Hiring: Special Projects Operator Company: idler Location: San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-09 17:57:31 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords: Project Management, Engineering, Expert Recruitment, Community Building, Process Automation, Tooling Development, Payroll & Compliance, AI-Assisted Development, Written & Verbal Communication, Operations Experience: - 1–4 years in an operationally intense environment, or an exceptional record as a new graduate - Experience in high-pressure, metrics-driven fields (e.g., consulting, banking) is a plus - Track record of building or earning a place in a community you started outside of is a plus Required Skills: - Ability to build your own tools with AI assistance (professional engineering background not required, but must be able to read documentation and get something working unaided) - Extraordinary literacy, evidenced by written and verbal communication - High tolerance for ambiguity, intensity, and sustained effort when the problem demands it - Scrappiness with people — finding the person who knows the person, and approaching communities you're not yet part of - Grit coupled with good judgement — independent and resourceful, but knows when to ask for help - Meticulous attention to detail Qualifications: - Recruit experts into the network — find their communities, build relationships, and bring the best people on board - Design the expert hiring process — build screening rubrics with the research team, run them, and automate as much as possible - Run the network day to day — onboard experts, schedule projects, fill gaps, check work quality, run payment cycles, and manage the support inbox - Build the tooling the network runs on — automate applications, qualification, scheduling, scoring, payments, and reporting - Keep paperwork organized — payroll tasks, compliance documents, and account provisioning/removal - Half project management, half engineering role Compensation: - Base pay range: $125,000.00/yr - $400,000.00/yr - Competitive salary + meaningful equity - Free meals in office - Healthcare, 401(k), 15 days of PTO per year - Relocation assistance Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don’t miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!