Principal Recruiter, Techincal

About Us

Liberate is reimagining how the $2.7T insurance industry works. By starting with voice, the most valuable and complex channel in insurance, the company proved that even the hardest problems can be automated. Now expanding into full workflow automation across sales, servicing, and claims, Liberate is building toward a bold vision: reasoning agents capable of managing the entire spectrum of carrier and broker operations. Trusted by leading brokers and carriers and powered by a team with experience at Metromile, Google, Stripe, and other category-defining companies, Liberate is shaping the future of insurance.

About the role:

The Principal Technical TA Partner will scale the engineering and product teams that power Liberate’s AI platform. This senior IC role carries full cycle ownership, from defining roles with leaders to sourcing and closing candidates, while ensuring a high bar for talent and candidate experience.

The ideal candidate has deep experience hiring software engineers as a primary focus and product talent as a secondary focus. They are technically literate, strong in sourcing, and skilled at influencing hiring decisions with data and market insights.

Location: San Francisco (Berkeley) hybrid role, 2 days per week in-office

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with engineering and product leaders to define success profiles and hiring strategy
• Source and engage top software engineering talent, with product as a secondary focus
• Maintain a rigorous quality bar while driving efficient process execution
• Own end to end recruiting from intake to close and onboarding handoff
• Provide market intelligence on compensation, talent availability, and competitive dynamics
• Apply AI recruiting tools to expand reach and reduce cycle time

Qualifications:

Must Have:

• Significant in-house recruiting experience, typically 7+ years, including time spent at high-growth companies where you owned full-cycle hiring with a focus on technical roles such as software engineering and product
• Proven ability to deliver early hiring wins while maintaining a high bar for talent
• Executive-level presence and credibility to represent the company to senior candidates
• Hands-on sourcing capability combined with strong candidate closing skills
• Track record of building scalable recruiting processes in lean, fast-paced environments

Nice to Have:

• Experience hiring AI or ML specialists
• Hands-on experience with AI recruiting tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Juicebox, BrightHire
• Technical literacy to credibly engage senior engineers and product leaders
• Proven ability to design recruiting processes that scale with headcount growth

Compensation and Benefits:

• Base salary target range: $160,000 - 165,000 depending on experience
• Meaningful equity package
• Benefits administered through Sequoia (plan details available on request)