People & Culture - Internship

UMAI provides software to restaurants helping them save time and increase revenues by automating manual tasks, minimizing last-minute cancellations, upselling customers more effectively and providing more personalized service, as well as marketing opportunities.

UMAI operates across 4 continents, with offices in 3 countries.

The team has extensive experience in building internet companies and has been part of building some of the largest e-commerce ventures in the Asia Pacific Region. Founded by a former MD of the largest food delivery service in Singapore, and a member of the founding team of Nova Founders Capital. This is not a formal corporate role. We are looking for someone who has a “hustle” attitude, is results driven, comfortable with ambiguity, is a self-starter and has a sense of humour.

• Minimum Duration : 4-6 months.
• Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The Role:

First and foremost, you will ensure that UMAI reaches its headcount growth goals across several countries in the Asia Pacific region while maintaining a fun, but hard-working culture.

Responsibilities:

• You will source for candidates on LinkedIn, Facebook + other platforms and screen their CVs.
• You will handle interviews and fill in a scorecard about your candidates.
• You will establish lasting relationships with your candidates and follow up with them.
• You will own recruitment projects: e.g. you’ll identify where to source a role and build your international recruiting pipeline.
• You will onboard new employees into the UMAI family from contract preparation to their first weeks with us.
• You will support the People & Culture team while we grow as a company and take over your own projects and responsibilities (administrative processes, employer branding, cultural topics, planning events etc.).
• You will help your team to improve UMAI’s culture by organizing team events and other initiatives.
• You will work alongside and with our Head of People and Culture and together shape the People & Culture Department and company further.

Your Profile:

• You have studied or are studying Human Resources, Recruiting, Business Management, Psychology/Social Sciences.
• This is not a formal corporate role. We are looking for someone who has a “hustle” attitude, who is results-driven, who is comfortable with ambiguity, who is a self-starter and has a sense of humor.
• You have an entrepreneurial way of thinking and interest or experience in project management or entrepreneurship (e.g. working student jobs or internships, or through a company you have founded).
• You have a keen interest in the startup world, and also in developing people and improving company culture.
• You have great relationship-building and communication skills.
• You have a great sense of accountability and results driven.

What we offer:

• A fantastic internship program! You will be working in a great atmosphere along with a fun, dynamic and highly exhilarating international team members with flat hierarchies.
• You would be trained by the industry's leading professionals.
• You'll have an insight into all relevant aspects of founding a company, and the opportunity to build up an impactful, international network.
• Challenging and diversified tasks with direct responsibility giving you the opportunity to learn & experience the world of work.

UMAI is one of the fastest growing F&B tech companies in South East Asia & Europe. We are now expanding to Europe and other locations. If you’d like to become part of UMAI and shape the future of the hospitality industry, we urge you to apply!