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title: 'Senior Recruiter at Zero Homes'
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# Senior Recruiter at Zero Homes

- **Company:** Zero Homes
- **Location:** Denver, CO
- **Compensation:** $120k–$160k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-08-13
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/zerohomes/5672e4a9-2d37-42df-b5c0-c44fd1b9a460

## Job description

## About Zero Homes

Our mission is to rebuild American communities through healthy, affordable homes.

At Zero Homes, we operate on a simple premise: when you make contractors successful, homeowners win. The current home services industry is fragmented, complex, and opaque, which is frustrating for homeowners and exhausting for contractors. We are changing this by building a home upgrade marketplace that enables a simple, central, transparent process for homeowners and contractors to complete projects.

Through our platform we handle design, quoting, procurement, and customer service, allowing our contractor network to focus on what they do best and make them money: delivering projects. For homeowners, this delivers a predictable, high-quality, and transparent experience—transforming home upgrades from a source of anxiety into a seamless experience.Our vision is to create a world where homeowners and contractors in all 50 states can leverage our platform to execute thousands of projects every week within the next 36 months.

We work by a clear set of values: Be a "can kid," not a "can’t kid": We own our outcomes and go to extraordinary lengths to solve problems. Go fast, be clear: Speed is our advantage, and we sweat the details to deliver an extraordinary customer experience. Customer & Contractor Obsessed: We have a deep, personal understanding of the work to be done. We stay curious about our contractors' craft and the stories of our homeowners. Win, as a team: We are building an iconic business that will reinvent the industry, and will do so together. If you are ready to build a world-class consumer experience that genuinely rebuilds American communities, come build with us.

## The Role

We are looking for a high-horsepower, Senior Recruiter to help accelerate our team’s growth. This is not a "behind the scenes" HR role; you are the frontline representative of Zero Homes in the Denver ecosystem and the operational owner of our talent machine. You will help drive the entire candidate lifecycle—from the first "hello" at a Denver Startup Week event to the moment a new hire signs their offer letter. You will act as a Strategic Advisor to our CEO and Leadership team, helping us move from reactive hiring to a data-driven capacity model as we scale to 55+ people.

## What You'll Do

Full-Cycle Execution: Manage end-to-end recruitment for Technical (Software/Eng), General (Sales/Growth), and Ops (Field/Trade) roles. Calibration & Benchmarking: Partner with Leadership to build and maintain our internal compensation and equity bands using real-time Denver market data. Denver Brand Building: Represent Zero Homes at local career fairs, university events (Mines, CU, CSU), and trade schools. You aren't just posting jobs; you’re on the ground at RiNo meetups and industry mixers building a "warm" talent pipeline. In-House Community Hosting: Turn our HQ into a hub for Denver’s climate-tech community. You will lead the strategy and execution for in-house meetups and networking mixers designed to get high-quality local talent through our doors before they even apply. Scaling Metrics: Track and report on the metrics that matter: Pipeline Velocity, Offer Acceptance Rate, Referral %, and Time-to-Productivity. Candidate Experience: Ensure every candidate—whether hired or not—leaves with a strong impression of Zero Homes.

## Who You Are

Self-Driven Architect: You have a massive sense of ownership. If the process is broken, you don't just fix it—you build a system so it never happens again. Master Communicator: You can pivot easily between a technical deep-dive with a Senior Engineer and a pragmatic conversation with a Field Operations Lead. Data-Forward: You thrive on "Organized Chaos" but solve it with data. You prefer capacity models and trigger-based hiring over "gut-feel" recruiting. Mission-Aligned: You have a genuine interest in heat pumps, renewable energy, and decarbonization. Denver Local: You live within 40 miles of Denver, CO, and are ready to be a presence at our 31st St HQ and local community events.

## Requirements

Experience: 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience (Internal experience in a high-growth startup is highly preferred). Track Record: Proven ability to source for diverse roles, from Software Engineers to Field Technicians and Project Managers. Tooling Expert: High proficiency with modern ATS platforms (Ashby, Lever, or Greenhouse), G-Suite automation, and equity management tools (Carta). Drive: High energy, relentless follow-through, and a "Bar-Raiser" mentality.

## About Zero Homes

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Zero Homes provides a fully digital platform for residential heat pump and HVAC upgrades, combining virtual home assessments, engineering-driven design, transparent pricing, and a vetted local installer network.
- **Entity Type**: Private (venture-backed, Series A)
- **Headquarters**: Denver, Colorado, United States
- **Founded**: 2022 (official company listing; LinkedIn also lists 2021)
- **Founders**: Grant Gunnison (CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Residential HVAC / Heat-pump electrification, Home improvement, Climate technology
- **Target customers**: Homeowners (B2C) and utilities (B2B, via programs like the Neighborhood Residential Retrofit pilot for Xcel Energy)
- **Mission or purpose**: Remove friction from home electrification upgrades, making the process transparent, fast, and trustworthy — “like buying anything else in the modern world.”

## Products & Services
- **Virtual Home Assessment (App)**: Homeowners scan their home with a smartphone; Zero generates a digital twin and an ACCA Manual J® certified load calculation without an in-home visit.
- **Design & Quoting Platform**: Proprietary tools produce a detailed, unbiased system design with line-item pricing for equipment, labor, and rebates.
- **Curated Installer Network**: Pre-vetted, licensed, and insured local contractors handle permits and installation; Zero manages the entire project end-to-end.
- **Rebate & Financing Handling**: Zero automatically applies all qualifying rebates before financing the remainder, lowering the upfront cost.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: $20.1M total funding raised (including $16.8M Series A in February 2026)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Prelude Ventures (lead), SJF Ventures, Exelon Foundation, VoLo Earth Ventures, Overture VC, FJ Labs
- **Growth Signals**: Roughly 50-person team (as of early 2026); active installations in Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Illinois, and California with plans to expand further in 2026; DOE-validated remote quoting technology; selected CEO for NREL’s inaugural West Gate cohort.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Fully digital, no in-home sales visit**: Homeowners get a complete assessment, quote, and schedule from their couch, eliminating the typical high-pressure, opaque contractor process.
- **Independent, unbiased design**: Zero does not take referral fees or kickbacks from equipment manufacturers; every design is proprietary and certified.
- **End-to-end project management**: One point of contact from assessment to install, including rebate paperwork and permits — contractors gain a streamlined workflow and homeowners gain a single touchpoint.
- **Vetted contractor network**: Every installer is independently licensed, bonded, and insured; Zero follows up if issues arise.

## Strategic Focus
- **Market expansion** into new U.S. states beyond the current five.
- **Broader product offerings** beyond heat pumps (e.g., broader HVAC and home electrification upgrades).
- **Growing the contractor network** to scale installation capacity while maintaining quality.
- **Deepening utility partnerships** (e.g., the Xcel Energy NRR pilot) to unlock more rebate programs for homeowners.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven culture**: Work directly on climate impact — electrifying homes and reducing carbon emissions; founded by an MIT/NASA engineer with a background in the trades.
- **Virtual-first, but anchored in Denver**: The company describes itself as “virtual-first,” yet the headquarters is in Denver and many roles (e.g., Insights Manager, Director of People, System Designer) are listed as on-site or hybrid in Denver.
- **Current open roles** (as of Sep 2026): Product Manager, Senior Full Stack Engineer, Mobile Engineer, Senior Program Manager – Utilities, Customer Success Coordinator, Growth Marketing Manager, Product Marketer, and more.
- **Small, growing team** (~50 people) with a fast pace and direct impact on product and operations.
- **Culture signals**: Rated 3.8/5.0 on LinkedIn (work-life, compensation, culture all 3.8). Emphasis on autonomy, transparent pricing, and quality.

## Sources
1. [zerohomes.com/about](https://www.zerohomes.com/about)
2. [zerohomes.com](https://www.zerohomes.com/)
3. [zerohomes.com/blog/series-a-announcement](https://www.zerohomes.com/blog/series-a-announcement)
4. [linkedin.com/company/zerohomes](https://www.linkedin.com/company/zerohomes)
5. [jobs.lever.co/zerohomes](https://jobs.lever.co/zerohomes)

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