Talent Acquisition & People Operations Intern

About the Role

Karta builds AI voice and chat agents for customer support. We are seeking a practical, organized early-career professional for a four-month internship to assist with hiring across technical and business roles and manage day-to-day people operations. This role will work directly with and receive mentorship from the founders.

Key Responsibilities

• Recruitment and Sourcing
• Learn role requirements and screening criteria with founders and hiring managers.
• Source candidates through job boards, LinkedIn, referrals, communities, and direct outreach.
• Conduct initial candidate conversations based on agreed screening criteria and record notes.
• Schedule interviews, collect feedback, and manage candidate follow-ups.
• Maintain an accurate candidate tracker and provide pipeline updates.
• People Operations and Coordination
• Coordinate onboarding and offboarding checklists, documentation, and employee records.
• Assist in maintaining attendance, leave, and other HR records.
• Collect payroll inputs and coordinate with founders and external providers.
• Support office, IT asset, and vendor records, and follow up on operational tasks.
• Help document and improve HR processes.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Comfort with spreadsheets, job boards, and everyday business tools.
• Discretion when handling candidate and employee information.

Qualifications

• Some prior hands-on experience in recruiting, operations, business development, or business coordination. Substantive internships count.
• An MBA is preferred, particularly with an HR specialisation; equivalent practical experience is welcome.
• Clear written and spoken communication.
• Organized records and dependable follow-through.
• Willingness to learn unfamiliar roles, ask questions, and apply feedback.
• Availability for the full four-month internship and the onsite schedule in Bengaluru.

Mentorship and Terms

• Direct mentorship from Karta’s founders with practical exposure to startup hiring and people operations.
• Four-month internship, with a two-month probation period.
• Onsite in Bengaluru, six days a week, 11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. IST.