Operations Associate Minneapolis

Minneapolis, MN - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 09-11-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

$46500 - $51000 a year

Location: Minneapolis hybrid. The team are meeting in a co-working space 2 times a week currently

Type: Full-time

Salary: $51k OTE

About Zen Educate:

Zen Educate is a technology company with an online platform that helps match schools with teaching staff (Substitute teachers Paraprofessionals etc.) By leveraging technology our smart algorithms can match teachers to the perfect school and help schools find great teachers.

Zen Educate is on a mission to help the education system as a whole. By improving efficiency and keeping things simple we can help schools find administrative savings and we promote schools to pass these savings to teachers and increase teacher pay! This helps keep more money within the education system so that the money is used to help children learn and develop.

We care about the teachers as much as we care about the schools. We help both sides improve transparency and communication so schools and teachers are better prepared and can work together effectively!

We have recently raised our Series B funding of $37mil the largest round in European EdTech this year. This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference and be part of a high growth start-up that is expanding rapidly in the UK and US markets!

About the role:

The Operations Associate will work with our Zen Educate Teacher Success Team. The role will focus on onboarding potential teachers as well as matching applicants to specific criteria based on a schools needs. This is a high-dialing role that will require you to be communicating with applicants throughout the majority of your day to help get them placed in a teaching role as soon as possible.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will be:

Calling teachers signing up for Zen Educate to quickly qualify assess preferences and schedule them in for interviews if they meet our criteria

Conducting initial phone interviews with applicants to assess their suitability for our open roles

Gaining a deep understanding of candidates preferences while identifying the most suitable position

Building value and excitement around Zen Educates mission and how we support in finding them the perfect role

Helping guide candidates through our screening and document collection process and diligently following up with candidates that need support throughout

Building urgency and excitement when speaking with applicants to get them started with Zen Educate as soon as possible

Working in a fast paced and ever changing startup environment that requires flexibility and adapting to change

Minimum requirements:

Experience in customer service or sales (tech sales or recruitment experience a strong asset)

Dedicated to conducting proactive outreach to educators daily

Must be an independent and self-motivated worker

Strong written and oral communication skills

Comfortable with technology including Google suite

Recent graduates are encouraged to apply

Whats in it for you

Work that you want to talk about

Competitive salary

Ownership in the company

18 days PTO (15 days flexible 3 days over Christmas)

Fun-loving tight-knit team solving a problem that makes a difference

We offer an extended benefits package that includes full health drugs dental and vision coverage

Diversity and Inclusion:

At Zen we strive to build a culture of equity and inclusion where everyone is respected valued and appreciated for their unique traits experiences and perspectives. We are committed to creating a safe inclusive and equitable environment where our team can thrive regardless of age ethnicity race gender identity sexual orientation socio-economic status disability religion or beliefs. We value our differences and believe that practices of Diversity Equity and Inclusion help us create a fairer more compassionate environment for all.

We welcome applicants with diverse backgrounds and different experiences and perspectives just like the staff who teach through Zen and the children at the schools we work with. We believe in hiring the best people from the widest pool and creating an inclusive culture where peoples voices are heard and all our team can look forward to coming to work.

We are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of our community and promoting an equitable and inclusive environment for all. We seek out diverse opinions beliefs and experiences because they collectively make us stronger; weve had former teachers pilots fundraisers engineers lawyers marketers social media experts and more join our team.

Required Experience:

$46500 - $51000 a yearLocation: Minneapolis hybrid. The team are meeting in a co-working space 2 times a week currentlyType: Full-timeSalary: $51k OTEAbout Zen Educate:Zen Educate is a technology company with an online platform that helps match schools with teaching staff (Substitute teachers Parapr...