Bilingual Verifications Specialist - Colombia Remote

First Advantage; Cali; A distancia; COP 40.000.000 - 80.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading background screening company is seeking a Bilingual Verifications Specialist to support clients' pre‑employment screening in a remote role based in Colombia. Responsibilities include verifying candidate details and ensuring data integrity while meeting volume and accuracy targets. Ideal candidates are bilingual in Spanish and English, detail-oriented, and have at least 1 year of relevant experience. This is an opportunity to work with a recognized brand and contribute to creating safer environments.

Formación

• At least 1 year of work experience in a relevant field.
• Typing speed of at least 20 words per minute with 90% accuracy.
• Good judgment and attention to detail.

Responsabilidades

• Handle verifications for high‑profile clients.
• Verify candidate details including employment and education.
• Write accurate reports flagging discrepancies.

Conocimientos

Bilingual in Spanish & English

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Educación

High School Diploma or equivalent

Herramientas

MS Office Suite

Descripción del empleo

At First Advantage (Nasdaq: FA), people are at the heart of everything we do. From our customers and partners to our greatest advantage — our team members. Operating with empathy and compassion, First Advantage fosters a global inclusive workforce devoted to the diverse voices that make up our talent and products. Our team members empower each other to be their authentic selves and treat all with respect, integrity, and fairness.

Say hello to a rewarding career and come join a leading provider of mission‑critical background screening solutions to some of the most recognized Fortune 100 and Global 500 brands.

What You'll Do

As a Bilingual Verifications Specialist, you will play a key role in supporting our clients’ pre‑employment screening process. Your responsibilities will include delivering accurate and reliable screening results, helping our clients create safer environments for their employees, customers, and partners. Your attention to detail and drive to complete tasks will be essential in ensuring the quality and integrity of the screening process.

• Bilingual in Spanish & English (verbal and written)
• Location: Position is 100% remote based in Colombia
• Hours: Monday to Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (UTC‑5)

Responsibilities

• Handle verifications for some of our high‑profile clients.
• Know customer SOPs and FADV systems.
• Verify candidate details including current and previous employment, education, professional licenses, certifications and references.
• Contact companies and educational institutions to verify candidate‑provided information.
• Communicate with third parties such as employers, schools, state boards, and online databases to verify information.
• Write detailed and accurate reports flagging any discrepancies found during the verifications process.
• Record confirmed information in our First Advantage’s platforms, ensuring data integrity.
• Perform quality checks to meet client‑specific standards.
• Meet daily volume and accuracy targets.
• Perform other related tasks and functions as needed.

Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
• At least 1+ year(s) of work experience is required, preferably in a call center, BPO/KPO environment, and/or with fact‑checking responsibilities.
• Strong communication skills (presentation, written, verbal) and reading comprehension.
• Typing speed of at least 20 words per minute (WPM) with 90% accuracy.
• Familiar with MS Office Suite, especially Excel.
• Attention to detail and use of good judgment.

Performance

Setting and executing goals; attending regular 1:1 meetings; participate in employee engagement.

Training

Attend required internal trainings (e.g., Compliance, Privacy); attend business unit meetings; may occasionally attend internal customer‑focused meetings at the request of the manager.

Physical Requirements & Work Environment

This role is largely sedentary in nature in a remote environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, digital phones, smart cameras, webcams, photocopiers, scanners, calculators, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Why First Advantage is Your Next Big Career Move

First Advantage is going through a technology transformation! We are looking for experts who are excited to work with advanced technologies and provide best‑in‑class user experiences, drive the development and deployment of scalable solutions, and smoothly guide our agile teams and clients through meaningful changes as we continue to expand our impact.

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United States Equal Opportunity Employment:

First Advantage is proud to be a global leader in removing barriers and supporting our community members to ensure the changing demographics of the workforce are reflected in our hiring and employment practices. We value all of our candidates, employees, and clients, and place great emphasis on hiring and supporting qualified individuals in each role. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other area protected by applicable law.