Entry-Level HR Associate

Maxinsights
Santa Clara, US
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience in administrative support or recruitment in a startup environment.

Best fit for

  • Individuals seeking an entry-level position with mentorship and a clear career launchpad in HR or operations
    — “serving as an exceptional launchpad for a career in People Operations, Startup Administration, and HR Generalist”
  • People who are self-driven and comfortable taking on multiple responsibilities in a dynamic environment
    — “You don't need to be micro-managed. You are self-driven, reliable, and comfortable wearing a few different hats”

Things to consider

  • The role requires a 6-month contract commitment, which is a temporary arrangement
    — “6-month contract position designed for someone who wants to learn”
  • The position is based in Santa Clara, requiring a local presence for on-site tasks
    — “We are looking for an execution-minded, friendly, and diligent HR Associate to join our team in Santa Clara”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with ATS systems and your ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
    — “Comfortable using standard office software ... and excited to learn how to operate an ATS”
  • Emphasize your ability to create a welcoming environment for both candidates and employees
    — “Be friendly and approachable to candidates while ensuring the office is a warm, welcoming space”
  • Showcase your experience with maintaining detailed records and executing administrative tasks
    — “assist with maintaining basic personnel records, answering general employee questions”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Individual

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • Help keep hiring pipelines moving
  • Keep the office environment up
  • Assist with managing candidates and recruiters
Typical background
Experience in HR, recruitment, administrative support, or customer service

Skills & requirements

Required

Recruiting & Sourcing SupportOn-site Personnel ManagementOffice AdministrationBasic HR Support

Preferred

Chinese (mandarin)

Stack & domain

Recruiting And Sourcing SupportATS UsageOn-site Personnel ManagementOffice AdministrationBasic HR SupportPersonnel Records MaintenanceEmployee CommunicationNew Team Member OnboardingOrganisationAttention To DetailCommunicationTeamworkLeadershipProblem SolvingDecision MakingTime ManagementHRRecruitmentHR OperationsRecruitingOnboardingEmployee Management

About the role

Original posting from Maxinsights via Ashby

JOB DESCRIPTION:

OUR MISSION

At MaxInsights, we enable Robotics Foundation Model companies to access massive, high-quality, scalable training data for embodied AI through our end-to-end data solution platform. While our engineers build bleeding-edge perception algorithms, our Operations and HR teams ensure our engine keeps running smoothly. We are a fast-growing, highly collaborative startup that prioritizes speed and impact, but we also believe in maintaining a relaxed, high-trust environment where our team actually enjoys coming to work.

ROLE OVERVIEW

We are looking for an execution-minded, friendly, and diligent Entry-Level HR Associate to join our team in Santa Clara. This is a full time, 6-month contract position designed for someone who wants to learn the ins and outs of startup operations, human resources, admin, and recruiting.

Our team is incredible to work with—expect a 40-hour work week with flexible hours and free daily lunches. Your main goal is to help keep our hiring pipelines moving, keep the office environment up, and assist with managing our candidates and recruiters.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Recruiting & Sourcing Support: Work directly in our Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to schedule interviews or introductory calls for team leads, track candidate progress daily, source potential talent, assist with resume reviews as needed, and document your work clearly for efficient communication within the HR team.
  • On-Site Personnel Management: Help coordinate our on-site interviews with staff. You’ll assist with quick check-ins, tracking daily attendance, collecting/organizing basic paperwork, and keeping the schedule organized.
  • Office Administration & Ambiance Control: Collaborate with our onsite facilities specialist regarding office supplies orders, organization, and management as needed.
  • Basic HR Support: Assist with maintaining basic personnel records, answering general employee questions, and helping onboard new team members.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

  • Personality: You are highly organized, detail-oriented, and a people-person. Be friendly and approachable to candidates while ensuring the office is a warm, welcoming space to current team members.
  • Experience: This is an entry-level position with highly approachable expectations. Any experience in HR, recruitment, administrative support, or customer service is perfect.
  • Language Skills: Proficiency or fluency in Chinese (Mandarin) is a major plus for communicating with various team leads and global operations. This, however, is optional and only preferable.
  • Software Basics: Comfortable using standard office software (Excel, Google Workspace) and excited to learn how to operate an ATS (Applicant Tracking System).
  • Ownership Mentality: You don't need to be micro-managed. You are self-driven, reliable, and comfortable wearing a few different hats in a startup environment.

WHAT WE OFFER

  • Compensation: Hourly. This is negotiable.
  • Perks: Free daily lunches at the office. Flexible working hours.
  • Growth: Direct mentoring in HR operations, administration, and recruiting systems, serving as an exceptional launchpad for a career in People Operations, Startup Administration, and HR Generalist.

DEFAULT BENEFITS:

  • Health insurance
  • Vision care
  • Dental coverage
  • 401(k)
  • Paid holidays
  • PTO (Paid Time Off)
  • Sick leave

Source: Maxinsights careers (Ashby)

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