwork.com](https://federalnewsnetwork.com/the-business-of-defense/2024/04/taking-a-long-view-on-growth-as-a-small-govcon-in-the-dmv/). ## Products & Services The company organizes its work around four service pillars: - **Enterprise Solutions & Integration Services**: Financial systems implementation and sustainment, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) support, help desk and application support, and process reengineering — including support for the U.S. Marine Corps' new financial system rollout. - **Financial Management & Financial Operations**: Audit readiness, financial improvement programs, fund balance reconciliation (e.g., ULO closeouts), asset accountability, workforce planning, and performance monitoring. This is the firm's largest revenue area (55%+ of federal obligations per USAspending). - **Data Analytics & Process Automation**: Helping government clients extract insights from financial and operational data, build cost efficiencies, and enable data storytelling. The firm has recently pivot ed heavily into data, pairing financial system data with operational data. - **Acquisition Support Services**: Support for acquisition and procurement functions within federal agencies. Notable current/represented service lines also include Defense Travel SME support, OneStream programming, and Civilian Payroll Contractor Support for the Army (per open roles) [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/redwoodstrategygroup). ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not disclosed (private company). - **Key Metric**: Total federal obligations of **$3.2 million** reported on USAspending, 100% from the Department of Defense [usaspending.gov](https://www.usaspending.gov/recipient/adabb610-ee7e-8193-cd5e-c830ff136f11-C/latest). - **Headcount**: Conflicting reports — LinkedIn lists **25 employees** [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/redwood-strategy-group) while SBIR.gov records **48 employees** [sbir.gov](https://www.sbir.gov/portfolio/2662112). The CEO states the team is "about 50 employees" in a 2024 interview [federalnewsnetwork.com](https://federalnewsnetwork.com/the-business-of-defense/2024/04/taking-a-long-view-on-growth-as-a-small-govcon-in-the-dmv/). The most recent figure (~50) is likely the most accurate. - **Notable Win**: Part of the team that helped the **U.S. Marine Corps achieve the first clean audit opinion by any U.S. military service** — a marquee achievement in federal financial management. - **SBIR Award (2025)**: Awarded $101,261 from the DoD for a Phase I SBIR project: *"Leveraging Generative AI and Synthetic Cognition for Mission Optimization and Workforce Development in Defense Operations"* (Topic OSD254-P001) [sbir.gov](https://www.sbir.gov/portfolio/2662112). - **Key Agency Customers**: Department of the Navy ($1.40M), Defense Human Resources Activity ($966K), Defense Logistics Agency ($784K), and Missile Defense Agency. ## Competitive Advantages - **Certifications & Set-Asides**: EDWOSB, Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), 8(a) Program Participant, and Minority-Owned Business designations — positioning it favorably for federal set-aside contracts [usaspending.gov](https://www.usaspending.gov/recipient/adabb610-ee7e-8193-cd5e-c830ff136f11-C/latest). - **Audit Readiness Expertise**: Proven track record with the Marine Corps' clean audit — the first ever achieved by a military service — giving the firm credibility and a clear pitch for similar work at other agencies. - **Focused Operating Model**: Deliberate strategy of staying concentrated in financial modernization and transformation ("You can't get your hands in too many pots") while "radiating" into adjacent capabilities like data analytics and AI [federalnewsnetwork.com](https://federalnewsnetwork.com/the-business-of-defense/2024/04/taking-a-long-view-on-growth-as-a-small-govcon-in-the-dmv/). - **Senior Leadership Depth**: CEO Hailey Le has deep DoD transformation experience spanning back to the BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) Commission. ## Strategic Focus - **Financial Modernization & Audit Sustainment**: Continuing to support clean audits and building the controls required to maintain them across defense agencies. - **Data & AI Expansion**: Growing the data analytics practice — helping customers "tell a story" with financial and operational data, reducing duplicative feeder systems, and enabling clean data. - **Generative AI for Defense**: New SBIR-funded research applying Microsoft's GenAI stack and "Synthetic Cognition" to workforce development, talent attrition, scenario simulation, and predictive analytics in defense operations [sbir.gov](https://www.sbir.gov/portfolio/2662112). - **Radiating Growth**: Methodically expanding from core financial systems support into adjacent transformation needs at existing customer agencies. ## Why Work Here - **Mission-Driven Work**: Directly support U.S. military departments and federal agencies on high-visibility programs like the Marine Corps' audit success — work with tangible national impact. - **Flexible Work Modes**: Open roles span remote, hybrid, and on-site arrangements (Arlington, VA and multiple locations) [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/redwoodstrategygroup). - **Small-Team Visibility**: At ~50 employees, staff get direct exposure to senior leadership and broad ownership across projects — a distinct contrast to large defense primes. - **Growth Trajectory**: The company is expanding into data, AI, and SBIR-funded research, offering employees early exposure to emerging GenAI applications in government. - **Clearance Note**: Several roles require an **active security clearance** (e.g., Defense Travel SME, OneStream Programmer), so holding or being eligible for a DoD clearance is a significant advantage. - **Diverse-Owned Culture**: As a minority-owned, economically disadvantaged woman-owned small business, the firm carries a genuine commitment to diversity at the ownership level. ## Sources 1. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/redwood-strategy-group) 2. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/redwoodstrategygroup) 3. [sbir.gov](https://www.sbir.gov/portfolio/2662112) 4. [federalnewsnetwork.com](https://federalnewsnetwork.com/the-business-of-defense/2024/04/taking-a-long-view-on-growth-as-a-small-govcon-in-the-dmv/) 5. [usaspending.gov](https://www.usaspending.gov/recipient/adabb610-ee7e-8193-cd5e-c830ff136f11-C/latest) ## Other roles at Redwood Strategy Group, Inc. - [USMC Budget Execution & Process Improvement Specialist (Future Opportunity)](https://feeny.ai/job/usmc-budget-execution-process-improvement-specialist-future-opportunity-redwood-zztpw0n9kh4w) — The Pentagon Arlington, VA - [USMC Budget Execution Specialist (Future Opportunity)](https://feeny.ai/job/usmc-budget-execution-specialist-future-opportunity-redwood-strategy-group-inc-7mspekhqnvgb) — The Pentagon Arlington, VA - [USMC Budget Execution & Civilian Personnel Specialist (Future Opportunity)](https://feeny.ai/job/usmc-budget-execution-civilian-personnel-specialist-future-opportunity-redwood-tbjazb1vxj2e) — The Pentagon Arlington, VA - [Senior Financial Analyst for Budget Execution & Civilian Personnel (Future Opportunity)](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-financial-analyst-for-budget-execution-civilian-personnel-future-rr5k6f6q2369) — The Pentagon Arlington, VA - [SAP S/4HANA Specialists with Navy ERP+ (Citizens with active clearances only)](https://feeny.ai/job/sap-s-4hana-specialists-with-navy-erp-citizens-with-active-clearances-only-zqgfjvg5mh7j) — Washington, DC - [Management Consultant IV for Contingency and International Programs (CIP)](https://feeny.ai/job/management-consultant-iv-for-contingency-and-international-programs-cip-redwood-cdn7frtkgt6v) — Arlington, VA - [OneStream Developer - Active Secret Clearance Required](https://feeny.ai/job/onestream-developer-active-secret-clearance-required-redwood-strategy-group-inc-zdf2h29tjbba) — Tampa, FL - [Program Manager - DCAA Financial Common Operating Picture](https://feeny.ai/job/program-manager-dcaa-financial-common-operating-picture-redwood-strategy-group-j53yd8y0z23p) — Fort Belvoir, VA - [Oracle Functional Subject Matter Expert (SME)/Team Lead](https://feeny.ai/job/oracle-functional-subject-matter-expert-sme-team-lead-redwood-strategy-group-k30qg0cac1hj) — Washington, DC - [Senior Consultant - Army Financial Improvement (AFI) Program](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-consultant-army-financial-improvement-afi-program-redwood-strategy-group-b1jgv2zwvdsg) — Multiple