Talent Acquisition Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Arizona, +17 more states.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the complete hiring process at Branch, which includes intake sessions, sourcing candidates, designing interviews, managing panels, extending offers, and facilitating closures.

• Conduct organized intake meetings with hiring managers and develop target profiles, interview strategies, and evaluation rubrics.

• Directly source candidates for positions that are unlikely to be filled through incoming applications.

• Manage Branch's Ashby system, overseeing workflows, stages, application queries, automations, permissions, templates, and data maintenance.

• Establish and uphold the hiring standards in collaboration with hiring managers.

• Prepare and align interview panels through thorough briefings.

• Ensure interview feedback is directed toward timely decision-making.

• Oversee recruitment analytics, including pipeline health, conversion rates, hiring timelines, and search statuses.

• Develop and sustain the AI recruiting layer in Claude through agents, projects, markdown files, and workflows.

• Evaluate new AI models and functionalities, phase out ineffective tools, and document successful procedures.

• Manage candidate experience from the initial outreach to closing, including follow-up with candidates who were not selected.

• Collaborate with People Operations, Finance, and leadership on workforce planning, job leveling, compensation structures, and offer authorizations.

• Design hiring templates, question banks, scorecards, and operational documentation.

• Proactively communicate search progress and maintain decision records in relevant platforms.

• Report to Branch's People leader and work closely with executives and hiring managers across Claims, Underwriting, Actuarial, Product, Engineering, Agency, Finance, and Member Support.

• Branch specializes in data-driven, technology-enhanced, and automation-focused insurance products to enhance accessibility.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 7 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, predominantly in-house.

• Proven experience in recruiting for a wide range of roles.

• Experience as the primary or sole recruiter for a company or business segment.

• Familiarity with operating a modern ATS, including setup, workflows, automations, permissions, and reporting.

• Proficiency with Ashby; experience with Greenhouse or Lever is applicable.

• Experienced in structured hiring processes, including intakes, target profiles, scorecards, calibrated panels, and evidence-based debriefs.

• Proven ability in direct sourcing.

• Expert-level daily usage of Claude.

• Experience in creating Claude agents, projects, custom instructions, and repeatable workflows.

• Experience in redesigning a recruiting process centered around AI.

• Ability to integrate systems via APIs, no-code automation, or basic scripting.

• Competence in analyzing recruitment funnels and responding to metrics.

• Experience in hiring for both senior and leadership positions, in addition to higher-volume roles.

• Strong writing abilities and experience in documenting processes.

• Capability to quickly grasp complex business operations.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

• Applicants must currently possess authorization to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

• Branch is unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of an employment visa.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary above market rates.

• Commitment to pay equity and transparency.

• Remote-first work environment.

• Work-from-home equipment provided.

• Monthly internet reimbursement.

• Flexible time off policy (Flexible YouTime).

• $1,000 vacation contribution after the first year of employment.

• Employee stock options available for full-time staff.

• Comprehensive medical insurance.

• Vision insurance coverage.

• Dental insurance benefits.

• 401(k) retirement plan.

• Matching contributions for 401(k).

• Annual company-wide gathering (BranchFest).