Employ Inc.

Parent of JazzHR, Lever, Jobvite, and NXTThing RPO — recruiting software & RPO serving 26,000+ employers.

Services HR Tech / Talent Acquisition Software
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United States (distributed) HQ
600 employees
2022 founded

What is Employ Inc.?

Employ Inc. is the parent company behind four leading talent-acquisition brands — JazzHR (foundational hiring for SMBs), Lever (scalable hiring for mid-market), Jobvite (sophisticated hiring for enterprise), and NXTThing RPO (recruitment-process outsourcing) — plus a growing line of AI products: AI Interview Companion, AI Screening Companion, and AI Sourcing Companion. Tagline: "Building the future of recruiting." Employ was assembled by K1 Investment Management starting 2021–2022 (Jobvite + JazzHR + NXTThing RPO combined in 2021; Lever joined August 2022). The combined business serves 26,000+ employers across SMB through global enterprise. Mission: "AI should enhance, not replace, human connection." 600+ employees globally; live employee openings: https://careers.employinc.com/.

Mission & values

Build the future of recruiting with people-first, AI-powered hiring tools that enhance — not replace — human connection across every stage of talent acquisition.

Qualifications

Employ hires across product (engineering, design, PM), customer success, professional services, RPO recruiting (NXTThing), sales (AE/SDR), marketing, finance, HR, and IT — across all four brand teams. Distributed/remote-friendly workforce of 600+ professionals globally; specific roles vary in remote vs. office expectations. Live jobs are posted at careers.employinc.com (separate from individual brand careers pages at lever.co, jazzhr.com, jobvite.com, and nxtthingrpo.com).

Leadership

J

Jerry Jao

Chief Executive Officer

M

Matthew Piercy

Chief Financial Officer

P

Patrick (PJ) Jean

Chief Technology Officer

D

Dara Brenner

Chief Product Officer

E

Eric Waldinger

Chief Revenue Officer

A

Amanda Berger

Chief Customer Officer

S

Stephanie Manzelli

Chief People Officer

Hiring process

  1. 1

    Apply at careers.employinc.com

    Submit application for an open role across product, engineering, sales, customer success, RPO recruiting, marketing, finance, HR, or IT.

    About 1 day

  2. 2

    Recruiter screen

    Conversation about role, background, and brand-team fit (which of the 4 brand teams you might join).

    About 5 days

  3. 3

    Hiring manager interview

    Discussion of role specifics and your fit with the brand team.

    About 5 days

  4. 4

    Technical / functional interviews

    Multi-round interviews appropriate to the role.

    About 7 days

  5. 5

    Offer

    Compensation discussion and onboarding.

    About 3 days

Funding

StageAcquired
Investors
K1 Investment Management

Awards & recognition

  • 2025 HR Tech Awards (multiple categories) · 2025

    Lighthouse Research & Advisory

  • Fastest-Growing Private Companies (Inc. 5000)

    Inc. Magazine

  • Leader — Applicant Tracking Systems

    Industry analyst evaluation

  • Leader — Diversity Recruiting

    Industry analyst evaluation

  • Leader — Recruitment Marketing

    Industry analyst evaluation

  • Hackett Group recognition

    The Hackett Group

Company information

Frequently asked questions

Who runs Employ Inc.?
7-person C-suite: Jerry Jao (CEO), Matthew Piercy (CFO), Patrick (PJ) Jean (CTO), Dara Brenner (CPO), Eric Waldinger (CRO), Amanda Berger (CCO), Stephanie Manzelli (CHRO).
What brands does Employ run?
JazzHR (foundational hiring for SMBs), Lever (scalable hiring for mid-market), Jobvite (sophisticated hiring for enterprise), NXTThing RPO (recruitment process outsourcing), and AI products: AI Interview / AI Screening / AI Sourcing Companion.
Who owns Employ?
K1 Investment Management — the PE firm assembled Employ starting 2021–2022 (Jobvite + JazzHR + NXTThing combined in 2021; Lever joined August 2022).
How big is the customer base?
26,000+ employer customers across SMB through global enterprise.
Should I apply through Employ or the brand careers pages?
Both — careers.employinc.com lists corporate Employ roles; lever.co, jazzhr.com, jobvite.com, and nxtthingrpo.com list role-specific openings within each brand team.

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