About Karya:

Why was Karya on the cover of the Time Magazine , highlighted by Satya Nadella , and invited to present its work to Sundar Pichai one on one? 

In part, because Karya is on a mission to provide AI enabled earning and learning opportunities to communities with high talent, but low access to opportunities. Karya achieves this while also delivering high quality, timely, and price competitive data to its clients.

Karya builds high quality datasets for large companies like Google and Microsoft, while providing ethical work opportunities and fair wages to its workforce.

Karya’s workers make nearly 20 times the Indian minimum wage and through our one-of-a-kind digital work platform, we have delivered over 40 million digital tasks and have positively impacted over 100 thousand workers. In the coming years, our goal is to rapidly scale our impact by bringing economic opportunities to millions of underserved users in India. With a rapidly growing global presence, we are also looking to expand our client base in the Indian market by partnering with leading Indian enterprises.

About the Role:

We are looking for a Lead Product Designer to shape how technology creates meaningful, dignified opportunities for low-income and historically excluded communities. At Karya, design is about reimagining who technology is built for, and who gets to participate in the AI economy. You will lead the design of products that work in low-resource environments, across languages, and for users with diverse levels of digital access and literacy.

This is a leadership role combining hands-on design, team building, and deep collaboration across product, technology, and field operations.

Why This Role Matters

At Karya, we are building systems where communities are not just users, but contributors to the technologies shaping the future.

Design plays a critical role in ensuring that these systems are accessible, inclusive, and truly representative.

What You Will Do

Design for Inclusion & Real-World Contexts

• Design experiences that work in low-bandwidth, low-literacy, and multilingual environments
• Build products that reflect the realities of low-income and underserved communities, not idealized users
• Champion localization beyond translation - including cultural, linguistic, and contextual relevance
• Simplify complex systems into intuitive flows that are accessible to first-time or intermittent digital users

Lead & Grow the Design Function

• Set clear goals, priorities, and design direction aligned with product and impact outcomes
• Manage and mentor a team of designers across UI, UX, and research
• Create a culture of craft excellence, critical thinking, and continuous learning
• Establish scalable design systems and processes

Drive End-to-End Product Design

• Own the design of mobile-first and web-based products from concept to execution
• Create flows and prototypes grounded in strong UX principles
• Balance speed and quality in a fast-moving, impact-driven environment

User Research & Field Learning

• Lead user research across diverse geographies and communities
• Conduct usability testing, field visits, and participatory design exercises and enable junior designers to do the same
• Translate insights into product decisions grounded in real user behavior

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Product, Engineering, and Operations teams to ship impactful solutions
• Bridge the gap between product thinking and community realities
• Work closely with the Design Researcher to design user research studies

Experimentation & AI-driven Design

• Explore and integrate AI-assisted design workflows into product development
• Design for human-in-the-loop systems and AI-enabled platforms
• Continuously experiment with new approaches to improve accessibility, efficiency, and impact

What We’re Looking For

Experience & Skills

• 5-7 years of experience in product design, with experience leading designers
• Strong portfolio demonstrating work across mobile and web applications
• Deep understanding of UX principles, interaction design, and visual design
• Hands-on experience with user research and usability testing
• Proven ability to collaborate across disciplines

Mindset & Orientation

• Strong bias toward building for inclusion, not just scale
• Sensitivity to the needs of low-resource and underserved communities
• Curiosity about language, culture, and how people interact with technology in constrained contexts
• Comfort working in ambiguity and translating complex problems into simple, usable solutions
• Interest in AI, ethical data systems, and human-centered AI workflows

Nice to Have

• Experience designing for multilingual or regional-first products
• Exposure to low-bandwidth or offline-first design patterns
• Experience working with field teams, NGOs, or community-driven programs
• Familiarity with AI products or human-in-the-loop systems

What We Offer

• Flexible leave and vacation policy

• Remote / hybrid work options

• Insurance as per industry standards

• Access to leaders in technology and social impact

• Meaningful work at the intersection of AI, design, and equity

Karya celebrates diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected status.

About Karya:

Why was Karya on the cover of the Time Magazine , highlighted by Satya Nadella , and chosen by Google as its partner for Project Vaani? 

In part, because Karya is on a mission to provide AI enabled earning and learning opportunities to economically underserved communities, thereby building a pathway out of poverty for them. Karya achieves this while also delivering high quality, timely, and price competitive data to its clients.

Karya’s workers make at least 20 times the Indian minimum wage and through our one-of-a-kind digital work platform, we have delivered over 40 million digital tasks and are poised to positively impact over 100 thousand workers by the end of the year. In the coming years, our goal is to rapidly scale our impact by bringing economic opportunities to millions of underserved users in India.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced finance professional to join Karya as our Senior Finance Executive. This offers an exciting opportunity for a motivated candidate to help build a strong Finance function at Karya. The Senior Finance Executive will play a critical role in managing daily accounting activities such as invoicing, reconciliations (client & vendor ledger), reconciliations related to bank and taxes (TDS and GST). Further, this role will work with other functions in ensuring all support related to Finance information. It may be noted that basic accounting in Tally is an outsourced function and hence, ledger scrutiny and differences arising out of such scrutiny need to be reported to the outsourced partner for corrections.

Reporting, roles and responsibilities

The post will report to the Finance Manager and the role is based in Bengaluru. The scope of responsibilities is as follows:

Manage daily finance operations

1. Lead and manage the daily accounting operations with the help of Karya’s outsourced accounting partner. This includes ensuring client invoices are raised in time, vendor invoices are paid in time after due approval and  ledger scrutiny is carried out to ensure accuracy of expense booked by partner.
2. Ensuring all people in the organisation abide by Karya’s financial policies.
3. Ensuring continuous compliance with regulatory requirements including determination and payment of TDS and GST liabilities by providing all the inputs required for doing so on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
4. Manage procurements to ensure rigorous and conscious fiscal spending. 
5. Corroborate and verify employee requests for claims and reimbursements, including scrutiny of invoices and bills.
6. Coordinate with other functions at Karya to ensure all finance support is provided for them to carry out their roles. 
7. Maintaining internal controls and financial procedures to safeguard company assets and maintain compliance with regulatory requirements.

Provide support in  financial reporting

1. Ensure donor reports are prepared and reviewed before  sharing with the Founders with accuracy and in a timely manner.
2. Ensure all donor due diligence is completed in time by providing the required financial data for due diligence.  
3. Work closely with the management to liaise with external auditors and internal team members, ensuring a smooth audit process, and address any audit findings or recommendations.
4. Contribute to and manage annual financial reporting requirements as they may arise. 

Required skills and experience

We are looking for the following competencies as a part of this role:

• B Com / CA (Inter) 
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in Financial accounting and management, with a strong track record of accounting and forecasting.
• Experience in both non-profit and for-profit financial management is preferred
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, financial regulations, and financial software tools including MS -Excel with an eye for detail is essential.
• Ability to handle large payments dataset and carry out reconciliations.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration and communication with the members of other teams within Karya.
• Proven ability to work independently, adapt to a dynamic startup environment, and drive financial initiatives.
• Prior experience of handling banking relationships would be an added advantage.

What We Offer

• Flexible leave and vacation policy
• Hybrid work options
• Insurance as per industry standards
• Access to leaders in technology and social impact sectors
• A chance to contribute meaningfully to AI, digital equity, and rural development

Karya celebrates diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected status.

About Karya:

Why was Karya on the cover of the Time Magazine , highlighted by Satya Nadella , and chosen by Google as its partner for Project Vaani? 

In part, because Karya is on a mission to provide AI enabled earning and learning opportunities to economically underserved communities, thereby building a pathway out of poverty for them. Karya achieves this while also delivering high quality, timely, and price competitive data to its clients.

Karya’s workers make at least 20 times the Indian minimum wage and through our one-of-a-kind digital work platform, we have delivered over 40 million digital tasks and are poised to positively impact over 100 thousand workers by the end of the year. In the coming years, our goal is to rapidly scale our impact by bringing economic opportunities to millions of underserved users in India.

About the Role

We are looking for an Associate Product Manager who will work closely with cross-functional teams to build, improve, and scale products that deliver real user value. You will be involved in the end-to-end product lifecycle, from identifying opportunities to shipping features and measuring impact.

This role is ideal for someone early in their product career who is eager to learn, take ownership, and grow into a full Product Manager role.

Key Responsibilities

• Product Execution
• Translate product requirements into clear PRDS/user stories and acceptance criteria
• Work closely with engineering, design, and QA teams during sprint cycles
• Track progress and ensure timely delivery of features
• Contribute to product roadmap planning and trade-off discussions 
• Own and drive small features/modules end-to-end (from discovery to release and iteration)
• User Understanding
• Conduct user research, interviews, and usability testing
• Identify user pain points and translate them into actionable insights
• Data & Metrics
• Define and track key product metrics (e.g., engagement, retention, task completion)
• Analyze data to inform product decisions and prioritization
• Stakeholder Management
• Collaborate with internal teams (Ops, Engineering, Design, Business)
• Communicate product updates, timelines, and trade-offs clearly
• Product Discovery
• Assist in problem identification, solution ideation, and validation
• Contribute to PRDs, feature specs, and product documentation
• Continuous Improvement
• Identify inefficiencies in product workflows and suggest improvements
• Support experimentation (A/B testing, pilots, iterations)
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual operational effort through product and process improvements 

Requirements

• 1–3 years of experience in Product Management / Product Design / Engineering / other adjacent areas
• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking
• Basic understanding of product lifecycle and agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban)
• Ability to break down ambiguous problems into structured solutions
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to take ownership of small features/modules independently
• Ability to own small new or enhancements to features independently with guidance
• Working understanding of APIs, data flows, and system behavior to effectively collaborate with engineering, reason about trade-offs, and troubleshoot product issues
• Comfort working with data (SQL is a plus)
• Experience with tools like JIRA, Notion, Figma, or similar is a plus

Good to Have

• Prior experience in a startup or fast-paced environment
• Hands-on experience working in Agile/Scrum teams (participating in sprint planning, stand-ups, retros)
• Exposure to end-to-end product lifecycle (idea → PRD → design → development → release → iteration)
• Exposure to process improvement or automation (reducing manual ops effort)

What You’ll Gain

• Hands-on experience across the full product lifecycle
• Exposure to real world user problems and create real impact
• Opportunity to work closely with senior leaders
• A strong foundation to grow into a Product Manager role

What We Offer

• Flexible leave and vacation policy
• Hybrid work options
• Insurance as per industry standards
• Access to leaders in technology and social impact sectors
• A chance to contribute meaningfully to AI, digital equity, and rural development

Karya celebrates diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected status.

If you need accommodations to apply, please contact us at hr@karya.in

About Karya:

Why was Karya on the cover of the Time Magazine , highlighted by Satya Nadella , and chosen by Google as its partner for Project Vaani? 

In part, because Karya is on a mission to provide AI enabled earning and learning opportunities to economically underserved communities, thereby building a pathway out of poverty for them. Karya achieves this while also delivering high quality, timely, and price competitive data to its clients.

Karya’s workers make at least 20 times the Indian minimum wage and through our one-of-a-kind digital work platform, we have delivered over 40 million digital tasks and are poised to positively impact over 100 thousand workers by the end of the year. In the coming years, our goal is to rapidly scale our impact by bringing economic opportunities to millions of underserved users in India.

About the Role

We are seeking dedicated Community Coordinators to support in the end-to-end process of this project including and not limited to onboarding users and facilitating their participation in Project LokVaani.

Key Responsibilities:

1. User Identification: Identify and onboard diverse users (ages 20-70) from marginalized communities, ensuring a 50:50 gender ratio.
2. Training and Onboarding:
• Conduct  training sessions to understand the project and tasks.
• Onboard users by helping them install the Karya app, complete profile tasks, and record a few sample audio tasks.
3. Task Assistance:
• Guide users in completing recordings.
• Ensure users adhere to task guidelines (e.g., no multiple IDs for one person).
4. Data Accuracy: Help users enter accurate details (language, PIN code, etc.) into the platform.
5. Support: Provide ongoing assistance to users to ensure task completion and resolve issues.

Languages We Are Hiring For: Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Urdu, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Odia, Malayalam, Assamese, Bodo, Maithili, Manipuri, Santali, and Sindhi.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Must have large connections in the required language/s.
• Aged between 18-55 years.
• Access to an Android smartphone.
• Ability to train and manage multiple users.
• Comfortable with using excel and other google tools

Skills and Attributes:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with diverse communities.
• Basic digital literacy and familiarity with Android smartphones.
• Commitment to inclusivity and ethical practices.

Impact:
By joining Project LokVaani, you will play a pivotal role in preserving India’s linguistic diversity, empowering marginalized communities, and creating opportunities for digital learning and earning. Join us in making digital work inclusive and transformative!

Employment Type: Contract (3 to 4 months)

What We Offer

• Flexible leave and vacation policy
• Hybrid work options
• Insurance as per industry standards
• Access to leaders in technology and social impact sectors
• A chance to contribute meaningfully to AI, digital equity, and rural development

Karya celebrates diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected status.

Karya’s mission is to leverage the AI revolution to create dignified earning and learning opportunities for low-income communities across the world. In India, our smartphone-based digital work platform has enabled over 120,000 people to build language datasets and evaluate AI models while earning fair wages. With pilots in Kenya and Ethiopia and partnerships with leading AI labs, we are advancing language technologies for underrepresented communities. By combining dignified digital work with frontier AI innovation, Karya hopes to build a new AI economy that is equitable, inclusive, and community driven.

Karya is seeking a Customer Success Lead to own revenue growth across our largest and most strategic accounts. This role sits at the intersection of enterprise sales, AI infrastructure, and social impact — structuring and driving complex deals with enterprises, government bodies, and research institutions, to serve our communities better. 

The ideal candidate combines deep enterprise sales experience with the ability to sell technical AI/ML solutions to both business and technical stakeholders. You will lead full-cycle sales from prospecting through close and expansion, build trusted C-suite relationships, and bring sales discipline to a high-growth team.

If you're excited about closing complex deals that directly fund dignified work for underserved communities, and want to shape GTM strategy at a mission-driven company, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Sales & Account Ownership

• Own and drive relationships with Karya's key prospects and customers across enterprise and research sectors.
• Lead full-cycle enterprise sales — from qualification and deal strategy through close, renewal, and expansion.
• Navigate complex procurement processes including vendor empanelment, compliance, and legal reviews.
• Develop and execute comprehensive account strategies to drive net-new revenue and long-term partnerships. 

Pipeline & Revenue Management

• Take ownership of existing pipeline and build new pipeline through outbound, referrals, and partnerships.
• Lead strategic deal planning and mutual close plans across new business and expansions.
• Maintain accurate forecasting, deal tracking, and pipeline hygiene in HubSpot.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Partner closely with Product and Operations teams to deliver compelling, technically credible value propositions.
• Act as the voice of the customer internally — influencing product roadmap, delivery priorities, and positioning.
• Bring process discipline: qualification frameworks, deal stages, win/loss analysis.

Domain & Market Expertise

• Maintain deep understanding of customer business goals, AI maturity, and industry trends.
• Develop expertise in AI/ML data services — particularly data annotation, model evaluation, and Indic language AI.
• Represent Karya credibly in conversations with ML engineers, data scientists, and business leaders.

Ideal Candidate

Experience

• 5+ years of enterprise sales or strategic account management experience.
• 2+ years selling deeply technical solutions (AI/ML, data services, SaaS, or consulting) to both business and technical audiences.
• Proven track record of closing large, complex enterprise deals.
• Experience with long sales cycles (3 months+) and multi-stakeholder deal dynamics.

What We Offer

• Flexible leave and vacation policy
• Hybrid work options
• Insurance as per industry standards
• Access to leaders in technology and social impact sectors
• A chance to contribute meaningfully to AI, digital equity, and rural development

Karya celebrates diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected status.

About Karya:

Why was Karya on the cover of the Time Magazine , highlighted by Satya Nadella , and chosen by Google as its partner for Project Vaani? 

In part, because Karya is on a mission to provide AI enabled earning and learning opportunities to economically underserved communities, thereby building a pathway out of poverty for them. Karya achieves this while also delivering high quality, timely, and price competitive data to its clients.

Karya’s workers make at least 20 times the Indian minimum wage and through our one-of-a-kind digital work platform, we have delivered over 40 million digital tasks and are poised to positively impact over 100 thousand workers by the end of the year. In the coming years, our goal is to rapidly scale our impact by bringing economic opportunities to millions of underserved users in India.

As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead the successful and timely delivery of multiple projects at a time. You will work closely with various teams across Karya, including technology, design, operations, sales and finance, to define project scope, develop project plans, and manage project timelines and budgets. As a PM, you will be responsible for driving innovation and delivering value to our clients and communities in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Determine and define clear deliverables, roles and responsibilities for team members required for specific projects or initiatives
• Analyze, plan and develop requirements, tasks and SLAs (service level agreements) in reference to assigned projects
• Hold regular meetings with technology, design, operations, sales and impact teams to determine progress and address any questions or challenges regarding projects to ensure on-time deliverables
• Lead budget and resource allocation through all project phases
• Serve as the final point of accountability on assigned projects
• Generate regular reports to update leadership, internal stakeholders and clients on project timelines
• Conduct retrospectives towards the end of the project and identify areas of improvement for future projects

Must-Have Skills & Qualifications:

• Exceptional communication skills (both oral and written) for stakeholder management and team collaboration
• Excellent time management and organizational skills and experience establishing guidelines in these areas for others
• Comfort and experience with technology to foresee challenges and ensure that the technological vision aligns with the project's objectives
• Ability to predict challenges and seek to proactively head-off obstacles
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated understanding of Project Management processes, strategies and methods

People matter at Karya and these are some of the perks and benefits we created for our team:

• Flexible vacation and leave policy 
• Flexible work options
• Insurance as per industry standards
• Access to industry stalwarts and networking opportunities 

Karya is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability. 

Karya invites all qualified interested applicants to apply for career opportunities. If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search to apply for a career opportunity, reach out at hr@karya.in. 

About Us:

Karya’s mission is to leverage the AI revolution to create dignified earning and learning opportunities for low-income communities across the world. In India, our smartphone-based digital work platform has enabled over 120,000 people to build language datasets and evaluate AI models while earning fair wages. With pilots in Kenya and Ethiopia and partnerships with leading AI labs, we are advancing language technologies for underrepresented communities. By combining dignified digital work with frontier AI innovation, Karya hopes to build a new AI economy that is equitable, inclusive, and community-driven.

We’ve already proven that high-quality AI data can be a vehicle for economic opportunity. Now, we are looking for a visionary builder to help us answer our next big moonshot: What are the next frontiers of dignified digital work that underserved communities can perform via a mobile phone, for which the global market is ready to pay fair and ethical wages?

We aren't looking for a manager; we are looking for a founder-at-heart. As an Entrepreneur in Residence, you will be given the resources, the infrastructure, and the mission-critical "problem statements" to experiment, fail fast, and eventually scale a new business vertical from scratch.

This is a high-autonomy, high-impact role designed for someone who thrives in the "chaos" of early-stage discovery.

The ideal candidate would have previously founded a startup or were a member of the core founding team (first 5 employees) of a 0-to-1 venture. You know exactly what it takes to build something out of nothing.

If you're excited about closing complex deals that directly fund dignified work for underserved communities, and want to shape GTM strategy at a mission-driven company, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Moonshot Experimentation: Taking raw hypotheses about digital labor—ranging from micro-services to creative digital tasks—and turning them into functional pilots
• Market Validation: Identifying local and global market demands that align with the unique capabilities of rural and underserved communities
• Product-Market Fit (PMF): Rapidly iterating on mobile-first solutions to ensure the work is not just "available" but truly dignified and economically transformative
• Building the Blueprint: Developing the operational and technical playbooks required to turn a successful experiment into a standalone Karya business unit
• Revenue Pipeline Development: Moving beyond theory to build a tangible commercial engine. You will identify early adopters, secure design partners, and sign the first revenue-generating contracts for your new business lines
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Influence founders and stakeholders across leadership teams to collaboratively experiment new ideas

Who you are

You are a rare hybrid of a strategic thinker and a relentless executioner. You don't wait for a roadmap; you draw it.

Required Qualifications:

• Foundational Grit: You have previously founded a startup or were a member of the core founding team (first 5 employees) of a 0-to-1 venture. You know exactly what it takes to build something out of nothing.

• Experience: You bring at least 5+ years of total professional experience, with a significant portion spent in high-growth, high-stakes environments.

• The "Builder" Mindset: You are comfortable getting your hands dirty with product design, user research in the field, and selling to the first ten customers.

• Mission Alignment: You are obsessed with the intersection of technology and social equity. You believe that "underserved" does not mean "unskilled."

What we offer:

• Meaningful work at the intersection of AI, Tech and Equity

• Flexible leave and vacation policy

• Insurance as per industry standards

• Access to leaders in technology and social impact

Karya celebrates diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected status.

If you need accommodations to apply, please contact us at hr@karya.in

About Karya:

Karya’s mission is to leverage the AI revolution to create dignified earning and learning opportunities for low-income communities across the world. In India, our smartphone-based digital work platform has enabled over 120,000 people to build language datasets and evaluate AI models while earning fair wages. With pilots in Kenya and Ethiopia and partnerships with leading AI labs, we are advancing language technologies for underrepresented communities. By combining dignified digital work with frontier AI innovation, Karya hopes to build a new AI economy that is equitable, inclusive, and community-driven.

As a Senior Coordinator in the Talent Acquisition team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping a purpose-driven, high-performing organisation. They will be responsible for identifying, attracting, and hiring the best talent across diverse teams-from technology and engineering, to operations and delivery, to specialised leadership roles that drive Karya’s mission and growth. 

While hiring will be the core responsibility, you must also be comfortable taking on projects beyond Talent Acquisition when needed, contributing to broader people initiatives and organisational priorities with agility and ownership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage end to end recruitment for roles across Tech, Sales, Product, Research and more. 
• Source, screen, and shortlist high-quality candidates using multiple channels. 
• Run interview processes smoothly, ensuring timely feedback loops. This includes conducting interviews when required and coordinating technical rounds. 
• Work closely with hiring managers to define job requirements, competencies, and timelines.
• Drive a warm, inclusive, values-aligned candidate experience at every stage.
• Provide market insights and candidate availability trends.
• Support campaigns, events, and content that showcase Karya as an employer of choice.
• Maintain recruitment trackers, dashboards and databases and actively work towards improving all hiring systems, workflows and documentation. 
• Support onboarding, org wide events, culture initiatives, or people projects as needed.
• Step into areas outside TA when required to support additional projects. 

What We’re Looking For

• 1–3 years of experience in Talent Acquisition or Recruitment (Not-for profit, corporate, startup).
• Strong sourcing skills across LinkedIn, job boards, social platforms, and networks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience hiring for multiple functions including technology and research roles. 
• High ownership, organisation, and ability to manage multiple roles simultaneously.
• A passion for purpose-driven work, social impact, and ethical hiring.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth organisation.
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Details

• Location: Bengaluru/ Chennai (Hybrid)
• Contract Basis - 1 year

Why Join?

• Flexible leave and vacation policy
• Hybrid work options
• Access to leaders in technology and social impact sectors
• A chance to contribute meaningfully to AI, digital equity, and rural development

About Karya:

Why was Karya on the cover of the Time Magazine , highlighted by Satya Nadella , and chosen by Google as its partner for Project Vaani? 

In part, because Karya is on a mission to provide AI enabled earning and learning opportunities to economically underserved communities, thereby building a pathway out of poverty for them. Karya achieves this while also delivering high quality, timely, and price competitive data to its clients.

Karya’s workers make at least 20 times the Indian minimum wage and through our one-of-a-kind digital work platform, we have delivered over 40 million digital tasks and are poised to positively impact over 100 thousand workers by the end of the year. In the coming years, our goal is to rapidly scale our impact by bringing economic opportunities to millions of underserved users in India.

We are looking for an organised and proactive individual to fill a hybrid role as a Coordinator - Work management  (Kannada language).

You will help foster a positive community environment, oversee financial transactions, and ensure the quality of app content through internal reviews and testing. The role requires working with marginalised communities, and treating individuals with empathy, respect, and cultural sensitivity. Proficiency in English, Kannada and fluency in at least one regional language (Hindi, Telugu, Tamil) is essential.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Community Coordination:

• Serve as the main point of contact for community members and app users, particularly from marginalised communities.
• Organise and facilitate community engagement activities, training sessions, and onboarding processes with empathy and cultural sensitivity.
• Provide first-level support to address user inquiries, concerns, or complaints, ensuring quick resolution and maintaining a smooth, respectful experience.
• Actively collect, document, and relay feedback from users to the project and technical teams to inform improvements in product design, services, and operational processes.
• Maintain positive relationships with stakeholders and partners.
• Ensure that interactions are inclusive and supportive, fostering trust within the community.
• Keep clear records of engagement activities, attendance, and outcomes to support project monitoring and reporting.

2. Payment Management:

• Oversee financial transactions, ensuring timely and accurate processing of payments.
• Monitor budgets, expenses, and financial reports in collaboration with the Project Manager.
• Ensure invoicing is handled properly and maintain financial records.
• Address any payment-related issues and coordinate with external partners on financial matters.

3. Content Review & Internal App Testing:

• Regularly review app content, ensuring it aligns with project guidelines and quality standards.
• Conduct internal testing of new app features, updates, or workflows to identify potential bugs, usability issues, or gaps in user experience.
• Collaborate with developers and content creators to troubleshoot and improve the app’s functionality.
• Ensure all content is user-friendly, culturally relevant, and meets the community’s needs.
• Assist in creating FAQs, user guides, or training materials that support users in navigating the app confidently.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of experience in community coordination, financial management, or content review roles.
• Degree or diploma in social sciences, business management, or a related field.
• Proficiency in English and Kannada and fluency in at least one of the following languages: Hindi, Telugu, Tamil
• Experience working with marginalised communities and a deep understanding of their challenges and needs.
• Familiarity with basic digital tools or mobile applications used in community settings (training will be provided as needed).

People matter at Karya and these are some of the perks and benefits we created for our team:

• Flexible vacation and leave policy 
• Flexible work options
• Insurance as per industry standards
• Access to industry stalwarts and networking opportunities

Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability. 

Karya invites all qualified interested applicants to apply for career opportunities. If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our search to apply for a career opportunity, reach out at hr@karya.in 

Karya’s mission is to leverage the AI revolution to create dignified earning and learning opportunities for low-income communities across the world. In India, our smartphone-based digital work platform has enabled over 120,000 people to build language datasets and evaluate AI models while earning fair wages. With pilots in Kenya and Ethiopia and partnerships with leading AI labs, we are advancing language technologies for underrepresented communities. By combining dignified digital work with frontier AI innovation, Karya hopes to build a new AI economy that is equitable, inclusive, and community-driven.

Karya is seeking a creative and detail-oriented Content Developer to join the Karya Learn Team. In this role, you will translate instructional blueprints into clear, engaging, and accessible learning materials designed for adult learners with varying literacy and digital skill levels.

You will work closely with the Instructional Designer and Head of Learning to bring learning modules to life—writing scripts, exercises, and assessments that make digital skilling intuitive and motivating. The ideal candidate has strong writing and editing skills, an eye for storytelling, and a passion for making learning simple, inclusive, and mobile-first.

This role reports to the Associate Head of Learning and works closely with the Instructional Designer and design team

Key Responsibilities

• Develop engaging learning content, scripts, and copy based on the instructional design framework provided by the Learn Team.
• Write clear and concise learner-facing text (video narration, quizzes, reflection prompts, activity instructions, and feedback).
• Adapt complex or technical concepts into easy-to-understand language suitable for low-literacy and first-time digital users.
• Collaborate with the Instructional Designer, Head of Learning, and design team to ensure content is visually and pedagogically aligned.
• Support the creation of assessments, microlearning units, and multimedia-based learning experiences.
• Participate in pilot testing and revise content based on learner feedback and data insights.
• Maintain version control and documentation for all learning assets.
• Contribute creative ideas for improving learner engagement and storytelling across the curriculum.

Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Education, Communication, Journalism, or a related field.
• 2–3 years of experience in learning content development, or instructional material creation.
• Prior experience in edtech or workforce skilling organisations preferred.
  
  

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills with attention to tone and learner empathy.
• Ability to simplify complex ideas and write for diverse learner audiences.
• Familiarity with learning design principles and adult learning approaches.
• Comfort working on mobile-first or digital learning products.
• Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams (design, product, field).
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple content projects simultaneously.
  
  

Desirable:

• Basic familiarity with video scripting, voiceover writing, or multimedia content creation.
• Familiarity with authoring and multimedia tools such as Articulate 360, Rise, Camtasia, Vyond used for developing digital learning content.
• Understanding of AI-related skills (e.g., data labeling, annotation, transcription).
• Exposure to localization, translation, or multilingual content adaptation.
  
  

Factors for Success at Karya

• Deep commitment to equity, inclusion, and learner empowerment.
• Curiosity and creativity in designing content that feels intuitive and human-centered.
• Empathy for underserved users and sensitivity to their learning contexts.
• Proactive, collaborative, and open to feedback in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.
  
  

What We Offer

• Flexible leave and vacation policy
• Hybrid work options
• Insurance as per industry standards
• Access to leaders in technology and social impact sectors
• A chance to contribute meaningfully to AI, digital equity, and rural development
  
  

Karya celebrates diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected status.
If you need accommodations to apply, please contact us at hr@karya.in.

Karya’s mission is to leverage the AI revolution to create dignified earning and learning opportunities for low-income communities across the world. In India, our smartphone-based digital work platform has enabled over 120,000 people to build language datasets and evaluate AI models while earning fair wages. With pilots in Kenya and Ethiopia and partnerships with leading AI labs, we are advancing language technologies for underrepresented communities. By combining dignified digital work with frontier AI innovation, Karya hopes to build a new AI economy that is equitable, inclusive, and community driven.

We are seeking a Head of Finance to lead all aspects of financial management at Karya. This role is pivotal in ensuring financial sustainability, operational excellence, and trust in our systems—especially as it relates to ensuring fair and timely compensation to the thousands of rural workers we serve.

The ideal candidate will bring strong expertise in financial operations, compliance, and revenue management, with a deep appreciation for the social impact space. This is a hands-on leadership role that combines strategic thinking with execution and ownership.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Financial Strategy & Budgeting

- Lead annual budgeting and financial planning processes aligned with Karya’s mission.

- Provide leadership with visibility into cash flow needs, project burn rate, and funding gaps to support timely decision-making.

- Drive cost efficiency and strict budget adherence across departments.

- Provide financial insight and analysis to support strategic decision-making.

- Ensure transparency and accountability in use of funds.

2. Worker Payments Management

- Own the end-to-end process of disbursing timely and accurate payments to thousands of Karya’s field workers.

- Build scalable, tech-enabled payment systems that are auditable and transparent.

- Work closely with the Operations and Tech teams to ensure seamless financial integration with worker data.

3. Revenue & Client Payments

- Ensure timely invoicing and revenue collection from Karya’s clients and partners.

- Track receivables, forecast cash flows, and maintain healthy working capital.

- Liaise with the Partnerships/BD team to ensure contractual financial terms are executed effectively.

4. Compliance & Controls

- Ensure full compliance with Indian accounting standards, regulatory requirements (including FCRA), and statutory filings (TDS, GST, PF, etc.).

- Work with legal and external advisors to maintain financial and legal hygiene.

- Establish and enforce internal controls to minimize financial risk.

5. Financial Operations & Reporting

- Oversee all day-to-day financial operations including bookkeeping, vendor payments, payroll, and audits.

- Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting for internal and external stakeholders.

- Coordinate with external auditors and ensure timely completion of audits.

6. Team Leadership

- Lead a small but high-performing Finance team.

- Mentor junior finance staff and build capacity within the team and the organization.

- Foster a culture of ownership, integrity, and mission-alignment.

Ideal Candidate:

- 10+ years of progressive finance experience, preferably in a fast-growing organization.

- CA or equivalent education background. 

- Proven experience with budgeting, revenue collection, payment systems, and compliance in the Indian context.

- Prior exposure to social impact, non-profits, or mission-driven organizations is a strong plus.

- Deep understanding of statutory compliance including income tax, GST, PF/ESI, labor laws, etc.

- Strong knowledge of accounting systems and tools (e.g., Tally, Zoho, QuickBooks, Excel).

- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

- Strategic thinker who can also get hands dirty in execution.

- Demonstrated commitment to equity, transparency, and service.

About Karya:

Why was Karya on the cover of the Time Magazine , highlighted by Satya Nadella , and chosen by Google as its partner for Project Vaani? 

In part, because Karya is on a mission to provide AI enabled earning and learning opportunities to economically underserved communities, thereby building a pathway out of poverty for them. Karya achieves this while also delivering high quality, timely, and price competitive data to its clients.

Karya’s workers make at least 20 times the Indian minimum wage and through our one-of-a-kind digital work platform, we have delivered over 40 million digital tasks and are poised to positively impact over 100 thousand workers by the end of the year. In the coming years, our goal is to rapidly scale our impact by bringing economic opportunities to millions of underserved users in India.

About the Role
Karya is seeking an experienced and mission-driven Instructional Designer to join our Learning & Content team. In this role, you will design and develop innovative digital learning experiences tailored for adult learners with limited digital exposure. Your work will directly contribute to upskilling thousands of Karya workers in India and enabling their participation in the global AI workforce.

You will be responsible for creating engaging, user-friendly learning content delivered via the Karya app. Working closely with UX teams, researchers, and technologists, you will translate complex tasks into clear, accessible instructional modules. The ideal candidate has a strong background in instructional design frameworks, and a passion for creating impact through digital education.

Location & Reporting
This is a hybrid role based in Bengaluru. Candidates must be based in or willing to relocate to Bengaluru.
This role reports to the Associate Head – Learning & Content. Occasional travel (up to 20%) may be required for field testing or user research.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop digital learning modules aligned with Karya’s skill development roadmap for AI-related work (e.g., transcription, image annotation, content evaluation).
• Convert complex digital tasks into accessible, bite-sized learning experiences suitable for low-literacy and low-tech learners.
• Collaborate with the learning lead, content writers, and UX/UI designers to ensure modules are pedagogically sound and visually engaging.
• Design storyboards, assessments, quizzes, and feedback tools to track learner progress and engagement.
• Contribute to pilot testing and user feedback loops to continuously improve the effectiveness and clarity of instructional content.
• Ensure alignment of content with adult learning principles, especially for underserved, first-time digital users.
• Stay updated on best practices in mobile learning, gamification, and instructional design trends, and apply relevant methods to Karya’s content strategy.
• Support documentation, training guides, and toolkits for internal teams and field implementers.

Qualifications:

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s in any field. Master’s degree preferred. 
• 5+ years of experience in instructional design or curriculum development, with at least 2 years of experience designing for mobile based content.
• Prior experience in the edtech, nonprofit, or workforce skilling space is highly desirable.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong understanding of instructional design models (e.g., ADDIE, SAM) and adult learning theory.
• Experience designing accessible learning experiences for low-literacy or underserved populations.
• Proficient in authoring tools (e.g., Articulate, Adobe Captivate, Rise) and/or basic multimedia editing.
• Familiarity with UX principles and how they affect learning design on mobile apps.
• Strong visual communication and storytelling skills.
• Ability to collaborate across diverse, cross-functional teams.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and committed to learner outcomes.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of AI-related skills (e.g., data labeling, annotation, transcription tasks).
• Experience with learning analytics or data-driven instructional design.
• Exposure to mobile-first learning environments or microlearning techniques.

Factors for Success at Karya

• Deep commitment to equity, inclusion, and economic empowerment through education.
• Passion for simplifying complex ideas into engaging, effective learning.
• Empathy for underserved users and sensitivity to their learning needs.
• Resourceful, curious, and proactive in solving design challenges.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, mission-driven teams.

What We Offer

• Flexible leave and vacation policy
• Hybrid work options
• Insurance as per industry standards
• Access to leaders in technology and social impact sectors
• A chance to contribute meaningfully to AI, digital equity, and rural development

Karya celebrates diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected status.

If you need accommodations to apply, please contact us at hr@karya.in