Talent Acquisition Lead - Branch Insurance

About Branch

Branch is on a mission to make insurance more accessible, so more people can be covered. We innovate using data, tech, and automation to simplify insurance from start to finish—we eliminated inaccurate quotes in favor of real prices, created a better way to bundle, and cut unnecessary costs in the traditional insurance process. Then we pass those savings along to our members. Basically, we’re doing insurance the way it was meant to be.

Branch has a preference for candidates in Ohio, but is open to candidates located in AZ, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MD, MI, MO, NV, NC, OH, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, and WI. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Branch is remote first, with most Branchers choosing to work from home. Our headquarters are located in Columbus, Ohio, where we come together from time to time to build relationships and connect with each other in real life. Once a year, the entire company gathers for “BranchFest”.

About the role

At Branch, we're reshaping the insurance experience with efficient, transparent, member-centered products. As Talent Acquisition Lead, you'll own how Branch hires, from the first conversation with a hiring manager through the signed offer.

You'll report to Branch's People leader and work directly with executives and hiring managers across Claims, Underwriting, Actuarial, Product, Engineering, Agency, Finance and Member Support. You'll partner with People Operations on onboarding and with Finance on headcount and compensation.

This is the recruiting function at Branch, and you'll own it end to end. There is a working system to build on: structured hiring manager intakes, target profiles, panel-mapped interview rubrics, and an Ashby build configured behind them. A good deal of it already runs on Claude, and where that goes next is your call.

Key Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle hiring across Branch: intake, sourcing, screening, interview design, panel management, offer and close.
• Run structured intakes with hiring managers and turn each one into a target profile, an interview plan and a scored rubric before the role goes live.
• Source directly for the searches that will not fill on inbound, building named target lists and running your own outreach.
• Own Branch's Ashby instance: workflows, stages, application questions, automations, permissions, templates and data hygiene.
• Set and hold the hiring bar with hiring managers, brief and calibrate interview panels, and drive feedback to a decision without drift.
• Own recruiting reporting: pipeline health, stage conversion, time to hire, and a clear read on where each search actually sits.
• Build the AI layer under the function in Claude: agents, projects, .md files, and workflows that turn an intake into a target profile and a rubric, research and qualify candidates, prepare panels, and turn interviews into structured summaries.
• Own candidate experience from first touch through close, including follow-through with candidates not hired.
• Partner with People Operations, Finance and leadership on headcount planning, leveling, compensation bands and offer approvals.
• Write documentation, templates, question banks, and scorecards to make hiring repeatable.

Skills, Knowledge, and Expertise

• 7+ years of full-cycle recruiting, most of it in-house, hiring across various roles.
• Experience as the primary or only recruiter supporting a company or business unit.
• Ownership of a modern ATS as an administrator (Ashby, Greenhouse, or Lever).
• A structured hiring practice: intakes, target profiles, scorecards, calibrated panels, and evidence-based debriefs.
• Real sourcing ability to build named lists and run direct outreach.
• Expert-level, daily use of Claude with experience building agents, projects, and custom instructions.
• Comfort wiring systems together via APIs, no-code automation, or light scripting.
• Strong writing skills and the habit of working out loud.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Why Join Us?

• Above-market salary: Data-driven compensation that hits above the mark.
• Pay equity and transparency: Equitable, market-driven compensation.
• Remote-first perks: Work from home set-up and monthly internet stipend.
• Flexible YouTime: Generous paid time off along with financial support toward your next vacation after your first year.
• Employee stock options: Stock options so you can invest in the company.
• Medical, vision, dental: Comprehensive coverage options.
• 401k and matching: Retirement contribution matching program.