Application Operations Assistant Manager, Risk

Aspinity; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Highway is seeking a Risk Operations role based in Dallas to ensure secure processing and timely support for carriers in our freight platform. You will manage risk queues, oversee authentication controls, and collaborate with the Risk and Operations teams to address incidents and improve customer experience.

The role requires after-hours availability and some remote work. A strong background in application operations, SQL/Excel, and effective communication is essential for success in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Business Administration highly preferred.
• Prior experience in an Application Operations team for a software company.
• Strong technical aptitude and analytical problem solving skills.
• Transportation and logistics background is a plus.
• Familiarity with Active Admin for Ruby on Rails.
• Experience with SQL and/or Microsoft Excel is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills and thrives in a fast-paced, urgent environment.
• Highly organized with a proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Comfortable directing the support team on escalations and fixes.

Responsibilities

• Monitors Highway’s Risk queue, ensuring responsiveness and that case handling SOPs are followed.
• Oversees the Risk queue, and user authentication and authority to ensure secure implementation to prevent fraud.
• Escalates to Risk Operations Manager to review fraud incidents and document data points.
• Be highly responsive with a feedback loop to mitigate risk and improve customer experience.
• Works closely with the Operations Team in handling escalated cases requiring oversight.
• Makes and suggests updates to the application to address bugs and ensure proper operation.
• Troubleshoots technical problems and provides solutions for users of Highway’s application.
• Demonstrates responsiveness in communication with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Organizational skills

SQL

Excel

Ruby on Rails

Ruby on Rails familiarity

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree (CS/IT/BA)

Tools

Active Admin

Ruby on Rails

Job description

About the Company:

Highway is the fastest-growing freight tech provider in North America. We serve the largest freight brokers in the industry, solving one of their biggest pain points: who is really hauling their freight. We answer the question of Carrier Identity, protecting brokers’ networks, preventing fraud and increasing transparency. Serving and protecting our customers is our top priority, and we are proud that our best marketing is our customer referrals and testimonials.

About the Company:

Highway is the fastest-growing freight tech provider in North America. We serve the largest freight brokers in the industry, solving one of their biggest pain points: who is really hauling their freight. We answer the question of Carrier Identity, protecting brokers’ networks, preventing fraud and increasing transparency. Serving and protecting our customers is our top priority, and we are proud that our best marketing is our customer referrals and testimonials.

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Dallas, TX

Reports to: Operations Director, Risk

About the Company:

Highway is the fastest-growing freight tech provider in North America. We serve the largest freight brokers in the industry, solving one of their biggest pain points: who is really hauling their freight. We answer the question of Carrier Identity, protecting brokers’ networks, preventing fraud and increasing transparency. Serving and protecting our customers is our top priority, and we are proud that our best marketing is our customer referrals and testimonials.

Role Description

Freight brokers put an incredible amount of trust in Highway and that trust will be extended to you. They expect a secure process and timely support for their carriers completing the process. This role is responsible for ensuring Highway’s operational processes with the Risk team are optimized at all times to ensure that all associated incidents are addressed.

Your role:

• Monitors Highway’s Risk queue, ensuring responsiveness and that case handling SOPs are followed.
• Responsible for overseeing the Risk queue, and user authentication and authority to ensure secure implementation to prevent incidents of fraud.
• Escalate to Risk Operations Manager as necessary to review fraud incidents and document all associated data points.
• Be highly responsive, with a feedback loop to mitigate risk and improve customer experience.
• Works closely with the Operations Team in handling escalated cases that require additional oversight and review.
• Makes and suggests updates to the application as required to address system bugs and issues and to ensure the accurate operation of the application.
• Other duties include troubleshooting technical problems and providing individual solutions for users of Highway’s application.
• Demonstrate responsiveness in responding to internal and external communication with the ability to manage multiple priorities at one time.
• Work cohesively with other members of the Highway Team in an effort to serve our customers well.
• This role does require some remote and “on-call” after hours, weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Business Administration highly preferred.
• Prior experience working in an Application Operations team for a software company preferred.
• Technical aptitude and analytical problem solving skills.
• Transportation and logistics background is a plus.
• Familiarity with tools such as Active Admin for Ruby on Rails.
• Experience with SQL and/or Microsoft Excel is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills and thrives in a fast paced and urgent environment.
• Highly organized with a proven track record of managing multiple priorities within a deadline driven atmosphere- demonstrating high critical thinking skills and ability to make business decisions under pressure.
• Must be comfortable directing the support team in regards to how to handle escalations that arise and fixes that may be required in the company’s application.