Operations Specialist

Operations SpecialistOpendoor is looking for Operations Specialists to own critical workflows that keep our homes moving through the transaction lifecycle. AI handles intake, data extraction, scheduling, and routine QC. Your job is to manage vendor relationships, exception resolution, complex negotiations, compliance coordination, and quality sign-off on work that matters.We're looking for someone more technical than a typical operations hire. Someone who moves fast, figures out how to make AI work for them, and doesn't wait to be told what to do.ResponsibilitiesOwn end-to-end execution across operational workflows; handle exceptions, escalations, and anything that falls outside automated processesWork directly with third-party providers, vendors, and community or regulatory bodies to resolve issues and move cases to resolutionValidate AI-generated outputs; take ownership of quality, accuracy, and effectiveness before downstream impactManage a high volume of open cases simultaneously against hard deadlinesCross-train across workflows to cover volume variabilityIdentify process gaps and give feedback on where tools or workflows need to improveQualificationsComfort working with AI tools and a genuine interest in using technology to work faster and smarter; you don't wait for systems to do your job, you figure out how to make them work for youStrong project management instincts with the ability to drive multiple workstreams to hard deadlinesPersistence and follow-through when working with unresponsive third partiesHigh accountability and urgency around deadlines with direct customer impactStrong communication skills: you'll manage external relationships, negotiate, escalate issues, and resolve disputes by phone and in writingAttention to detail and strong documentation habits across a large portfolioComfortable working in a high-ambiguity environment where you're helping build the playbookBackground in operations, case management, project coordination, property management, real estate, insurance, mortgage/escrow, or similar is a plusOpendoor is actively consolidating its internal tooling stack; comfort with new systems and change is essentialAbout OpendoorAt Opendoor our mission is to tilt the world in favor of homeowners and those who aim to become one. Homeownership matters. It's how people build wealth, stability, and community. It's how families put down roots, how neighborhoods strengthen, how the future gets built. We're building the modern system of homeownership giving people the freedom to buy and sell on their own terms. We've built an end-to-end online experience that has already helped thousands of people and we're just getting started.