Talent and Recruiting Lead

COVU; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 42,224 - 78,416; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

People & Talent leadership opportunities

Job summary

COVU is seeking a Talent and Recruiting Lead to manage the end-to-end recruiting process in a rapidly growing AI-native infrastructure company. The role requires a hands-on leader to build a high-performance hiring engine while collaborating closely with the CEO and functional leaders, ultimately paving the way for potential full-time opportunities in the future.

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience in startup or early-stage recruiting.
• Strong grasp of structured hiring methods.
• Experience managing applicant tracking systems.

Responsibilities

• Build sourcing pipelines for technical and insurance roles.
• Own candidate communication, screening, and scheduling.
• Develop interview scorecards and assessments.

Skills

Startup or early-stage recruiting

End-to-end recruiting

Structured hiring

Organizational skills

Tools

ATS tools (Ashby, Lever)

Job description

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COVU is the leading AI-native infrastructure company for insurance and risk management. We’re transforming how agencies, carriers, and partners manage risk—starting with customer management and distribution and expanding into a full risk marketplace.

With $32M+ raised and a fast-growing portfolio of agency acquisitions and platform expansion, we’re building the future of intelligent insurance—not just AI, not just humans, but both working together.

Why This Role Matters:

We are scaling rapidly—acquiring agencies, launching new services, and growing our product and AI teams. To match that pace, we need a hands-on Talent and Recruiting Lead who can build and run a lean, high-performance hiring engine.

You’ll work directly with the CEO (Ali Safavi) and functional leaders to drive end-to-end recruiting: from role design and scorecarding to sourcing, screening, and closing. This role is a force-multiplier for our executive and operational focus.

What You’ll Do:

• Recruiting Ops: Build sourcing pipelines for technical, GTM, and insurance roles.
• Candidate Experience: Own communication, screening, and scheduling workflows.
• Interview Design: Develop scorecards, WHO-method assessments, and close plans.
• Tools & Systems: Set up or manage ATS (Ashby/Lever/Greenhouse), LinkedIn Recruiter, and Notion workflows.
• Executive Search Support: Partner with external firms when needed for exec roles.
• Reporting: Track metrics like time-to-fill, pipeline quality, and source effectiveness.

What You Bring:

• 4+ years experience in startup or early-stage recruiting—either in-house or agency
• Comfortable owning end-to-end recruiting across functions (esp. GTM, product, ops)
• Strong grasp of structured hiring (WHO method, scorecards, behavioral interviews)
• Experience with ATS tools (Ashby, Lever, or similar)
• Based in or able to spend time in LA regularly (hybrid preferred)
• Highly organized, entrepreneurial, and aligned with COVU’s builder mindset

Path to Full-Time:

If performance is strong and hiring needs scale, this role has a clear path to full-time with:

• Equity compensation
• People & Talent leadership opportunities as we grow

Bonus if you have:

• Insurtech, fintech, or B2B SaaS hiring experience
• Knowledge of compensation, equity, and hiring compliance
• Deep recruiting networks in GTM or product talent pools
• Passion for culture-building and storytelling

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Human Resources

• Industries

  Insurance

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