Talent Partner
At a glance
Mid-level Recruiting & Talent Acquisition role at Cara. New York · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $90,000–$152,750.
Cara has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
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What you'll do
- Run hiring from initial talent searches through offer acceptance for engineering, product, go-to-market and business openings
- Set role profiles and hiring plans with founders and hiring managers
- Build connections with prospective hires in AI and insurance
- Help employees with onboarding, performance management and development
- Create recruiting and people programs that can support a growing team
What you bring
- At least three years in recruiting, talent or people work, ideally at a high-growth technology company
- A record of handling searches independently, from mapping and outreach through closing
- Experience advising founders, executives and hiring managers on people and hiring decisions
- Sound judgment and clear communication when building relationships and addressing sensitive employee matters
Who this fits
This hands-on role suits someone who wants to combine recruiting with employee support and process-building. The position is onsite in New York.
From the employer
About Cara
Cara is a domain-specific AI platform purpose-built for insurance - a modular system that enables agencies, brokerages, and wholesalers to automate servicing, accelerate sales, and scale operations with a 24/7 digital workforce.
We’re one of the fastest-growing AI companies in the insurance industry, attracting agencies and brokerages of all sizes with an expanding customer base. We’re a team of experts in engineering and insurance from Stripe, Blend, Strategy&, and Travelers, backed by top-tier VCs, and are scaling our product and team quickly to meet market demand.
About the Role
As a Talent Partner, you’ll help build the team and people infrastructure behind Cara’s next stage of growth. You’ll own recruiting across technical and business roles, partner with leadership on talent strategy, and support employee topics including onboarding, performance, and development.
This is a highly hands-on role for someone excited to build both talent acquisition and people operations at a fast-growing startup.
What You’ll Do
Own end-to-end recruiting across engineering, product, GTM, and business roles, from sourcing through offer and close.
Partner with founders and hiring managers to define talent profiles and recruiting strategies.
Proactively identify and build relationships with exceptional talent across the AI and insurance communities.
Support employee topics including onboarding, performance management, and development.
Build scalable recruiting and people processes and programs as Cara grows.
What You Have
3+ years of experience across recruiting, talent, or people roles, ideally in high-growth technology companies.
A track record of independently managing searches from talent mapping and sourcing through closing.
Experience partnering closely with founders, executives, and hiring managers on talent and people decisions.
Strong judgment, communication, and relationship-building skills, including comfort handling sensitive employee topics.
A highly proactive and organized approach with comfort operating in a fast-moving startup environment.