As the first dedicated talent hire, you will build the recruiting function from scratch for an AI-native company already at multi-7-figure ARR. You’ll partner with the founding team to scale an elite group of engineers and researchers from 20 to 100+, defining the culture and organizational design of a generational insurance-tech platform.
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Head of Talent at Strala
Join an elite AI-native startup that is disrupting the $280B P&C insurance market. Backed by Founders Fund and Lightspeed, this team has already reached multi-7-figure ARR with just 20 people and is now ready to scale. As the first Head of Talent, you will work directly with founders to recruit top-tier engineers and researchers from places like Palantir and Oxford. If you are a high-ownership recruiter who thrives in high-intensity environments and wants to build a talent engine from zero to one in San Francisco, this founding-level role offers the chance to define a generational company's trajectory.
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Location
San Francisco, United States
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Company
Strala
Role overview
Insurance10-2 employees
Strala is an AI-native, full-stack claims partner for insurance carriers, TPAs, and MGAs. We reduce operational and indemnity costs using AI, statistical optimization, and expert claim handlers. Further, we also curate data from claims to improve transparency and assist the actuarial and underwriting work.Our team includes experts from Tier 1 insurance carriers, leading AI research labs at Oxford and Cambridge, and top firms such as DRW, Palantir, and Optiver. We are backed by Tier 1 institutional investors.
What you will do
- Own the full recruiting lifecycle from sourcing to closing world-class technical talent from top AI labs, trading firms, and tier-1 tech companies.
- Design and implement the entire talent infrastructure, including interview processes, compensation frameworks, and organizational design strategies from the ground up.
- Serve as a strategic talent advisor to the leadership team, ensuring every hire maintains the company’s bar for elite technical excellence and high-ownership culture.
Who this is a fit for
- Proven track record of building or significantly scaling a talent function at an early-stage startup, ideally during the 20 to 100+ employee growth phase.
- Exceptional ability to source and close elite technical talent, specifically engineers and AI researchers who typically gravitate toward top-tier labs or high-frequency trading firms.
- Thrives in a high-intensity, in-person SF environment and possesses the strategic mindset to build systems without a playbook while moving at extreme startup speed.
Why this role is remarkable
- Partner directly with founders from Palantir and top trading firms to scale an elite, high-intensity team from 20 to 100+ people.
- Backed by premier investors including Founders Fund, Lightspeed, and Emergence Capital with exceptional product-market fit and multi-7-figure revenue in year one.
- High-impact founding equity stake in a company replacing legacy fax-and-spreadsheet systems with end-to-end AI claims processing for a massive $280B industry.
How Jack & Jill work together
I get to know what you’re great at, then find roles you’d never find yourself.Ok, I'll go first. I'm Jack, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call, learning what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job by finding unmissable opportunities as they come up, supporting you with applications, interview prep, and moral support.
I recruit from Jack’s network and make the intro when I spot a great match.And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate.
Jack gets to know what you're great at and what you want next, then searches 15 million jobs daily and helps you discover roles at companies like this.
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What happens next?
Jack’s an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. He works for you.
Jill is the AI recruiter working for the company. She recruits from Jack’s network.
If your profile’s a match and Strala wants to meet, Jill will make the intro. In the meantime, Jack will send you excellent alternatives.