Talent & Recruiting Lead

Location: Los Angeles, CA (Hybrid preferred)

Start: Part-time (15–25 hours/week) with path to full-time

Compensation: Hourly rate or retainer + performance bonus | Full-time option includes salary + equity

About COVU

COVU is the leading AI-native infrastructure company for insurance and risk management. We’re transforming how agencies, carriers, and partners manage risk—starting with customer management and distribution and expanding into a full risk marketplace.

With $32M+ raised and a fast-growing portfolio of agency acquisitions and platform expansion, we’re building the future of intelligent insurance—not just AI, not just humans, but both working together.

Why This Role Matters

We are scaling rapidly—acquiring agencies, launching new services, and growing our product and AI teams. To match that pace, we need a hands-on Recruiting Lead who can build and run a lean, high-performance hiring engine.

You’ll work directly with the CEO (Ali Safavi) and functional leaders to drive end-to-end recruiting: from role design and scorecarding to sourcing, screening, and closing. This role is a force-multiplier for our executive and operational focus.

💼 What You’ll Do

• Recruiting Ops: Build sourcing pipelines for technical, GTM, and insurance roles.
  
  


• Candidate Experience: Own communication, screening, and scheduling workflows.
  
  


• Interview Design: Develop scorecards, WHO-method assessments, and close plans.
  
  


• Tools & Systems: Set up or manage ATS (Ashby/Lever/Greenhouse), LinkedIn Recruiter, and Notion workflows.
  
  


• Executive Search Support: Partner with external firms when needed for exec roles.
  
  


• Reporting: Track metrics like time-to-fill, pipeline quality, and source effectiveness.
  

🔍 What You Bring

• 4+ years experience in startup or early-stage recruiting—either in-house or agency
  
  


• Comfortable owning end-to-end recruiting across functions (esp. GTM, product, ops)
  
  


• Strong grasp of structured hiring (WHO method, scorecards, behavioral interviews)
  
  


• Experience with ATS tools (Ashby, Lever, or similar)
  
  


• Based in or able to spend time in LA regularly (hybrid preferred)
  
  


• Highly organized, entrepreneurial, and aligned with COVU’s builder mindset
  
  

🚀 Path to Full-Time

If performance is strong and hiring needs scale, this role has a clear path to full-time with:

• Competitive salary
  
  


• Equity compensation
  
  


• People & Talent leadership opportunities as we grow
  
  

💡 Bonus if you have:

• Insurtech, fintech, or B2B SaaS hiring experience
  
  


• Knowledge of compensation, equity, and hiring compliance
  
  


• Deep recruiting networks in GTM or product talent pools
  
  


• Passion for culture-building and storytelling