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

201-1000 company size

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

Jerry Jao

Chief Executive Officer

Matthew Piercy

Chief Financial Officer

Patrick (PJ) Jean

Chief Technology Officer

Dara Brenner

Chief Product Officer

Eric Waldinger

Chief Revenue Officer

Amanda Berger

Chief Customer Officer

Stephanie Manzelli

Chief People Officer

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