What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Technical Recruiter position at Shepherd?
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.
We’re building the fastest, smartest commercial risk platform, where underwriting expertise, data, and automation work together to deliver:
Our Investors
To date, Shepherd has raised over $20M from leading investors, including:
We're a team of technologists and insurance enthusiasts, bridging the two worlds together. Check out our About page to learn more.
The Role
About the Role:
We’re looking for a Senior Technical Recruiter to help build the team that will define the future of tech-enabled insurance. You’ll own Shepherd’s 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: you’ll 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, you’ll fit right in.
This role is in-person at our San Francisco HQ.
Responsibilities:
🏥 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
Compensation Range: $120K - $190K
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.
We’re 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
Our Investors
To date, Shepherd has raised over $20M from leading investors, including:
- Spark Capital
- Costanoa Ventures
- Y Combinator
- Susa Ventures
- Intact Ventures
- And several others
We're a team of technologists and insurance enthusiasts, bridging the two worlds together. Check out our About page to learn more.
The Role
About the Role:
We’re looking for a Senior Technical Recruiter to help build the team that will define the future of tech-enabled insurance. You’ll own Shepherd’s 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: you’ll 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, you’ll 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 have 5 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).
- You’re 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.
- You’re comfortable with ambiguity and energized by new challenges.
- You’re a collaborative team player who communicates proactively and transparently.
- You’re proficient with Ashby ATS and LinkedIn Recruiter (or similar tools).
🏥 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
Compensation Range: $120K - $190K
Salary : $120,000 - $190,000