Harper (YC W25) · 1 week ago
Recruiting Lead
San Francisco
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$125K/yr - $185K/yr
4+ years expHarperinsure is an AI-native professional services company focused on revolutionizing the commercial insurance distribution engine. They are seeking a Recruiting Lead to build the talent function from the ground up, focusing on sourcing, screening, and closing exceptional candidates across various roles.
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Responsibilities
Close candidates yourself. This is the core. You're in the weeds every day—sourcing, screening, selling, and closing. Engineering roles, GTM roles, whatever the company needs. You know how to find candidates others can't reach and convince them to join before they hit the market
Build the recruiting infrastructure. Create the systems that let Harper scale without breaking. Repeatable sourcing strategies, structured interview processes, calibrated scorecards, candidate experience that reflects who we are. No chaos, no debt—just a machine that works
Own technical recruiting. You understand the tech stack and how everything is interconnected. You know which companies to pull from. You can evaluate whether an engineer is actually good, not just credentialed. This is your home base
Expand into GTM and operations. Once technical recruiting is running, you'll build pipelines for sales, marketing, and ops roles. Your technical foundation makes learning these functions easier—you understand how the pieces fit together
Partner with founders on hiring strategy. Translate org needs into hiring plans. Push back when job specs don't make sense. Help us figure out what we actually need, not just what we think we want
Build toward scale. As Harper grows, so does the function. You'll eventually bring on specialized recruiters underneath you. But first, you prove you can do it yourself and build the systems they'll inherit
Qualification
Required
4-8 years in recruiting, ideally 6-8 years
Technical recruiting background strongly preferred
Experience building recruiting processes and systems, not just filling roles
Ability to source, sell, and close candidates directly—not just coordinate
Deep understanding of technical roles, tech stacks, and the engineering talent landscape
Based in San Francisco or willing to relocate
Preferred
Experience at high-growth startups (Series A/B stage)
Background recruiting for AI-native or technical sales organizations
Experience building employer brand and recruiting content
Some people management experience
Benefits
Equity: Yes
Company
Harper (YC W25)
Harper is a commercial E&S insurance brokerage.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$0.5MKey Investors
Y Combinator
2025-03-12Pre Seed· $0.5M
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