Enterprise Account Executive at clearchecks.com (Ats) (New York, NY)

clearchecks.com (Ats)· New York, NY·5d ago

Role details

Work type

Remote

Employment

Full-Time

Job description

Culture highlights: Emphasizes transparency, customer-centricity, and innovation. The founders’ note highlights a "modern, simple, transparent, with compliance built in" ethos.
Remote/hybrid/office policy: Hybrid workplace. Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work with a typical time on-site. Offices in Greenwood Village, CO; Phoenix, AZ; Greenville, SC; and Boardman, OR.
Notable perks or engineering culture: Small team environment with a focus on technology and user experience. The company has a strong commitment to compliance and customer support. The acquisition by HireRight offers potential for increased resources and career growth while maintaining a relatively close-knit team culture (reported 9 total employees, though this may shift post-acquisition).
Team composition: A mix of customer service, HR, and technical roles.

One-liner: ClearChecks provides a cloud-based background screening and employment verification platform for businesses of all sizes, focusing on modern, compliant, and user-friendly technology.
Entity Type: Private (Acquired by HireRight in April 2025; previously self-funded with a focus on growth)
Headquarters: Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA (with offices in Phoenix, AZ; Greenville, SC; and Boardman, OR)
Founded: 2017
Founders: Charles "Charlie" Cafazza and Dan Ellis

Primary industry/industries: Human Resources Services, Background Screening, Risk Management, Employment Compliance
Target customers: Small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs), mid-market companies, and enterprise clients. B2B.
Mission or purpose statement: To build the best background screening platform for employers of all sizes by making technology modern, simple, transparent, and compliance-focused.

Background Check Platform: A user-friendly, cloud-based platform for running criminal background checks, driving records (MVR), and drug screenings without long-term commitments or storing PII.
ClearChecks Connect: A low-code integration feature allowing businesses to embed background check functionality directly into their own applications or HR systems (e.g., JazzHR, Lever, Employ).
National Criminal Search: A multi-jurisdictional search of criminal activity across the United States.
County Criminal Search: Access to criminal records from all US counties, FCRA-compliant.
Federal Criminal PACER Search: A search of federal records across all US District Courts.
ClearDegree: An education verification service.
Credit Reporting: Business credit reports and tenant screening services.

Valuation/Market Cap: Not publicly disclosed.
Key Metric: Acquired by HireRight for an undisclosed sum in April 2025. HireRight is a global leader in background screening with a customer base of ~34,000 and over 60 million screens processed annually.
Notable Investors/Partners: HireRight (parent company); backgroundchecks.com (brand under which ClearChecks now operates); integrations with JazzHR, Lever, Employ.
Growth Signals: The acquisition by HireRight signals strong technology and market fit, particularly in the SMB segment. The company was able to innovate on integration features and build a reputation for 98.5% first-contact resolution rate in customer support.

Technology-led platform: Built with modern UX, one-click ATS integrations, and embeddable widgets that differentiate it from legacy providers.
No PII storage: Unique approach to data privacy and security by not collecting or storing sensitive personal information on their own systems.
Customer support reputation: Exceptional service with a 98.5% first-contact resolution rate.
Post-acquisition momentum: Now backed by the resources and scale of HireRight/backgroundchecks.com, including a database of 650+ million criminal records.

Post-acquisition integration: The company is now operating under the brand "BackgroundChecks.com" and is focused on expanding product offerings, improving data quality, and scaling the self-serve platform for SMBs.
Product expansion: Leveraging the acquisition to introduce new features, ATS integrations, and API capabilities to a broader customer base.
SMB market leadership: The acquisition by HireRight is specifically intended to build a market-leading screening platform for small-to-medium businesses.

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