--- title: 'Talent Acquisition Manager at Core One' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/talent-acquisition-manager-core-one-sterling-m6mfydjftjyd' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-30' --- # Talent Acquisition Manager at Core One - **Company:** Core One - **Location:** Sterling, VA - **Posted:** 2026-10-26 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-30 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/coreone/jobs/8917794002 ## Job description Join our team at Core One! Our mission is to be at the forefront of devising analytical, operational and technical solutions to our Nation's most complex national security challenges. In order to achieve our mission, Core One values people first! We are committed to recruiting, nurturing, and retaining top talent! We offer a competitive total compensation package that sets us apart from our competition. Core One is a team-oriented, dynamic, and growing company that values exceptional performance! Core One seeks a Talent Acquisition Manager to lead the day-to-day operations of an energetic and motivated recruiting team that directly impacts the growth and success of our organization. Reporting to the Director of Talent Acquisition, the Talent Acquisition Manager will oversee a team of recruiters and recruiting associates, setting priorities and assignments across open requisitions, proposals, and growth efforts so the team’s capacity goes where the business needs it most. While the role is primarily focused on team leadership and workload management, the Talent Acquisition Manager will also carry a select number of requisitions and remain hands-on in sourcing and recruiting cleared talent. This is an opportunity to shape how a growing recruiting function operates in a fast-growth GovCon environment, supporting a wide range of government clients across the defense and intelligence communities. *This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance* Responsibilities: - Manage recruiter assignments and priorities across requisitions, programs, and proposals, adjusting focus as hiring demand, awards, and timelines shift - Track team workload and capacity, and identify when priorities need to be rebalanced or escalated to the Director - Lead regular pipeline reviews with recruiters to monitor progress, remove obstacles, and keep hiring goals on track - Coach, train, and develop recruiters and recruiting associates, including onboarding new team members to our processes, contracts, and clearance requirements - Partner with P&L leaders, Capture Leads, and hiring authorities to understand hiring needs, set expectations, and communicate status - Carry a select requisition load, conducting full life-cycle recruiting from sourcing through offer acceptance - Use recruiting data and metrics to report on team performance, identify trends, and recommend process improvements - Ensure accurate, consistent use of the applicant tracking system and recruiting tools across the team - Support proposal staffing efforts, including resume review against LCATs and building pipelines ahead of awards - Maintain a high level of confidentiality and professionalism in all aspects of the role Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of recruiting experience, including at least 2 years in government contracting - Experience recruiting for cleared contracts, including TS/SCI and Full Scope Poly candidates - Experience managing both proposal and capture recruiting and traditional P&L recruiting, including balancing pipeline-building for pursuits with filling open requisitions on active contracts - Previous experience as a recruiting manager or team lead, with direct responsibility for recruiters’ priorities, development, and performance - Hands-on experience sourcing on cleared recruiting platforms such as ClearanceJobs, along with an applicant tracking system, including using recruiting data for reporting - Strong organizational skills, with the ability to balance competing priorities across multiple programs and pursuits - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with people at all levels of leadership - Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment - Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance Desired Qualifications: - Active Top Secret clearance - Experience with Greenhouse - Experience with a recruiting CRM (e.g., Gem) - Experience supporting intelligence community programs Security Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance Salary Range: $130,000 - $150,000 The pay range reflected above is a general guideline for this position and labor category and is not a guarantee of a specific salary or offer. Final compensation is determined based on factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, education, certifications, security clearance level, contract requirements, geographic location, and internal pay equity, and may reflect market data specific to the awarded contract. Core One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. ## __PRESENT__PRESENT__PRESENT__PRESENT ## __PRESENT ## __PRESENT__PRESENT ## __PRESENT ## About Core One ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Core One delivers analytical, operational, and technical solutions to the most complex national security challenges facing the U.S. government. - **Entity Type**: Private (revenue-funded, no disclosed funding rounds) - **Headquarters**: Sterling, Virginia, USA - **Founded**: 2013 - **Founders**: Patrick Moniz (CEO & Co‑founder), Joseph Koo (President & Co‑founder) ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: Defense, national security, intelligence, space manufacturing - **Target customers**: U.S. government agencies (DoD, Intelligence Community, Special Operations) - **Mission/purpose**: “Deliver solutions that anticipate and address the most complex challenges facing the U.S. national security community,” helping clients “secure enduring strategic dominance.” ## Products & Services - **Mission Integration**: Fuses intelligence and defense expertise to craft solutions across blurred mission boundaries. - **Intelligence Analysis**: Enables the intelligence community to produce actionable intelligence for threat mitigation. - **Defense Programs**: Partners with the Department of Defense to deliver capabilities that deter aggression and ensure global stability. - **Operational Support**: Provides advisory to the highest levels of the U.S. national security and defense apparatus. - **Training & Logistics**: Designs and conducts over 5,000 exercises, red cells, and test environments; runs advanced special operations training courses. - **Strategic Services**: Advisory, planning, and synchronization support for strategic initiatives. - **Custom Technical Solutions**: Builds and scales secure, scalable technical solutions (30+ unique solutions delivered). - **All-Source Analysis, Cyber Security, Data Science, DevOps, Cloud Architecture**: Various technical service lines deployed across 117 locations worldwide. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed - **Annual Revenue**: ~$27M (as of ~2025, per LinkedIn data) - **Headcount**: 107 employees (37% year‑over‑year growth, +50 people) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external investors disclosed. Key government partners include USSOCOM, DoD, and Intelligence Community agencies. Board member Mac Curtis joined in June 2025. - **Growth Signals**: - Awarded USSOCOM J59 Futures Planning and Synchronization Prime Contract (Jan 2025) - Awarded IC Division contract in Northern Virginia expanding software, data, and DevOps capabilities (Feb 2025) - Acquired Calhoun International (Dec 2024) and Global Research Analytics (Feb 2023) - Active job postings: 86 (monthly +21%, quarterly +19%, yearly +51%) ## Competitive Advantages - **Mission focus**: Deep specialization in U.S. national security with a singular focus on government partners. - **Discretion & trust**: Operates with “utmost discretion” to maintain operational security – a cornerstone of long‑term partner relationships. - **Integrated intelligence‑defense capability**: Bridges intelligence and defense communities, offering seamless support across mission sets. - **Proven scale**: Has rapidly established and scaled operations at 117 CONUS/OCONUS locations. - **Talent pipeline**: Attracts experienced professionals from top defense contractors (e.g., Amentum, PAE, SAIC, GDIT). ## Strategic Focus - Continue geographic and capability expansion through strategic acquisitions and prime contract wins. - Grow technical services (software, data, DevOps, cloud) to complement traditional intelligence and operational support. - Deepen relationships with USSOCOM, IC, and DoD by delivering integrated, forward‑leaning solutions. - Maintain elite training and exercise capabilities to simulate modern threat environments. ## Why Work Here - **Meaningful work**: Employees support critical national security missions that protect the country, with a culture of “relentless dedication.” - **Culture**: Collegial, principled, and mission‑first; described as “highly effective team” that values adaptability, discretion, and integrity. - **Benefits**: - Competitive, market‑based compensation and performance bonuses - 6% 401(k) company match, vested immediately - Health, dental, vision insurance (individual & family) - Paid time off, 11 paid federal holidays, parental leave (paid for new parents) - Flexible Spending Accounts (medical and child‑care, tax‑free) - Life & disability insurance at no cost - Training and certification reimbursements - **Career growth**: Individual development plans; roles span Intelligence Analysis, Operations, Corporate, Application Development, Training & Logistics. - **Locations**: Sterling, VA (HQ) and sites across the U.S. and overseas (Philippines). Many roles require TS/SCI clearance and may involve travel. - **Work environment**: Hybrid/office based on mission needs; emphasis on collaboration and focused teamwork. ## Sources 1. [Core One – About](https://www.coreone.com/company) 2. [Core One – Careers](https://www.coreone.com/careers) 3. [Core One – Homepage](https://www.coreone.com/) 4. [Core One – Job Board (Greenhouse)](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/coreone) 5. 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