Technical Recruiter

What We Do

Shepherd is a technology-driven Managing General Underwriter (MGU) transforming commercial Property & Casualty insurance for high-hazard industries. Our mission is to make risk frictionless for the builders and operators shaping the physical world protecting progress from concept through construction and into decades of operation.

Were building the fastest smartest commercial risk platform where underwriting expertise data and automation work together to deliver:

• Faster decisions

• Smarter more accurate pricing

• Better risk outcomes

With Shepherd safety speed and quality no longer trade off against one another they compound. Were not just modernizing insurance products. Were building the risk infrastructure for the next generation of financial services where technology underwriting and partnerships operate in harmony to support the worlds most important industries and the progress they make possible.

Our Investors

To date Shepherd has raised over $20M from leading investors including:

• And several others

Our Team

Were a team of technologists and insurance enthusiasts bridging the two worlds together. Check out our team page to meet some of us!

The Role

About the Role:

Were looking for a Technical Recruiter to help build the team that will define the future of tech-enabled insurance. Youll own Shepherds end-to-end recruiting efforts across Engineering Product Design and Actuarial acting as a true partner to hiring managers and a high-agency builder of scalable recruiting processes.

This is a high-impact role: youll shape the talent bar develop repeatable systems and ensure every candidate has an exceptional experience. If you thrive in fast-moving environments enjoy building from first principles and love working with curious motivated teammates youll fit right in.

This role is in-person at our San Francisco HQ.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with leadership and hiring managers to deeply understand role requirements success profiles timelines and priorities.

• Own top-of-funnel sourcing across technical functions (Engineering Product Design Actuarial) to build high-quality pipelines.

• Run initial screens and serve as the first point of evaluation before candidates move to hiring teams.

• Manage the candidate journey end-to-end from kick-off to offer ensuring a thoughtful fast and high-quality experience.

• Build scalable repeatable processes for sourcing interviewing skills assessment and candidate engagement.

• Collaborate with hiring managers to refine interview best practices and train teammates on interviewing fundamentals.

• Create track analyze and share key recruiting metrics/insights that will be used to streamline processes and forecast the hiring funnel.

• Serve as a strategic partner to leadership by advising on hiring timelines market insights and pipeline risks.

You would be our dream candidate if

• You have 4 years of experience in recruiting or talent roles (bonus: 2 years in a fast-growing startup).

• You have experience hiring for technical roles (Engineering Product Design).

• Youre exceptional at both written and verbal communication.

• You operate with urgency prioritization and a candidate-obsessed mindset.

• You enjoy building processes systems and structure not just running them.

• Youre comfortable with ambiguity and energized by new challenges.

• Youre a collaborative team player who communicates proactively and transparently.

• Youre proficient with Ashby ATS and LinkedIn Recruiter (or similar tools).

Benefits

Premium Healthcare
100% contribution to top-tier health dental and vision

Unlimited PTO
Flexibility to take the time off recharge and perform

Daily lunches dinners and snacks
We work together and enjoy meals together too

SF NYC or Dallas-Fort Worth Offices
Premium office spaces on both coasts with daily lunches provided

Professional Development
Access to premium coaching including leadership development

401(k) Plan
Competitive 401(k) plan offered

Dog-friendly office
Plenty of dogs to play with and make friends with in the SF office