Recruiter (Contract)

CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio that gives the ultimate advantage—domain dominance. The company's products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and stay ahead of evolving threats.

CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised a total of $1 billion in funding from leading investors, including 8VC, Accel, and Valor Equity Partners. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, and London. For more information, please visit .

Role Overview:

This is a 12-month contract position with the potential for extension or full-time conversion based on performance and business needs. This role offers a strong opportunity to gain exposure to a fast-paced, high-growth recruiting environment and make a meaningful impact from day one.

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Recruiter to identify and engage exceptional talent for our growing team. As a full-cycle Recruiter, you will partner closely with our Recruiting Lead, hiring managers, and other stakeholders to build robust pipelines of talent aligned with our mission and values. This role requires high ownership, comfort with a wide range of tasks, and enthusiasm for a small, fast-moving environment.

In this role, you will recruit across a variety of business-critical functions, ranging from Operations, Legal, and G&A. You will gain broad exposure to different teams while building deep expertise in hiring for complex technical skill sets. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience recruiting for business operations roles, ideally within defense or other highly regulated technical industries.

If you are passionate about finding top-tier talent and contributing to impactful, mission-driven work, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with our Recruiting Lead and hiring managers to thoroughly understand the requirements, team dynamics, and organizational goals for each role

• Own the full-cycle recruiting process for candidates from initial screening to offer

• Develop and implement creative strategies to build talent pipelines, leveraging tactical research, referrals, networking events, and sourcing campaigns

• Partner with Recruiting Coordinators, Recruiters and Operations team members to ensure seamless and efficient operational workflows

• Maintain and analyze pipeline metrics, providing regular updates and insights to internal stakeholders

• Deeply understand each team’s product, roadmap, and culture to effectively position roles