Hi, Im Lucy - hxs Head of Talent.
I joined hx nearly five years ago when we were 15 people. Were 250 today. Building this team has been some of the best work of my career, in large part because of the people on it - Im learning constantly, especially as we keep tackling things that have never been done before.
Were now post-Series B, and the US - NYC in particular - is one of the most important growth levers in front of us. The GTM hires we make there over the next two years will shape what hx becomes more than almost anything else we do.
NYC is where the top GTM talent we need lives, and right now we dont have anyone there. So Im hiring our Senior Talent Partner - US Lead, ideally someone deeply embedded in the NYC GTM hiring world, with the seniority and judgement to work directly with our President, COO and CPO on the hires that shape what hx becomes.
One thing worth flagging early: this is a hybrid role, based in our NYC office, three days a week in person. Were a lean US team of 17, growing fast, and being in the room together is how we build, learn and move at the pace we do. Were looking for someone whos genuinely excited by that, not just willing.
Sounds interesting? Read more about us below.
About hyperexponential (hx)
At hyperexponential, were building the AI-powered platform that enables the worlds most critical decisions in a $7 trillion industry: which risks to take, and how to price them. These are decisions that shape real-world outcomes - whether rockets successfully launch into space, autonomous vehicles make it to market, or communities recover after major storms.
Until now, insurance has been making billion-dollar decisions using outdated tools. Were changing that. Our platform brings together data, AI, and human expertise to give insurers the fastest path from submission to decision. We help them move faster, act smarter, and take on more risk with confidence.
Backed by a16z, Highland Europe, and Battery Ventures, were scaling globally. We are already trusted by nearly 60 of the worlds largest insurers, with zero churn and billions in premiums flowing through hx.
What began as a single product in one market has rapidly evolved into a multi-product, multi-territory platform powering every stage of pricing and underwriting. AI is at the core of what we do - from building the worlds first domain-specific AI peer programmer for insurance (think GitHub Copilot with a PhD in actuarial science) to shaping agentic workflows that reinvent how this industry operates.
About the Talent team
Were a team of six. Lean, ambitious, and aiming to operate at the frontier of what AI-leveraged hiring can look like. Were all in on AI, and we know we cant afford to get comfortable - AI is changing fast, and so must we.
Were also builders. Anna is building an AI-native interview coach. Oskar is building our own candidate portal. Cait has redesigned our go-live workflow. Dan is going deep on quality of hire. We use a best-in-class stack: Ashby, Metaview, SourceWhale, plus a growing set of agentic sourcing tools - and if youre still hungry, you build your own.
Something Ive come to value most about this team is that the work we get to do here isnt really possible everywhere. hx is unusually and deeply invested in hiring - across the leadership team, not just inside Talent. The hiring bar is real, partnership is the operating mode, and people treat us as part of the decision rather than support around it. Thats rare.
A lot of what makes Talent at hx different - our rituals, our stack, our hiring philosophy - lives on our Talent hub page. Worth a read before you apply.
About the role
This role reports to me directly. As Senior Talent Partner, you will own and lead US hiring across our GTM and product organisations end-to-end. That spans the most senior, consequential hires - partnering directly with Richard Gunn (President), David Spitz (COO), and Noel Sequeira (Chief Product Officer), and the broader US leadership team - through to AE, strategic and enterprise sales hiring, technical sales, our founding and growing Customer Success, Partnerships and Marketing teams. Its a senior craft role with a varied portfolio. Some of these hires will be founding-team-shape moments. Others will be the AE hires that build the revenue engine in the US - every one of them moves the number meaningfully.
This is also an outbound-heavy role. Were looking for someone who knows how to generate engagement and replies - someone whose craft turns cold talent into a real pipeline of conversations. With the support of our investor base (a16z and Battery among them), youll help us build a real presence in NYC, through events, employer brand initiatives, and the quality of every conversation you have in the market.
A note on geography: most of the Talent team is based in London, with Anna in Warsaw. You would be the first of the team in the US - partnering closely with the rest of us across time zones, and anchoring our US hiring presence as the function grows. Weve operated this way before and it works, but it does ask for someone whos confident working autonomously, comfortable across geographies, and excited by being our first on-the-ground presence.
What youll be doing
This is a doer role. We care deeply about execution and, alongside it, the experience we create for candidates and hiring managers. Prioritisation, sense of urgency, judgement and the ability to deliver consistently in a fast-paced environment are non-negotiable. The partnering, brand-building and system-level work all sit on top of getting the daily craft right.
Own US hiring end-to-end across the GTM and product organisations - spanning the most senior, ambiguous searches (founding-team-shape hires, leadership hires) through to strategic and enterprise sales, technical sales, founding and growing Customer Success, Partnerships, and Marketing.
Operate as an AI-leveraged builder. Ship your own automations, build your own dashboards, design AI-native workflows for hiring, and raise the bar for what a modern talent function can do.
Run an outbound-heavy operation. Design the targeting, build the messaging, and run the patterns that turn cold talent into committed hxers.
Help build hxs brand in the US - partnering on events with our investor base to grow our NYC presence, contributing to employer branding initiatives, and using every candidate conversation as a way to build hxs reputation in the market.
Bring market intelligence back to the business as a regular input - whats happening at peer fintechs, where the bar is moving, whats shifting in comp and expectations across the GTM spread.
What youll need to have done
Owned and delivered across the GTM breadth at a high-growth SaaS, fintech or AI company - senior leadership hires alongside enterprise and strategic sellers, customer success, solutions engineers and architects. Were an insurtech, so the book also includes specialist hires like actuarial talent - a rarer but meaningful part of what makes this role interesting.
Built a real network in the US GTM space - people youve known for years, who answer your messages, who refer to you, who you can pick up the phone to.
Closed candidates with multiple competing offers - including from top-tier competitors, FAANG-equivalent comp packages, or candidates whose stated motivations didnt match their actual ones
Used Ashby, Greenhouse, or similar ATSs as a builder, not just a user - designed your own dashboards, shipped your own automations, brought data forward as the opening move in stakeholder conversations.
Operated in an AI-leveraged talent function: built workflows with AI tooling, shipped automations, and have strong, current opinions on what good looks like in this space.
Why hx
Youd be the first person from our People team on the ground in the US. Talent, culture, hiring philosophy, how we show up in the market: that all gets shaped by you over time. Its a kind of scope that doesnt come up often, and almost never in a company thats already this far along.
Your AI fluency will accelerate here. Youll work alongside a team thats actively building - interview coaches, candidate portals, sourcing agents, custom workflows - and youll have the time, tooling and budget to push your own craft hard. If youre someone who learns by building, this is a rare environment to do that in.
Youre joining a generational business at a real inflection point. hx isnt an early-stage bet - we have nearly 60 of the worlds largest insurers as customers, zero churn, billions in premium flowing through the platform, and backing from a16z, Highland Europe and Battery. At the same time, the US is wide open in front of us. You get the rare combination: a senior craft role with the freedom to build, and the strong backing of a company thats already winning.
Compensation
Salary Range: $140,000 - $170,000
Bonus/Variable: up to 10% of base, tied to delivery against role objectives.
Total OTE range: $154,000 - $187,000
Equity: We offer equity across all roles at hx, making it a significant component of total compensation.
Benefits
$6,000 training and conference budget
Full medical, dental, and vision package
Mental health support via Spring Health and Rula
Access to One Medical
Flexible vacation policy
Pet discount plans, retirement plan (401K), and discount programmes
Additional perks
Top-spec equipment
Regular remote and in-person hackathons, lunch and learns, socials, and game nights
Team breakfasts and lunches, snacks, drinks fridge, and WeWork office space
Exceptional opportunities for personal development and growth
Interview process
Introductory Interview with Head of Talent
Skills Assessment with hxs Talent Team
Meet the US Leadership Team
Values Interview with VP People
We offer!
Our commitment to Diversity
hxers are at the centre of everything we build. We know that progress depends on diverse perspectives, and we are committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive, grow, and make an impact. We recognise there is always more to do, and we take responsibility for shaping a workplace that is not only diverse but genuinely inclusive.
Diversity is not just the right thing to do; it is key to solving the complex challenges we choose to take on. By welcoming people from all backgrounds and experiences, we strengthen our ability to question assumptions, push boundaries, and design solutions that endure.
If youre energised by complexity and motivated to grow, we encourage you to apply and join our global team.
Next steps
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