Summer 2026 Recruiting Operations Intern

As the Recruiting Operations Intern, you will play a key role in supporting the recruiting team's operational infrastructure and efficiency initiatives. This role offers hands-on experience in recruiting process optimization, data analysis, system administration, and project management. You will gain exposure to various aspects of recruiting operations while contributing to projects that enhance our team's capacity, improve candidate experience, and support our scaling goals for 2026.

The Recruiting Operations Intern will:

• Support day-to-day recruiting operations, including Greenhouse ATS configuration, workflow optimization, job requisition setup, and data integrity maintenance
• Assist with recruiting analytics projects, including pipeline reporting, conversion rate analysis, source effectiveness tracking, and capacity planning models
• Help build and maintain recruiting resources such as process documentation, training materials, interview guides, hiring manager toolkits, and team dashboards
• Support high-volume hiring initiatives by optimizing scheduling workflows, candidate communication templates, and feedback collection processes
• Participate in cross-functional projects to improve recruiting efficiency, including intake process refinement, interview structure design, and candidate experience enhancements
• Researching recruiting best practices, competitive market intelligence, and emerging tools or technologies
• Assist with data analysis projects using Excel and Google Sheets to identify trends, bottlenecks, and opportunities for process improvement
• Help coordinate recruiting operations initiatives such as feedback form optimization, integration testing (e.g., Zoom-Greenhouse), and referral program implementation
• Maintain confidentiality of candidate information in accordance with company policies and applicable regulations

The ideal candidate has:

• An undergraduate degree in progress in Human Resources, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, Data Analytics, Operations Management, or related field, or recently graduated
• Strong interest in pursuing a career in Recruiting Operations, Recruiting Program Management, or HR/Recruiting Analytics
• Advanced proficiency in Google Sheets or Excel, including experience with formulas, pivot tables, and data visualization
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a detail-oriented mindset
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Clear written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with applicant tracking systems (especially Greenhouse), project management tools, or data analysis is a plus but not required

Why Join AoPS:

This is a 40-hour per week paid internship with a pay rate of $30/hour. The internship will take place in summer 2026 and will be based at our headquarters in San Diego, CA. Most of our interns are with us for 10 - 12 weeks, starting in early June. Here are some things you can look forward to:

• Impact: Gain hands-on experience in recruiting operations while building systems and processes that support our nationwide growth
• Flexibility: Casual work environment with a hybrid work week and flexible scheduling
• Future Planning: 401K with company match
• Quality of Life: Paid Sick Leave

Background Check:

Please note that employment is contingent on the successful completion of a background check.

Work Authorization:

Please note that in order to be considered for this position you must be legally authorized to work in the US. We are unable to offer sponsorship, including STEM-OPT and H-1B.

About AoPS:

Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) is on a mission to discover, inspire, and train the great problem solvers of the next generation. Since 2003, we have trained hundreds of thousands of the country's top students, including nearly all the members of the US International Math Olympiad team, through our online school, in-person academies, textbooks, and online learning systems. While our primary focus has been math for most of our history, through the years we have expanded our unique problem solving curriculum into more subjects, such as language arts, science, and computer science.