Operations Associate

What the role needs

• Join the Salt Lake City sales team at an early-stage AI recruiting and talent-matching company. You will coordinate the calls, follow-ups, and checks that move candidate introductions toward booked interviews.
• Call and text candidates to confirm interest, schedule interviews, and help them prepare for initial conversations.
• Follow up with hiring managers to gather timely feedback on introduced candidates.
• Review candidate lists for fit, location, salary alignment, and prior responses before sharing them with clients.
• Keep statuses, notes, and next steps accurate and current in team systems.
• Investigate recurring operational problems and implement fixes or propose improvements.
• Use AI tools and automation for repetitive tasks, and review the resulting work.
• Experience managing several concurrent tasks or open items while keeping follow-ups on track.
• Experience making outbound calls to people you do not already know.
• Evidence of career growth through promotion, increased responsibility, or broader scope.
• Experience using AI tools or automation to streamline repetitive work.
• A completed project or initiative you took on independently, and experience handling sustained high workloads or competing priorities.

From the employer

ABOUT THE ROLE Join the Salt Lake City sales team at an early-stage AI recruiting and talent-matching company. You will coordinate the calls, follow-ups, and checks that move candidate introductions toward booked interviews. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Call and text candidates to confirm interest, schedule interviews, and help them prepare for initial conversations. - Follow up with hiring managers to gather timely feedback on introduced candidates. - Review candidate lists for fit, location, salary alignment, and prior responses before sharing them with clients. - Keep statuses, notes, and next steps accurate and current in team systems. - Investigate recurring operational problems and implement fixes or propose improvements. - Use AI tools and automation for repetitive tasks, and review the resulting work. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - Experience managing several concurrent tasks or open items while keeping follow-ups on track. - Experience making outbound calls to people you do not already know. - Evidence of career growth through promotion, increased responsibility, or broader scope. - Experience using AI tools or automation to streamline repetitive work. - A completed project or initiative you took on independently, and experience handling sustained high workloads or competing priorities. - Ability to identify and resolve a recurring operational issue. Recruiting, staffing, talent acquisition, candidate coordination, scheduling, or recruiting operations experience is relevant. COMPENSATION & BENEFITS Base salary: $55,000 to $65,000 annually. Visa sponsorship policy was not provided. LOCATION Hybrid role based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The first two weeks of onboarding are in person.