Recruiting Coordinator

Role:  Recruiting Coordinator 

Location:  Austin, TX 

Reporting To: Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition

About Hippo: 

Our mission is to deliver intuitive and proactive protection for homeowners, combining the power of technology with a human touch. 

Hippo built the world’s first home protection platform. We believe that insurance should protect your home and the things you treasure with policies designed for modern lives and proactive protection that helps you care for your home. Our aim is to help you avoid issues before they become costly problems because the best claims experience is the one you don’t have. Simply put, Hippo exists to protect the joy of homeownership. 

About You:

You will oversee the day-to-day recruiting coordination activities for the Recruiting team such as maintaining candidate and interviewer calendars seamlessly within a high-volume, fast-paced work environment, managing interviewing activity across a variety of geographic regions and time zones. You will develop strong relationships with candidates and key stakeholders (recruiters, HR, hiring managers, interviewers, and executives), always maintaining clear communications at every stage of the recruiting process. You will take ownership and initiative by partnering with colleagues to improve the existing recruiting process flow. You are highly organized and have an aptitude for technology to get things done efficiently.

What You’ll Do: 

• Partner closely with Recruiters, Hiring Managers, and other business stakeholders to ensure a seamless candidate experience and recruiting process
• You are a champion of the candidate experience. You handle all scheduling after recruiter screens, provide HM with email confirmation once interviews are scheduled, all interviewers receive assigned competences in interview email confirmation, debriefs are scheduled right after panel interviews are scheduled, Follow up to ensure all feedback is submitted by interviewers and in Greenhouse by the debrief, schedule reference check calls for HM
• Own the candidate scheduling process from start to finish, providing a world class candidate experience, ensuring that they receive timely information and are treated with the utmost respect
• Interact directly with recruiters, candidates, hiring managers and interviewers in coordinating and scheduling all phases of the interview process
• Ensure all competency assignments are entered into Greenhouse for each interview before scheduled
• You are an independent, creative thinker with strong problem-solving skills that can navigate effectively in ambiguity - you are not afraid to speak up and offer suggestions for constant improvement across the team
• You are extremely organized, detailed oriented and have excellent time management skills
• Prioritize, have a team first attitude, and juggle multiple tasks without letting things fall through the cracks
• Provide in office support for interview days, training, onsite interviews and recruiting events
• Schedule and support debriefs
• Utilize Greenhouse, our applicant tracking system, and other related tools to help maintain excellent recruiting hygiene across the organization, and proactively surface opportunities to improve and streamline our processes
• Ability to handle confidential information
• Take on necessary projects (i.e. Greenhouse updates and improvements) 

Must Haves: 

• General office management and organizational/project management skills, work well with minimal direction 
• A natural inclination to work within a culture that is fast-paced and dynamic 
• 2+ years of experience as Recruiting Coordinator and ability to support up to 3 recruiters at a time
• People, process, and detail-oriented with a passion for delivering a world class interview experience for all candidates across all stages of the interview process 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills i.e., clear, concise, efficient, and personable 
• Enthusiastic about being a recruiting generalist and pitching in wherever necessary in service building an exceptional team 
• Prior experience with Greenhouse ATS

Nice to Haves: 

• Bachelors preferred  
• Previous startup experience  

Benefits and Perks

Hippo treats its team members with the same level of dedication and care as we do our customers, which is why we’re fortunate to provide all of our Hippos with:

• • Healthy Hippos Benefits - Multiple medical plans to choose from and 100% employer covered dental & vision plans for our team members and their families. We also offer a 401(k)-retirement plan, short & long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for health and dependent care, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Equity - This position is eligible for equity compensation 
  • Training and Career Growth - Training and internal career growth opportunities
  • Flexible Time Off - You know when and how you should recharge
  • Little Hippos Program - We offer 12 weeks of parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers
  • Hippo Habitat - Snacks and drinks available and catered lunches for onsite employees

Hippo is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a team culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion. 

Hippo’s applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to an applicant’s disability or need for accommodation. Any Hippo applicant who requires reasonable accommodations during the application process should contact the Hippo’s People Team to make the need for an accommodation known.