Our mission is to create the first comprehensive platform that combines top-tier insurance offerings with world-class software so commercial businesses can manage risk and prevent losses. We began with the $10 trillion commercial construction industry and are expanding into new verticals in 2025.
Our thesis is that technology can solve the sustainability challenges facing commercial insurance, and to accomplish this we’re building a platform that incentivizes our clients to adopt the best tools when they buy our coverage. Across construction and other commercial markets, technology is available but fundamentally underutilized, despite the potential for improving loss outcomes and stopping this crisis.
To date, Shepherd has raised $20M+ from top tier VCs including Y-Combinator, Susa Ventures, Spark Capital, Costanoa Ventures, Era Ventures, Greenlight RE and Intact Ventures..
About the Role
As our lead recruiter, you will be critical in ensuring we have strong fellow teammates to build a category-defining business! You will act as a recruiting swiss army knife and own all of Shepherd’s recruiting efforts — from sourcing top talent to managing candidate experience throughout the interview process. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and enjoy working with curious/motivated people, you’ll fit right in. This role offers a unique opportunity to build Shepherd’s recruiting function from the ground up and gain exposure to various aspects of the business, including building out the team, developing processes, and establishing best practices.
We have offices in San Francisco (HQ) and New York. We love working together in person and are prioritizing candidates in San Francisco at this time.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with hiring managers across the company to understand unique hiring needs, specific job profiles/requirements, timeline, and priorities
- Own the top of funnel outreach efforts for the company’s hiring needs for both technical (Engineering, Product, Design, Actuarial) and business/go-to-market (Underwriting, Marketing, Customer Experience, etc.) roles
- Handle initial screenings independently and filter candidates on behalf of business unit leaders
- Optimize the candidate lifecycle from role kick-off through onboarding to meet business needs/priorities
- Create a positive and memorable candidate experience that keeps talent in the pipeline engaged
- Build long term, repeatable processes that will help scale our outbound recruiting efforts, including: researching, sourcing, talent pooling, process design, and skills assessment techniques
- Collaborate with hiring managers to establish interview best practices and train teammates
- Create, track, analyze and share key recruiting metrics/insights that will be used to streamline processes and forecast the hiring funnel
You would be our dream candidate if…
- You have a minimum of 5+ years of experience in recruiting/talent roles (bonus: 2+ years of startup experience)
- You have experience with recruiting for both technical (Engineering, Product, Design) and non-technical (Go-to-Market, Business, G&A) roles
- You have strong verbal and written communication skills
- You have the ability to prioritize work, demonstrate a sense of urgency, and provide top notch candidate experience
- You are excited about process development and team building
- You embrace ambiguity and welcome new challenges/learning opportunities
- You are a team player and enjoy working cross functionally
- Proficient with Greenhouse ATS and LinkedIn Recruiter
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Salary Range
The salary range for this role is $140,000 to $180,000 for this position. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range(s) listed is just one component of Shepherd's total compensation package for employees. Other benefits include equity, an unlimited paid time off policy, and 100% coverage on medical, vision and dental insurance.
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100% contribution to top-tier health, dental, and vision
Unlimited PTO
Flexibility to take the time off, recharge, and perform
SF, NYC, or Dallas Fort Worth Offices
Premium office spaces on both coasts with daily lunches provided
Professional Development
Access to premium coaching including leadership development
401(k) Plan
Competitive 401(k) plan offered
Top Skills
What We Do
Making construction safe and sustainable through innovative insurance products
