Location: SF Bay Area or Boston (strong preference). Exceptional candidates remote considered.
Why this role exists
- We are entering our next phase of scale. Product market fit is strong. Customer demand is real. The constraint is talent.
- We are looking for a wartime Head of Talent to build a high-velocity, high-bar hiring engine that directly accelerates revenue and product velocity.
- This is not an HR role. This is a growth-critical leadership role.
Build the hiring machine
- Design and operationalize a repeatable recruiting engine.
- Define clear competency frameworks and structured interview rubrics.
- Instrument funnel metrics and continuously improve conversion and velocity.
- Reduce dependency on agencies by building proprietary pipeline.
- Partner with founders and functional leaders to codify what “exceptional” means.
- Enforce structured calibration across interview loops.
- Maintain disciplined pass rates and minimize interview waste.
- Develop instinct and pattern recognition for identifying truly exceptional talent.
- Personally source senior engineering, product, and GTM talent.
- Leverage and expand your own deep network.
- Operationalize referral extraction from every new hire.
- Create a culture where recruiting is everyone’s job.
- Compress time-to-interview and time-to-offer.
- Compete effectively against top AI and infrastructure companies.
- Drive urgency across the organization.
- Hire and develop high-performing recruiters and sourcing specialists.
- Likely structure: player-coach + sourcing-heavy IC to start.
- Evolve the talent function as the company scales.
What we’re looking for
Stage fit
- Experience scaling high-growth companies (Series A/B/C or similar).
- Proven ability to build recruiting systems from scratch.
- Has personally executed senior searches, not just managed teams.
- Deep engineering and/or product network.
- Ability to activate meaningful pipeline within weeks, not months.
- Comfortable operating without heavy infrastructure.
- Willing to roll up sleeves and source directly.
- Strategic but not fluffy.
- Clear, articulate view of what exceptional talent looks like.
- Ability to distinguish great from good quickly and consistently.
- Data-driven funnel management.
- Structured interview design and calibration experience.
- Strong ability to prioritize when every role feels P0.
What this is not
- Not a purely HR or People Operations role.
- Not a big-tech recruiting management position with large existing teams.
- Not a “process-only” strategist.
What success looks like
Within 6–12 months:
- Clear competency frameworks across core functions.
- High signal top-of-funnel pipeline built through network and referrals.
- Reduced agency dependency.
- Compressed interview cycle times.
- Measurable increase in talent density.
Why join
You will build the talent engine that shapes the trajectory of the company. This role has direct leverage on product velocity, customer delivery, and long-term competitive advantage.
Liberate Innovations Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Liberate Innovations and has not been reviewed or approved by Liberate Innovations.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, alongside mental health and wellness programs, life, and disability coverage are emphasized. These offerings signal a broad health safety net for employees.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is available for all employees, positioning staff as owners in the company’s growth. This ownership emphasis complements core cash components to enhance total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible PTO, paid holidays, and paid sick days are provided. These time-off options support rest and work-life balance.
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What We Do
Liberate Innovations Inc. is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for the P&C insurance industry to fully automate claims and underwriting journeys enabling P&C insurers to deliver an exceptional customer experience at the industry’s lowest cost. Insurers use the cloud-based low-code platform to build digital self-serve experiences and orchestrate an ecosystem of solutions providers and core systems to automate complex business processes. For more information, visit www.liberateinc.com.
Why Work With Us
Liberate is a fast-growing, exciting San Francisco-based AI Startup (Series B) that still maintains a people-first culture.
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