Ethos is a leading life insurance technology company on a mission to protect families by democratizing access to life insurance and empowering agents at scale. With its robust three-sided technology platform, Ethos is transforming the life insurance experience for consumers, agents, and carriers alike. Ethos offers instant, accessible products and a seamless online process that requires no medical exams and just a few health questions; it eliminates traditional barriers, making it easier than ever for everyone to protect their families. Ethos is redefining how life insurance is bought, sold, and underwritten.
About the role
We are looking for an experienced Non-Tech Recruiter to join our Talent Acquisition Team. This position will be instrumental in helping the business scale across critical, high-priority roles.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Own end to end hiring strategy for tech and/or non-tech critical roles
- Source passive talent through referrals, networking, internet searches, etc.
- Engage with potential candidates and screen for alignment, availability, and interest level
- Provide a world-class recruiting experience to each candidate regardless of outcome
- Employ creative sourcing strategies and proactively build a pipeline of diverse talent
- Manage candidate funnel and determine quality activity needed at the top of the funnelto exceed hiring metrics
- Ensure candidates move through the interview pipeline in a timely manner, following upwith hiring managers when necessary
- Schedule Interviews
Qualifications and Skills:
- 5-7 years of relevant recruiting experience
- Experience using recruiting metrics and data to drive decisions and strategy
- Prior experience sourcing talent at a start-up or agency with a preference for technical sourcing experience
- Experience with supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion through the recruiting process
- Demonstrated the ability to build strong working relationships, including collaborating with leaders, taking new requirements, reviewing profiles and updating pipeline progress
- Ability to engage candidates through targeted email and LinkedIn outreach, and pitch Ethos and roles over the phone in an accurate and exciting way
- Experience with Greenhouse, Gem, and LinkedIn Recruiter, or similar recruiting tools
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Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. At Ethos we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace.
We are an equal opportunity employer.. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. Pursuant to the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider employment for qualified applicants with arrests and conviction records.
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Recruitment Notice: Please be aware of recruitment scams. All legitimate communication from our team will only come from email addresses ending in @ethos.com or @getethos.com.
We will never ask for payment, banking details, or sensitive personal information during the hiring process. If you are contacted by someone claiming to represent us from a different email address, please treat it as fraudulent.
Skills Required
- 5-7 years of relevant recruiting experience
- Experience using recruiting metrics and data to drive decisions and strategy
- Prior experience sourcing talent at a start-up or agency (preference for technical sourcing experience)
- Experience supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion through the recruiting process
- Demonstrated ability to build strong working relationships with leaders and hiring managers
- Ability to engage candidates via targeted email, LinkedIn outreach, and phone; pitch roles effectively
- Experience with Greenhouse, Gem, LinkedIn Recruiter, or similar recruiting tools
- Experience managing candidate funnel, scheduling interviews, and owning end-to-end hiring strategy
What We Do
Ethos makes getting life insurance instant and easy. Our approach blends technology and industry expertise, and the human touch to deliver an incredible life insurance experience. Ethos has raised over $400 million of capital from Sequoia, Accel, Google Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Softbank and more. We are one of the largest U.S. life insurance issuers. We continue to scale quickly and are looking for passionate Ethosaurs to protect the next million families.
Why Work With Us
Ethos is powered by people from all kinds of backgrounds. We embrace a one-team, one-dream mentality, while encouraging Ethosaurs to speak their mind and act boldly, even in the absence of consensus. We believe in decentralized decision making - not decisions made by committee. Here you can have an impact and true ownership over your successes.








