Operations Intern

tl;dr we’re hiring a smart, resourceful generalist to help us scale recruiting and operations at Agave. You’ll source top candidates, run recruiting logistics, improve our hiring systems, and ensure every candidate has a thoughtful, personal experience. This is a unique opportunity to see how a fast-growing startup hires, scale a top 1% team, and quickly grow in responsibility. High performers will have the opportunity to convert into a full-time role.

Why Are We Hiring This Role?

Agave is one of the fastest-growing companies you’ve never heard of — until now. We’re the modern data infrastructure platform for construction, the world’s third-largest industry and one of its most technologically underserved.\ \ Every day, contractors run into the same problem: their business-critical systems don’t talk to each other. These systems, for accounting, project management, estimating, payroll, and field operations each hold essential data — from job costs and invoices to budgets and schedules, and are the backbone of how contractors run their business, make decisions, and keep projects moving.\ \ When these systems and data live in silos, the result is errors, delays, double-entry, and wasted money. Teams spend countless hours reconciling spreadsheets, chasing down missing information, and trying to stitch together a reliable view of their projects and finances.\ \ Agave solves this by being the connective tissue across the industry’s most important tools. We integrate and synchronize data across systems so that contractors always have accurate, up-to-date information in real-time — enabling them to work faster, make better decisions, and avoid costly mistakes.\ \ In just a few years, we’ve hit milestones most startups never reach: 370+ paying customers, millions in recurring revenue, profitable for over a year, and backed by Accel, YC, and top executives from Procore, Autodesk, and PlanGrid.\ \ We’ve built something people actually need, in a market most of Silicon Valley ignores — which is exactly why we’re winning. The only thing slowing us down is hiring. Our team is small, scrappy, and high-caliber, and we’re looking for the next wave of builders who will help take Agave from breakout startup to category-defining company.

Responsibilities

• Candidate Sourcing — Identify and reach out to talent from top schools, industries, and networks; experiment with creative hacks to uncover hidden candidates and design sourcing strategies that give us an edge over other startups.
• Strategic Input — Contribute ideas on where we should search for talent, how we should position ourselves to candidates, etc.
• Recruiting Ops — Run logistics like scheduling, interview coordination, and candidate communication; think critically about how to streamline the process and reduce bottlenecks as we scale.
• Conversion — Partner with teammates to move candidates through our funnel efficiently and thoughtfully; analyze where drop-off happens and propose strategies to improve close rates.
• Process Improvement — Track what’s working, fix what isn’t, and help optimize our recruiting tools and systems; evaluate and recommend new tools, workflows, or automations to make our hiring engine more effective.

What We Look For

Who You Are:

• Senior at a top university in the U.S. (e.g. Stanford, Berkeley, Princeton, MIT, etc.) with a strong academic record
• Hungry to learn, resourceful, and excited to get hands-on experience at a fast-growing startup
• Comfortable wearing many hats and figuring things out quickly with limited direction

Must Have:

• Curiosity, hustle, and ability to figure things out quickly
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Detail-orientation and organizational skills

Nice To Have:

• Prior internship experience in recruiting, operations, or campus leadership roles
• Interest in startups, entrepreneurship, or building things from the ground up

Details

Location: Remote optional

• Commitment: 10-20 hrs/week, with the opportunity to work more hours as you succeed
• Opportunity to convert full-time after graduation

Compensation: $30$40/hour

• Growth: High-performing interns will have the opportunity to grow in responsibility and convert into a full-time role after graduation.

Additional Resources

• Candidate Pitch Deck
• Why construction?
• Video: What is Agave?