Senior Manager, Operations

Checkr•Nashville, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

About Checkr Checkr is building the data platform to power safe and fair decisions. Checkr’s innovative technology and robust data platform help customers assess risk and ensure safety and compliance to build trusted workplaces and communities. Checkr has over 100,000 customers including Amazon, DoorDash, Netflix, Kimpton, and Anthropic. We’re a team that thrives on solving complex problems with innovative solutions that advance our mission. Checkr is recognized on Forbes Cloud 100 2025 List and is a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company. About the Role Truework, recently acquired by Checkr, provides access to crucial employment, income information, and asset information needed for mortgage loans, apartment rentals, background checks, and more. We are disrupting a $5B+ industry, dominated by legacy incumbents and outdated processes, with a better product and intense customer focus. Within Checkr, Truework operates independently, allowing rapid iteration while also being able to leverage the strengths and assets from our core business. Think of it like joining a startup within a startup! Truework is hiring a Sr Manager, Operations to lead our Manual Verifications team – an essential function that sits at the core of our business. The Manual Verifications team delivers the cornerstone to Truework’s success by delivering high-quality service and ensuring each verification is handled with accuracy and care. The team operates at the intersection of product and platform execution, managing hundreds of thousands of verifications each month. The Sr Manager will build and lead a team dedicated to servicing our core mortgage solution for the enterprise customer base. This role will play a critical part in the company’s service offering, executing above industry standards in speed, accuracy, and customer experience. As a key member of the Operations department leadership team, this leader will contribute directly to defining and driving organizational strategy and achieving company-level goals.

Requirements

7+ years or more of management experience in operations or a related production field.
5+ years of experience in a people management role (managers and individual contributors)
2+ years of experience in leading projects or peers to achieve common goals
Proven experience building, scheduling, managing and scaling high-performing teams
Outstanding organizational, planning, and problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritize multiple issues and produce solutions
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; proven ability to establish relationships with direct reports, peers, executives and clients
Strategic and Process-Oriented: Takes initiative to set priorities, drive results, and improve workflows by identifying inefficiencies.
Mentorship and Data-Driven Problem Solving: Develops talent, upholds high performance standards, and uses data analysis to identify root causes and implement solutions.
Collaborative and Communicative: Works cross-functionally, navigates multiple systems, and clearly conveys expectations, feedback, and updates.
Organized and Adaptable: Balances priorities, meets deadlines, delivers quality work, and effectively responds to change.
An A-player mindset with a strong bias for action: you raise the bar, move with urgency, stay resilient through ambiguity, and take ownership to deliver meaningful outcomes.

Responsibilities

Build, mentor, and scale a team of verification specialists servicing the enterprise mortgage customer base
Serve as a company and product expert, representing the team and its service externally to customers
Proactively manage the customer feedback loop, efficiently fielding requests and needs, and rapidly translating them into impactful solutions
Develop and implement robust frameworks and processes to consistently meet and exceed the high standards of Checkr’s customers
Design and facilitate training programs on quality protocols, operational workflows, product offerings, and customer personas in collaboration with senior team members
Identify and spearhead product and operational improvements in close collaboration with Product, Engineering, and Customer Success teams
Partner with executive leadership on operational initiatives, stay current on product updates and customer needs, and ensure timely completion of cross-functional deliverables