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Recruiting Lead

Harper
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Hybrid (San Francisco)$125k - $185kFull-timePosted 9mo ago

About the role

Harper is hiring its first dedicated Recruiting Lead to build the talent function, source and close candidates across engineering, sales, and GTM, and design scalable recruiting infrastructure for rapid growth.

Responsibilities

  • Close candidates yourself — Sourcing, screening, selling, closing engineering and GTM roles
  • Build recruiting infrastructure for 10x scale — Repeatable sourcing strategies, structured interviews, calibrated scorecards that don’t break when headcount increases
  • Own technical recruiting — Understand the tech stack; evaluate whether an engineer is actually good
  • Expand into GTM and operations — Build pipelines for sales/marketing/ops after technical recruiting
  • Partner with founders on hiring strategy — Push back when job specs don’t make sense; plan 24 months ahead
  • Build and lead a team — Hire and manage recruiters as we scale; set performance and velocity standards

Qualifications

  • 6-10 years in recruiting, with experience scaling through rapid growth (Series A-C)
  • 2+ years managing recruiting teams of 3+ people
  • Technical recruiting background strongly preferred
  • Experience building recruiting processes and systems that survive 10x growth
  • Ability to source, sell, and close directly—not just manage
  • Deep understanding of technical roles and talent landscape
  • Based in San Francisco or willing to relocate

Skills

Required:RecruitingTechnical recruitingHiring strategyTeam leadership

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Commuter benefits
  • Team meals and snacks
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About Harper

AI-native commercial insurance brokerage

At Harper, we are building a fully autonomous commercial insurance brokerage powered by AI. Our initial focus is on mid-sized businesses with complex insurance needs, but our vision is to eventually serve every business in the country. By leveraging AI to automate key workflows in the insurance process, we efficiently secure optimal coverage for each client's unique requirements at competitive prices and with rapid turnaround. Our AI system learns from the expertise of our brokers, accumulating not just knowledge but also the specific workflows, data, and capabilities that pave the way to full autonomy.

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