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Wilya helps factories and warehouses build flexible workforces by replacing rigid shift schedules with automated, skills-based scheduling, they said. Designed for the realities of frontline labor, Wilya’s platform gives employers agility and gives workers control—bridging the gap between industrial operations and modern workforce expectations.
“I spent 12 years wrestling with empty shifts, clunky spreadsheets, and underutilized talent,” Founder Rahil Siddiqui recalls. “But everything changed when I read that 43 percent of women in frontline roles were planning to quit due to inflexible hours. I quit my job the next week to build Wilya—a platform that treats skills like currency and schedules like water, flowing where they’re needed most.”
Now five years in, Wilya is delivering that change. The platform is helping manufacturers tap into underutilized talent pools—especially women and caregivers who need flexible hours to stay in or return to the workforce.
“Being able to bring women back into the labor force through flexibility is one of the things we’re most proud of,” Siddiqui says.
“When supply chain issues or equipment outages take center stage, strategic labor market shifts get pushed to the side,” he explains. Still, Wilya said it continues to push for long-term impact, advocating for flexibility as an advantage.
