Recruiter; Parental Leave Coverage

The Elevator Pitch

Do you thrive in fast-paced environments where you can make an immediate impact? Are you known for building strong relationships and delivering results without missing a beat?

Evolv is looking for a Contract Recruiter to ensure seamless continuity across our recruiting operations during a key team member’s parent leave. This is a unique opportunity to step into a high-impact role, managing full-cycle recruitment across multiple departments, while helping us maintain the quality, speed, and candidate experience our teams have come to expect. The ideal start date is mid- to late-January through mid-to-late May.

In this role, you’ll partner closely with hiring managers across Engineering, Operations, Finance, and GTM, keeping our hiring momentum strong and ensuring time-to-fill and candidate experience metrics remain stable. You’ll have access to robust tools (Workable, Workday, and Linked In Recruiter), and an engaged People & Talent team committed to collaboration, transparency, and excellence.

In the first 30 days, you will:

• Conduct structured handoffs with the current recruiter to understand all open roles, pipelines, and hiring priorities.
• Establish strong relationships with key hiring managers across departments.
• Learn Evolv’s recruiting systems, templates, and processes (Workable, Workday, interview scheduling workflows, etc.).
• Begin to manage active requisitions and candidate communications to ensure continuity with minimal disruption.

Within 60 Days you will:

• Independently manage 15–20 active requisitions across a mix of technical and G&A functions.
• Maintain or improve time-to-fill metrics (no more than 10–15% variance from current benchmarks).
• Generate 2–4 qualified candidates per role within 2 weeks of intake meetings.
• Partner with hiring managers to deliver consistent weekly updates and maintain proactive pipeline visibility.
• Ensure all candidate communication and updates occur within 48 hours, upholding Evolv’s “people first” approach.

By the end of your contract you will:

• Have successfully closed a majority of active requisitions, helping Evolv sustain hiring goals during the coverage period.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience, reflected in positive feedback from stakeholders.
• Leave behind clean data and organized documentation in Workable and Workday for smooth handoff and continuity.
• Contribute process improvement suggestions to support the People & Talent team’s continuous evolution.

Full-Cycle Recruitment

• Manage the end-to-end recruiting process for assigned roles across multiple business units.
• Conduct intake meetings to clarify role outcomes, competencies, and interview structure.
• Source talent using creative and data-driven techniques (Linked In Recruiter, referrals, networks).
• Screen and evaluate candidates for both technical and cultural alignment.
• Schedule interviews, gather feedback, and manage the offer process in partnership with People Ops.

Hiring Manager Partnership

• Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers, providing guidance on role prioritization, candidate market data, and interview best practices.
• Ensure consistent communication and alignment across all stakeholders.
• Proactively troubleshoot hiring bottlenecks and provide solutions to maintain hiring velocity.

Candidate Experience & Brand Stewardship

• Deliver a high-touch, human-centered experience to every candidate.
• Uphold Evolv’s values in all communication — from outreach through offer acceptance or rejection.
• Represent Evolv’s mission and culture authentically to attract top talent aligned with our purpose.

Data Integrity & Process Consistency

• Maintain accurate records of candidate status, notes, and metrics in Workable and Workday.
• Track key metrics including time-to-fill, candidate source, and pipeline diversity.
• Support ongoing reporting efforts to provide leadership with clear visibility into recruiting activity and outcomes.

Bonus Points for: Prior experience stepping into short-term coverage roles or contract recruiting engagements in fast-growing organizations is a plus.