Recruiting Operations Specialist

Wonolo (Work Now Locally) is disrupting the $140BN temporary staffing industry. Founded in 2014 Wonolos mission is to help people find consistent work. Through our two-sided tech marketplace we connect hundreds of businesses in need of front-line workers with 2 million underemployed workers in local markets across the United States within minutes. Wonolo has raised over $200M in funding which will continue to help us empower the in-demand workforce by democratizing access to flexible work opportunities to learn new skills a living wage and comprehensive portable benefits and perks.

In this role you will work within Market Operations as we experiment and roll-out new programs and processes for the Market Operations teams across the United States. This high-impact role is ideal for someone eager to share their expertise in traditional staffing openly provide feedback on current processes and support iterative pilots as we collectively develop sourcing screening and onboarding solutions for workers across all worker classifications looking for long-term work placements.

This is a 6-month contract with potential to extend. The position requires availability during business hours Monday - Friday but occasional evenings and weekends may be required.

We welcome qualified candidates located in the following areas: Inland Empire (e.g. San Bernardino Redlands Corona Chino Riverside Ontario etc) Orange County or South or East LA area.

What youll do:

• Bring an expert level of knowledge on effective outbound recruiting strategies best screening practices and optimal onboarding experiences to place and retain workers
• Develop and update job descriptions and specifications to ensure the Recruiting Team is well-equipped for interviews and workers receive an accurate depiction of work environment and expectations
• Source and attract candidates by using various outbound recruiting platforms and managing experiments to determine effectiveness
• Schedule and conduct interviews to screen candidates for various roles across the United States
• Assess applicants relevant knowledge skills soft skills experience and aptitudes. Maintain notes of each interview and ensure Standard Operating Procedures are maintained in an organized work-flow
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and surface these to ensure seamless experience for both the recruiting and relevant stakeholders
• Support both Wonolo app and W-2 onboarding processes managing the applicants and working closely with W-2 Onboarding team-members to ensure applicants are being onboarded with minimal idle-time
• Act as a point of contact and build influential candidate relationships during the selection process. Develop best practices for worker engagement and notify teams of the most effective timelines for engagement quality as we optimize Recruiting Operations.
• Track metrics such as application-to-interview interview-to-onboarded and interview-to-placed in order to gauge process efficiency and surface blockers
• Travel within the Inland Empire and South/East LA market approximately 1-2x per week with higher frequency based on business needs. Occasionally travel to Northern California based on business launches or hiring events.

Who you are:

• Proven work experience as a Recruiter (either an in-house recruiter or a staffing agency recruiter)
• Solid ability to conduct different types of interviews (structured competency-based etc)
• Hands on experience with various selection processes (video interviewing phone interviewing reference check etc)
• Familiarity with HR databases Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and Candidate Management Systems (CMS) as well as working with Artificial Intelligence tools to help with efficient screening and repetitive tasks
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Effective decision-making skills
• Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish
• Access to a reliable car and the ability to travel to within targeted local market areas

If you have read up to this point we hope you are excited about this opportunity to work at Wonolo! Even if your experience does not check every bullet point we still highly encourage you to apply. The best hires do not always check off every box of a job description.

Pay range:

The expected pay range for this position is $35-39/hour . Please note that individual total compensation for this position will be determined at the Companys sole discretion and may vary based on several factors including but not limited to location skill level and years and depth of relevant experience. Additionally this role is currently eligible to participate in Wonolos equity plan as well as a range of health and wellbeing retirement savings and other benefits within a holistic total rewards offering.

Benefits and perks:

• The opportunity for growth in a mission-driven and well-funded start-up
• Meaningful equity
• We pay 100% of the medical/dental/vision insurance premiums for you
• Cell phone reimbursement and company laptop
• Retirement plans as well as life and disability insurance
• Access to no-cost on-demand mental health support including counselling mindfulness and meditation and wellbeing courses
• Team outings happy hours company off-sites and more!

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About Wonolo:

Wonolo is a two-sided job marketplace that serves over 2 million front-line workers providing them access to flexible and consistent job opportunities across the United States within minutes at companies such as Peloton Coca-Cola Neiman Marcus Papa Johns and thousands more.

We are a remote-first company with 200 full-time employees and quickly scaling our team within the United States Canada and Latin America. We are well-funded and backed by leading investors including Sequoia Capital Bain Capital and Leeds Illuminate among others.

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Commitment to Diversity Inclusion Equity and Belonging

Wonolo welcomes you as you and celebrates our collective diversity. We work to serve the underserved and we are built on the strength of our entire community. We know that diverse backgrounds perspectives and experiences make for the best teams and help to drive high performance. We strive to ensure that our team represents different cultures perspectives and backgrounds as these empower our team to come together to make the best decisions and the biggest impact.

Wonolo is an equal-opportunity employer. We work to ensure all people feel supported empowered and connected at work. A big part of this effort is through our support for members and allies of Employee Resource Groups. Individuals seeking to work at or with Wonolo are considered without regard to race color religion national origin age sex marital status ancestry physical or mental disability veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or any other protected status under all applicable laws regulations and ordinances.

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By providing your personal information and/or submitting your application you agree that Wonolo may use your personal information for the purposes of carrying out its recruitment and hiring process which may include but is not limited to reviewing your qualifications verifying your information communicating with you about the recruitment process and retaining your personal data as otherwise needed for recruitment-related activities.

Information you provide Wonolo as part of the recruitment process is accessible only to those Wonolo employees and other third-party service providers involved with Wonolos recruitment interview and onboarding process. Wonolo does not disclose your personal information to any third party in a manner that would be considered a sale under applicable laws. By providing your personal information as an applicant for this position or any other position at Wonolo you agree that your personal data may be transferred and/or disclosed to Wonolos third-party providers. This may include transfers to servers and databases outside the country where you provided Wonolo with your personal data.

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Required Experience:

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