4-5 Month Contract 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 membersparentalleave. This is a unique opportunity to step into a high-impact role managing full-cycle recruitment across multiple departments while helping usmaintainthe quality speed and candidate experience our teams have come to ideal start date is mid- to late-January throughmid-to-lateMay.

In this roleyoullpartner closely with hiring managers across Engineering Operations Finance and GTM keeping our hiring momentum strong and ensuring time-to-fill and candidate experience access to robust tools (Workable Workday and LinkedIn Recruiter) and an engaged People & Talent team committed to collaboration transparency and excellence.

Contract Deliverables & Engagement Outcomes

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 Evolvs 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.

Within60 Daysyou will:

• Independently manage 1520 active requisitions across a mix of technical and G&A functions.

• Maintain or improve time-to-fill metrics (no more than 1015% variance from current benchmarks).

• Generate 24 qualified candidates per role within 2 weeks of intake meetings.

• Partner with hiring managers to deliver consistent weekly updates andmaintainproactive pipeline visibility.

• Ensure all candidate communication and updates occur within 48 hours upholding Evolvs people first approach.

By the end of your contractyou will:

• Have successfully closeda majority ofactive requisitions helping Evolv sustain hiring goals during the coverage period.

• Deliveran exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience reflected in positive feedback from stakeholders.

• Leave behind clean data andorganizeddocumentation in Workable and Workday for smooth handoff and continuity.

• Contribute process improvement suggestions to support the People & Talent teams continuous evolution.
  

The Work:What type of work will you be doing

Full-Cycle Recruitment

• Manage the end-to-end recruiting process for assigned roles across multiple business units.

• Conductintakemeetings to clarify role outcomes competencies and interview structure.

• Source talent using creative and data-driven techniques (LinkedIn 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 tomaintainhiring velocity.
  

Candidate Experience & Brand Stewardship

• Deliver a high-touch human-centered experiencetoevery candidate.

• Uphold Evolvs values in all communication from outreach through offer acceptance or rejection.

• Represent Evolvs mission and culture authentically to attract top talent aligned with our purpose.
  

Data Integrity & Process Consistency

• Maintainaccuraterecords of candidate status notes and metrics in Workable and Workday.

• Track key metricsincludingtime-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: Priorexperience stepping into short-term coverage roles or contract recruiting engagements in fast-growing organizations is a plus.

What isthe leadershiplike for this role What is the structure and culture of the team

You will partner closely with Liza Knapp Head of People and work alongside the broader People team.

The team culture is rooted in collaboration empathy and accountability wedo the right thing own it and win about creating an environment where every new hire and candidate experience reflects Evolvs values. During this coverage periodyoullbe supported by a small but mighty team that values autonomy open communication and humor even in busy moments.

Where is the rolelocated

This is a U.S.-based contract position. Preference for candidates in Eastern time zones to align with team and hiring manager schedules. Occasional on-site collaboration in Waltham MA may be requested but is notrequired.

Contract Structure & Eligibility

This role is structured as an independentcontractorengagement. Candidates mustoperatethrough their own established LLC or equivalent business entity and be able to enter into a services agreement with Evolv Technologies.

The contractor willbe responsible forall applicable taxes insurance and business expenses and will not be eligible for employee benefits equity or bonus programs.

Compensation and Transparency Statement

The hourly rate range for this contract position is$40$55per hour depending on experienceexpertise and will be paid on an hourly basis against submitted invoices in accordance with the agreed-upon services weekly hours areapproximately30-40per week with flexibility in how work is completed provided deliverables and timelines are met.

This contract position is not eligible for company-sponsored benefits equity or bonuses but it includes:

• Access to Evolvs recruiting systems and templates.

• Inclusion in team standups hiring syncs and company communications for full context and engagement.

• Flexibility to work remotely whilemaintainingalignment with business hours.