Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Sector is currently seeking a Recruiting Assistant to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be based in Melbourne, FL.
The Recruiting Assistant will be responsible for supporting a team of recruiters hiring a variety of positions. The successful candidate should have experience working in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, exceptional organizational skills, and a detail-oriented process focus. The person hired into this role must be an agile, goal-oriented, motivated, self-starter with a desire to learn and contribute to a team environment. This position is a great development opportunity for someone who wants to learn and grow within the Northrop Grumman Talent Acquisition organization.
Responsibilities of this role will include but are not limited to:
Support the Talent Acquisition (TA) team with recruiting assistance, primarily scheduling candidate interviews
Interview logistics: schedule video, phone, and in-person interviews, candidate coordination and travel, hiring manager invitation calendaring and candidate confirmation emails
Support the TA team with general Talent Acquisition support
Assist the team with internal audits and data requests and adhoc projects
Basic Qualifications:
High School diploma and 4 years of HR, talent acquisition, or relevant administrative/scheduling experience OR Associates Degree and 2 years of HR, talent acquisition, or relevant administrative/scheduling experience
Experience in a team environment providing support to a diverse customer base with a demonstrated commitment to providing excellent customer service
Experience managing competing demands while still meeting critical deadlines
Experience using Microsoft Outlook with calendar functionality
Ability to adapt to shifting business priorities and step forward for projects
Skilled with high attention to detail
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in HR/Business field
Prior experience scheduling interviews for a large organization highly preferred
Proficiency in Excel
Prior experience working with Workday Recruiting or Eightfold
Prior experience in Talent Acquisition
Skills Required
- High School diploma and 4 years of HR, talent acquisition, or relevant administrative/scheduling experience OR Associates Degree and 2 years of HR, talent acquisition, or relevant administrative/scheduling experience
- Experience in a team environment providing support to a diverse customer base with a demonstrated commitment to providing excellent customer service
- Experience managing competing demands while still meeting critical deadlines
- Experience using Microsoft Outlook with calendar functionality
- Ability to adapt to shifting business priorities and step forward for projects
- Skilled with high attention to detail
- Bachelor's Degree in HR/Business field
- Prior experience scheduling interviews for a large organization
- Proficiency in Excel
- Prior experience working with Workday Recruiting or Eightfold
- Prior experience in Talent Acquisition
Northrop Grumman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northrop Grumman and has not been reviewed or approved by Northrop Grumman.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) matching is considered strong, with additional defined-benefit coverage for certain cohorts and options like catch-up contributions. Retirement programs are repeatedly highlighted as a core strength of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, company-paid holidays, and compressed work schedules (such as 9/80) provide meaningful time away and flexibility. These scheduling options are cited as a major quality-of-life benefit across many locations.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up care supports a range of family needs. These programs have been expanded recently, signaling continued investment in family support.
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What We Do
We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe. Our passion, creativity and expertise bring next-level technology solutions to life in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, space, and logistics and modernization for our customers around the globe. On the Northrop Grumman team, you’ll join our pursuit of excellence immersed in a dynamic culture of innovation and respect. Your unique perspective will help achieve our shared vision for the future of global security. Every step of the way, you'll be supported by world-class training, employee resource groups and a comprehensive benefits package that enables greater health and happiness for you and your family. Worldwide and across disciplines, we’re challenging what’s possible for technology to protect people and places from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. And we see the impact of our performance every day. We are Northrop Grumman, and we work on what matters—now, you too can make a difference. Explore opportunities in engineering, IT, manufacturing, business management, cybersecurity and more with us. Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
