Customer Operations Associate | Denver

Customer Operations Associate | Denver

Denver, Colorado

About Spark Advisors

We're building healthcare tech for a system that desperately needs it.

Each year, millions of Americans deal with confusing changes to their Medicare plans that impact their prescriptions, access to care, and pocketbooks. These aren't just inconveniences they are potentially life-altering changes that leave seniors medically and financially vulnerable.

Independent Medicare advisors play a crucial role in guiding seniors through this complexity and helping them find the right coverage for their needs. But their ability to be effective healthcare advocates has long been hamstrung by broken tools and outdated systems.

Spark is fixing that. We're the fastest-growing Medicare platform in the country, combining AI, an industry-leading CRM, and client services to transform how 10,000+ brokers acquire, enroll, and support clients in their local communities.

Join a talent-dense team from Square, Ramp, Yext, Oscar, and Cedar backed by Primary Ventures and Viewpoint Ventures that is serious about building technology to expand access to quality healthcare. We offer remote work, sabbaticals, company retreats, and other generous benefits that earned us recognition as one of Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces of 2025

Healthcare is overdue for innovation. Let's redefine what its future looks like together.

About the Role:

The Customer Operations Associate will join a dynamic customer success team tasked with enabling medicare insurance agents and business leaders as they prepare to enroll beneficiaries on the best plan available to them. This will include carrier onboarding operations, navigating carrier specific processes and troubleshooting challenges via email and video call screensharing. The ideal candidate is an extremely detail-oriented, adaptable multi-tasker with strong communication skills and a desire to deliver outstanding, high-touch, customer experiences.

You will report directly to the Manager of Contracting Operations and collaborate closely with them to ensure fast feedback loops and continuously improve processes.

This is a hybrid position based in Denver, CO. Candidates must be able to attend in-person meetings 5 days per week during onboarding, with a transition to a hybrid schedule after the ramp-up period.

What You'll Do

• Provide exceptional support and a top-tier customer experience to insurance agents via email, 1-on-1 calls, and group video walkthroughs, offering troubleshooting assistance and clear guidance to resolve issues
• Manage a queue of carrier contracting requests in progress, enabling engagement with the Spark platform for both new and existing agents onboarding onto the platform
• Coordinate complex workflows seamlessly between agents and insurance carriers, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Align with Spark company values and brand guidance to respond promptly and professionally to customer inquiries across a range of operational topics
• Proactively follow-up with agents and insurance carriers to ensure complete and timely resolution to requests
• Act as a first point of escalation from tier-1 support teams when inquiries are related to operational issues
• Identify opportunities to streamline workflows and recommend improvements to enhance team efficiency.

What Success Looks Like

• Insurance agents using the Spark platform consistently receive clear, patient, and professional support throughout their implementation and troubleshooting journeys.
• Requests are processed quickly and accurately, reducing delays and minimizing friction for agents.
• The team operates effectively to exceed service level agreement (SLA) goals, with your contributions playing a critical role.
• Support Spark's growth by positively impacting customer satisfaction and retention
• Workflows are optimized and streamlined, thanks to your keen eye for identifying process improvements.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• 1-3 years of experience in customer or user-facing support, operations, onboarding, or a similar role
• An empathetic and partner-obsessed approach to problem-solving, with a passion for delivering high-quality experiences
• A relentless desire to overcome blockers, identifying root causes to achieve success despite obstacles and diversions
• A proactive mindset, resourcefulness, with the ability to identify opportunities to improve workflows
• Proven ability to:
• Meet and exceed Service Level Agreements (SLAs) in a fast-paced environment
• Maintain extreme attention to detail while managing multiple tasks
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Quickly adapt to new technologies, workflows, and processes
• Deliver exceptional customer service with patience and professionalism

Nice to Haves

• Experience working within Medicare, the insurance industry or insurance carrier contracting is a plus but not required
• Familiarity with support ticketing software and communication tools, e.g. Intercom, Zendesk, Dialpad, Slack, Zoom
• A strong interest or background in supporting small business owners or independent agents
• Fluency in written and verbal Spanish.

Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our company's size and industry, and are one part of the total compensation package that also includes equity, benefits, and other opportunities at Spark. In accordance with New York City, Colorado, California, and other applicable laws, Spark is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. Individual pay decisions are ultimately based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, geography, and balancing internal equity. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is listed below. We expect most candidates to fall in the middle of the range. We also believe that your personal needs and preferences should be taken into consideration, so we allow some choice between equity and cash.

Base Salary

$65,000 - $75,000 USD

Why you should join our team

By joining Spark, you will get in on the ground floor of a fast-moving, well-funded, and mission-driven startup where you will have a profound impact on the brokers and beneficiaries we serve. And you'll learn, grow, be challenged, and have fun with your team while doing it.

We strive to help you and your family thrive. We're committed to supporting your happiness, healthiness, and overall well-being by providing a comprehensive benefits program. In addition to your base salary, we also offer:

• Equity compensation
• Health care, including dental and vision through our PEO Sequoia
• Flexible work location; co-working available
• 401k
• Paid Time Off
• Monthly Remote Work Stipend (help cover costs of home-office needs)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Up to 14 weeks for birthing parents
• Up to 8 weeks for non-birth parents
• 11 paid holidays
• 2 week sabbatical at 5 years of employment
• Wellbeing Perks through SpringHealth, OneMedical, PerkSpot, and SoFi

Compliance

Spark is a proud participant in E-Verify. As part of our commitment to compliance, we use the E-Verify program to confirm the employment eligibility of all employees working in the United States. For more information about E-Verify, please visit

Furthermore, for security and compliance requirements, we're unable to accommodate international remote work. While we fully support travel and time off, all work must be conducted from an approved location within the U.S.

At Spark, we are committed to hiring the best team to serve our clients regardless of their background. We need diverse perspectives to reflect the diversity of our problems and the population we serve. We look to hire people from a variety of backgrounds, including, but not limited to, race, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, disability, and veteran status.

AI Notice: We may use AI-enabled tools to assist with certain aspects of our hiring process. These tools do not replace human decision-making, and all employment decisions are made by qualified team members in compliance with applicable laws.