Recruiting Operations Specialist

Wonolo; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Medical insurance

Dental/Vision insurance

Laptop provided

Retirement plan

Mental health support

Team events

Job summary

Wonolo in Los Angeles is seeking a skilled Recruiter to lead outbound recruiting, screening, and onboarding initiatives for workers across the United States. You will design job descriptions, manage candidate pipelines, and collaborate with W-2 onboarding teams to minimize idle time.

The role requires travel within Inland Empire and LA markets 1-2x per week, with occasional travel to Northern California. Eligible candidates should have recruiting experience, strong interview skills, familiarity

Qualifications

• Proven work experience as a Recruiter (in-house or agency).
• Ability to conduct structured and competency-based interviews.
• Experience with video, phone interviewing and reference checks.
• Familiarity with ATS/CMS and HR databases.
• Bilingual English and Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Source and attract candidates using outbound recruiting platforms and experiments.
• Schedule and conduct interviews across the United States.
• Screen applicants for knowledge, skills, soft skills, and experience.
• Track metrics like application-to-interview and interview-to-placed.
• Support Wonolo app and W-2 onboarding processes with the onboarding team.

Skills

Recruiter experience

Interviewing

ATS/CMS familiarity

Bilingual English/Spanish

Travel readiness

Tools

ATS

CMS

AI screening tools

Job description

Wonolo (Work Now Locally) is disrupting the $140BN temporary staffing industry. Founded in 2014, Wonolo's 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 you’ll 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
• Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish
• Access to a reliable car and the ability to travel to within targeted local market areas

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 Company's 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 Wonolo’s 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!