New York, United States of America Hybrid Employment $200K - $250K

Kalepa is hiring a Director of Talent Acquisition

About the Role

As the Director of Talent Acquisition, you will define and execute a comprehensive global hiring strategy that aligns with business objectives and supports scalable growth. You will design and manage the full-cycle recruiting process, ensuring a consistent, rigorous, and candidate-first experience from sourcing through onboarding.

Key Responsibilities

  • Translate company goals into actionable hiring plans across Engineering, Product, Go-To-Market, Operations, and other functional areas worldwide.
  • Develop and refine the end-to-end recruiting operating model to ensure efficiency, scalability, and a strong candidate journey.
  • Track, analyze, and report on critical talent metrics to guide strategy, optimize performance, and drive continuous improvement.
  • Lead high-impact searches for critical roles, consistently securing top-tier talent aligned with organizational needs.
  • Shape and promote the employer brand to position the company as a destination for elite professionals passionate about innovation.
  • Advise senior leaders and hiring managers with data-backed insights, helping them make informed talent decisions.
  • Recruit, mentor, and grow a high-performing talent acquisition team, fostering a culture of accountability, support, and excellence.

Qualifications

  • Minimum of 8 years in talent acquisition, with demonstrated success hiring across multiple disciplines in fast-scaling environments.
  • At least 2 years leading and developing in-house recruiting teams, including setting performance benchmarks and coaching for results.
  • Proven ability to own hiring outcomes and scale processes in high-pressure, high-expectation settings.
  • Strong analytical mindset—comfortable using data to diagnose issues, test solutions, and improve recruiting effectiveness.
  • Experience integrating AI-powered tools into talent workflows to enhance productivity and reach.
  • Deep commitment to company values, with the ability to represent culture authentically to candidates and stakeholders.
  • Resilient and resourceful—driven to overcome obstacles and deliver results, no matter the challenge.
  • Passionate about building world-class teams and motivated by impact, speed, and quality.
  • Values candid, direct, and respectful communication as a driver of clarity and progress.

Work Environment

This role operates in a hybrid model, with flexibility for remote work across global time zones. The team connects regularly through regional gatherings and annual international offsites. On-site presence is centered in New York, with collaboration spanning over 10 languages and regions.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Salary range: $200,000 – $250,000, based on experience
  • Significant equity options in a high-growth organization
  • Employer-contributed 401(k), regardless of employee contribution
  • Full coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their families
  • 20 days of paid time off annually
  • Annual global team offsites in international locations
  • Stipends for gym memberships, mobile phone expenses, and continuing education

Culture & Values

The organization thrives on determination and ownership—employees are expected to tackle hard problems and persist until solutions emerge. Every decision centers on delivering measurable value to customers, especially in how technology improves decision-making in insurance. Excellence is rewarded through rapid advancement, and ideas are evaluated on merit, not hierarchy. Open dialogue and constructive challenge are encouraged to accelerate learning and uncover truth. Innovation is driven through constant experimentation, fast iteration, and rigorous measurement.

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Kalepa
Insurance is a $7T global industry built on professional labor: underwriting, claims, pricing, operations, and distribution. Kalepa is building AI that can perform that work. We create professional-grade AI systems for insurers: software that can read, reason, decide, and act inside real workflows and operate over long-time horizons. Kalepa begins by augmenting professionals with the tools to succeed at their jobs. That earns us the right to learn from real decisions, capture decision traces, and automate what can be automated successfully over time. Our products are already in production with leading insurers, driving measurable outcomes and expanding across functions. The opportunity is far broader than any single workflow: to build the AI operating system for decision-making across insurance. For people who want to work on AI that matters, in a sector where correctness, trust, and real-world impact count, Kalepa is just getting started. Kalepa is backed by leading investors such as IA Ventures and Inspired Capital, and our team brings experience from Facebook, Palantir, Google, Amazon, McKinsey, Mastercard, and Uber.
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