Role: Talent Acquisition Partner (Contractor)
Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid)
Reports To: Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition
About Hippo:
Hippo was built on a promise: make homeownership effortless. Nearly a decade later, that mission still drives us. We use technology and data to help our customers stay ahead of problems and protect what matters most.
Today, that same tech-native approach powers our work beyond homeowners. Hippo operates as a diversified carrier platform, partnering with MGAs to deliver tailored program solutions that help them grow and deliver better customer experiences. Behind that work is a team that values ownership, curiosity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
If you're energized by building what's next, we'd love to meet you.
About This Role:
The Talent Acquisition Partner position is an impactful function whose overall responsibility will be to provide best-in-class recruitment expertise and hiring strategies roles in IT, Engineering, G&A, Insurance, High-Volume, Spinnaker (wholly subsidiary of Hippo) and etc. You will directly impact the company’s success, identifying diverse and skilled talent.
In this role you will develop and deliver end-to-end recruiting process from influencing job description skills in partnership with our People Strategy team, to building hiring strategies, consulting with hiring leaders, and creating talent pipelines for the organization’s ongoing hiring needs.This person will be vital to our hiring success through immediate engagement, ensuring we have the tools and resources needed to grow their business.
*6 month contract that could potentially turn into a full-time position
Responsibilities
- You have talent acquisition experience in fast-paced environments and are excited about Hippo’s forward-thinking approach
- Effectively consult with hiring leaders to understand business objectives, assess hiring needs and manage searches through the recruiting lifecycle
- Manage stakeholders’ expectations by communicating in a proactive, clear, concise, persuasive manner on proposed solutions, tied back to business needs
- Source, screen, and interview candidates ensuring a positive candidate experience by implementing a smooth recruiting process
- Assess talent at every level for skills and alignment with Hippo’s values
- Proactively seek out talent to build multiple pipelines by using sourcing strategies such as traditional sourcing approaches, diversity channels, hiring events, universities, and other creative methodologies
- An understanding of employment law basics, interviewing best practices, and behavioral-based interviewing
- Manage internal recruiting process and stakeholder engagement with strong cross-functional collaboration skills
- Strong project management skills, attention to detail, and business acumen
- You are highly organized, focused, and flexible within an exciting, ever-changing hiring environment
Requirements
- 4+ years of recruiting experience (Tech, G&A and GTM)
- Experience conducting full-cycle recruiting including posting on job boards, conducting phone screens, managing, and facilitating interviews, facilitating post-interview discussions (debriefs), extending and negotiating offers
- Experience working in an applicate tracking system to effectively track and manage candidates throughout the recruiting process; Greenhouse ATS experience is preferred
- Self-motivated and directed; the ability to collaborate with a variety of different stakeholders
- Uses funnel metrics that impact the business to drive actions and change management for the business
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Nice To Have:
- Insurance and related high-volume experience for Customer Support, Claims, and/or Sales
- Operational experience
Perks:
- Hippo Habitat - Snacks and drinks available and catered lunches for onsite employees
Hippo is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to building a team culture that celebrates diversity and inclusion.
Hippo’s applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to an applicant’s disability or need for accommodation. Any Hippo applicant who requires reasonable accommodations during the application process should contact the Hippo’s People Team to make the need for an accommodation known.
Hippo CCPA
Skills Required
- 4+ years of recruiting experience (Tech, G&A, GTM)
- Full-cycle recruiting experience including posting, phone screens, interviews, debriefs, offers and negotiations
- Experience working in an applicant tracking system to track and manage candidates
- Greenhouse ATS experience
- Understanding of employment law basics, interviewing best practices, and behavioral-based interviewing
- Proven sourcing skills including diversity channels, hiring events, and university outreach
- Strong project management skills, attention to detail, and business acumen
- Ability to consult with hiring leaders, manage stakeholder expectations, and influence job descriptions and hiring strategy
- Uses funnel metrics to drive actions and change management
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Self-motivated, directed, and able to collaborate with diverse stakeholders
Hippo Insurance Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Hippo Insurance and has not been reviewed or approved by Hippo Insurance.
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Healthcare Strength — Company materials and job listings describe multiple medical plan options with employer‑paid dental and vision, with some describing 100% employer‑paid medical/dental/vision for employees and, in some cases, families. Listings also reference life insurance, disability coverage, FSAs, and an EAP.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible or unlimited PTO is advertised across company materials. Time off is presented as broadly available, with mechanics to be confirmed by role and location.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers is highlighted, alongside adoption and infertility reimbursements in benefit summaries. These family‑building supports are consistently emphasized in external benefit descriptions.
Hippo Insurance Insights
What We Do
Hippo’s more than just a home insurance company, its reimagined home protection, helping our customers identify and resolve issues in their homes before they become major headaches. Hippo offers complimentary smart home devices with smart home discounts, home care services that include home wellness checkups and layers in advanced technology that’s focused on preserving our customers’ properties and their pocketbooks. In just over three years, we’ve grown to protect hundreds of thousands of homeowners in 31 states, reaching over 70 percent of the US homeowners population, and aim to reach 95 percent of homeowners by 2021. Hippo has raised $359 million in total funding with a recorded $1.5 billion valuation. Most recently, the company announced a $150 million Series E funding round led by venture capital firm FinTLV.
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