Role: Recruiting Manager- Direct Sales

Location:  Austin, TX

Reports To: VP, People

Hippo is modernizing the $100B home insurance industry by putting customers at the center of everything we do, from the coverage we offer to the customer service we provide. Hippo’s true ambition lies in helping people protect their homes to begin with by leveraging technology and data to help find small issues before they become big headaches. Because, at the end of the day, the best home insurance policy is the one you never have to use.  

Hippo treats its team members with the same level of dedication and care as we do our customers. Our CEO, Assaf Wand, views this company as an opportunity to care for one another like a family, which is why we’re fortunate to provide all of our Hippos with:

• Healthy Hippos Benefits- 100% Employer paid medical, dental & vision plan options for our team members AND their families (yes, you read that correctly). 
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Little Hippos Program- We reimburse our team members up to $25k for adoption costs and up to $50k for infertility treatments. Plus, we offer 12 weeks parental leave for primary caregivers and 6 weeks for secondary caregivers. 
• Hippo Meals & Snacks- We cater lunch in our office 3 times a week and we provide all the snacks & drinks our Hippos can handle daily. 
• Hippo Habitat- Our beautiful, historic offices are located in downtown Austin at the corner of 6th & Congress.

About This Role 

The Direct Sales Recruiting Manager is a collaborative strategic thinker with comprehensive knowledge and experience in High-Volume recruitment principles, concepts, practices, and standards. They will manage and perform end-to-end full life-cycle recruitment timely and effectively to meet staffing goals of the Direct Sales Team. 

In close partnership with the Director of Direct Sales, the recruiting manager will drive the process to attract talent,  demonstrating the ability to establish trust and confidence by maintaining a high level of credibility, integrity, and skilled communications with team members and agents at all levels.

Sales & Marketing/Business Development experience is needed to develop campaigns to attract and retain the right talent for this unique role.

Performs day-to-day recruiting activities associated with the sourcing, coordinating, screening, qualifying, interviewing, handling offers, and hiring candidates for the Direct Sales Team.    

About You 

• A collaborative strategic thinker with a competitive drive
• A self-starter with an entrepreneurial mind-set
• A unique individual who is willing to roll up their sleeves while understanding this is a start-up department within a start-up company 
• An out of the box thinker who wants to be part of something that has never been done 
• A leader who can maintain professionalism when faced with objections
• Embodies integrity and a commitment to excellence in a highly regulated industry
• Has a growth mindset: hard work, solid strategies, ability to learn and teach 

Responsibilities

• Put steps in place to scale the recruiting process and ensure an endless flow of high-quality candidates 
• Implement end-to-end full life cycle recruitment to timely and effectively meet goals
• Manage the full cycle of the hiring funnel to include tracking, measuring and monitoring all progress to include conversion rates per platform and campaign
• Oversee all Direct Sales recruiting platforms to include identifying, posting, selecting candidates, screening, scheduling (when needed), interviewing and hiring. 

Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience sales recruiting
• 5+ years in industry related field such as: insurance – Direct Sales, P&C, L&H, support, claims, underwriting, and/or finance, real estate, sales, or combination 
• Strong ability to influence at all levels: Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Self-motivated, self-directed and goal oriented: Wants to win and have fun doing it!

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.