People Operations Associate

This role is for our own company - Weekday

 Salary:  Rs 2,40,000 - Rs 3,00,000 (ie INR 2.4 - 3 LPA)

 Experience: 1–2 Years

 Location: Remote – Work from home

 No Freshers | Immediate Joiners Preferred

Funding: We are backed by Y Combinator (early investors in Stripe, Airbnb, DoorDash, Coinbase etc), General Catalyst (prev. VH), Kunal Shah (founder, Cred), Cloud Capital and many more reputed angels.

About Us

At Weekday (https://weekday.works/), we're building the future of hiring. With the largest database of white-collar talent in India, we've developed powerful outreach tools that drive some of the highest candidate response rates in the industry.

We're a profitable, fast-growing startup, expanding steadily month over month. Our model pairs companies with a dedicated Program Manager who leverages our technology and tools to identify top talent, engage them effectively, and manage the entire hiring pipeline from start to finish. If you're looking to work in a high-impact, fast-paced environment with a startup that’s truly transforming recruitment, Weekday is the place to be.

Role Overview

We’re hiring a People Operations Associate who will be the backbone of our talent engagement and HR coordination efforts. This is a hybrid role that blends cold calling, HR recruitment, and operations. The ideal candidate is someone who is both people-oriented and process-driven — a confident communicator who thrives on structure and execution

Key Responsibilities
Candidate & Client Engagement

• Make a high volume of daily cold calls to engage potential candidates and collect key information.
• Conduct initial screening conversations to understand skillsets, availability, and preferences.
• Clearly communicate job opportunities to relevant candidates and encourage participation.
• Occasionally interact with clients or internal teams to align on hiring needs and candidate status.
  

HR Operations & Coordination

• Manage and update internal tools, spreadsheets, and CRMs with candidate and pipeline data.
• Track outreach, follow-ups, and interview progress for different job roles.
• Support interview scheduling, feedback collection, and basic documentation for onboarding.
• Flag bottlenecks in the process and suggest improvements for operational efficiency.
  

What We’re Looking For

• 1–2 years of experience in operations, recruitment coordination, or BDA roles.
• Strong communication skills — especially on the phone.
• Comfortable making outbound calls and handling structured candidate conversations.
• Highly organized with a knack for juggling multiple tasks and tracking progress.
• Familiarity with spreadsheets, CRMs, or recruitment tools is a strong plus.
• A proactive, execution-first mindset — you take ownership and get things done.

Why Join Weekday?

• Work with a YC-backed Startup: Be part of a company solving meaningful hiring problems.
• Remote First: 100% work-from-home with flexibility and autonomy.
• High-Impact Role: See direct results from your work and own key parts of our talent pipeline.
• Startup Culture: Fast-moving, open to ideas, and full of learning opportunities.
• Growth-Oriented: Clear paths to grow into senior ops, recruitment, or program management roles.

If you're someone who thrives on structure, enjoys talking to people, and is ready to own hiring ops from end to end, we’d love to hear from you!