Defense & Aerospace · People & HR

Samso Industry Demo · Updated May 2026

People & HR for Defense & Aerospace

People at a mid-tier prime / Tier-1 sub is cleared-vs-corp hiring, briefing-on / brief-off cycles, and the security training compliance that keeps cleared programs delivering. Samso runs the funnel and people-ops workflows for 2,400 FTE - 1,440 cleared (Secret 960 · TS 340 · TS/SCI + poly 140) + 960 unclassified-corp (G&A · finance · BD · IT non-classified · facilities · marketing) - across 24 active programs with prime-peer + Beltway sub-prime poaching pressure on TS/SCI roles.

Function KPIs · how the people & hr org reads its own week

Time to fill (avg)

62 d

−12 d LTMCorp 28 d · Secret 52 d · TS 78 d · TS/SCI + poly 110 d (SF-86 + adjudication)

Offer accept rate

84%

+6pp YoYComp benchmarked vs prime peers + Beltway sub-prime retention bands

Annual SETA + IS + CDSE completion

97%

30/60/90 planIncludes insider-threat + ITAR/EAR refresh + CMMC awareness training

Briefing-on cycle (cleared roles)

38 d

vs 28 d target12 contingent hires lost LTM to clearance crossover delay - Q2 imperfect

Q2 hiring funnel by clearance band - applied → started

STAGE COUNTS · CANDIDATES · CLEARED-VS-CORP SPLIT · PLAN FTE OVERLAY · MOCK DATA

04008001.2K1.6KCANDIDATES684012PLAN FTEAPPLIEDSCREENTECH PANELOFFERCLEARED / ONBOARDSTARTED

Cleared-program hiring

Cleared-program / Secret + Public Trust (program engineers · PMs · contracts · sustainment)Cleared-program / TS (systems engineering · cyber · ICT · T&E + DT/OT)Cleared-program / TS/SCI + poly (intel · SOCOM · SDA · classified-cyber roles)

Unclassified-corp

Unclassified-corp (G&A · finance · BD · IT non-classified · facilities · marketing · 960 FTE)

Twelve services · sized to defense & aerospace

Each tile is what Samso runs in this function for a defense & aerospace org.

01 · Service

Job Description Drafting

JDs for program engineers, PMs, T&E leads, contracts, and corp roles - clearance level explicit, SF-86 prep prompt included, comp band aligned to forward-pricing rates.

JDs / qtr

62

Days to draft

1

02 · Service

Resume Screening & Shortlists

Shortlists scored against rubric - DoD experience, current clearance level, SF-86 readiness, and prior-prime tenure surfaced with rationale capture.

Resumes / mo

1.6K

Shortlist rate

12%

03 · Service

Interview Scorecards & Candidate Packets

Interview kits with role-specific rubrics, security-culture assessment for cleared roles, and per-candidate packets - including foreign-contact disclosure flag.

Loops / qtr

62

Auto-packet

100%

04 · Service

Offer Letter & Comp Package Generation

Offer letters and comp summaries - base, clearance-completion bonus, retention bonus on TS/SCI, and equity (corp only) generated and pushed to e-sign in minutes.

Offers / qtr

84

Days to issue

1.0

05 · Service

Role-Specific Onboarding Plans

30/60/90 plans tailored per role - cleared-program onboarding includes briefing-on, annual SETA + IS + CDSE, insider-threat awareness, and ITAR/EAR refresh.

Plans / qtr

68

First-90 retention

94%

06 · Service

Performance Reviews & 360 Synthesis

Annual + mid-year cycles with synthesized 360 feedback - themes, calibrated ratings, and cross-program calibration for systems-engineer and PM promotions.

Cycles / yr

2

Review coverage

100%

07 · Service

Compensation Benchmarking Reports

Role-level bench vs prime peers + Beltway sub-prime poaching pressure - refreshed twice a year with clearance-completion-bonus and retention-bonus pattern intel.

Roles benchmarked

84

Refresh

Semi-annual

08 · Service

Employee Handbook & Policy Drafting

Handbook + policy drafts on insider threat, foreign-contact reporting, foreign-travel disclosure, financial disclosure, and CUI handling - refreshed against DCSA + DoD updates.

Policies live

32

Last refresh

Apr 2026

09 · Service

Org Chart & Headcount Visualization

Living org chart and headcount plan tied to budget and 8-quarter hiring roadmap - cleared-vs-corp split + clearance-level breakdown captured for program teams.

FTE today

2,400

Plan year-end

2,560

10 · Service

Engagement Survey Analysis

Quarterly engagement + pulse survey verbatims clustered by team - cleared-program, T&E, and corp themes ranked with security-culture index for the cleared cohort.

Cadence

Quarterly

Response rate

78%

11 · Service

Training Material & Course Outlines

Module outlines for annual SETA + IS + CDSE + insider threat + ITAR/EAR + CMMC awareness - tied to role-specific onboarding and recertification calendar.

Modules

34

Refresh cadence

Annual

12 · Service

Exit Interview Synthesis

Departure themes by team - TS/SCI poaching pressure, Beltway peer pull, and clearance-crossover-delay frustration rolled up for retention and culture signals.

Exits / qtr

32

Themes / qtr

6

What you get · every week & every month

Concrete deliverables, not just dashboards.

Deliverable

Weekly cleared + corp hiring report

Every Monday: open reqs by team, candidates in flight by stage + clearance band, SF-86 + adjudication status, offer activity, accept-rate trend, and briefing-on bottlenecks for the people lead.

Deliverable

Monthly security-training compliance

Annual SETA + IS + CDSE + insider-threat + ITAR/EAR + CMMC-awareness compliance status per role, recertification calendar, lapsed-cert flags, and DCSA portal posture for the FSO + people lead.

Deliverable

Quarterly comp benchmark refresh

Prime peer + Beltway sub-prime comp pool refresh with role-level bench, clearance-completion-bonus and retention-bonus pattern, and recommended band moves for the CFO + CPO.

Deliverable

Always-on clearance-status + insider-threat tracker

Live clearance-status tracker (Secret · TS · TS/SCI + poly), foreign-contact reporting log, foreign-travel disclosures, and insider-threat indicators - refreshed daily for the FSO + people lead.

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