[Hiring] Trust and Safety Incident Operations Specialist @Thumbtack

Thumbtack; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a remote Trust and Safety Incident Operations Specialist to enhance the user experience and strengthen brand trust. This role involves addressing safety concerns, collaborating across teams, and managing sensitive situations with sound judgment. The ideal candidate will possess strong problem-solving skills and be bilingual in English and Spanish. Join a dedicated team focused on creating a safer platform for millions of users. This is not just a job; it's an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working in a supportive and dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in advanced customer support or case management is required.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assess and address trust and safety concerns via phone and email.
• Identify issues and trends while assisting customers in resolving concerns.

Skills

Customer Support

Case Management

Mediation

Problem-Solving

Strategic Thinking

Bilingual (English and Spanish)

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

Apr 13, 2025 - Thumbtack is hiring a remote Trust and Safety Incident Operations Specialist. Salary: $24.56 - $35.33 per hour. Location: USA.

Thumbtack helps millions of people confidently care for their homes.

Thumbtack is the one app you need to take care of and improve your home — from personalized guidance to AI tools and a best-in-class hiring experience. Every day in every county of the U.S., people turn to Thumbtack to complete urgent repairs, seasonal maintenance and bigger improvements. We help homeowners know which projects to do, when to do them and who to hire from our growing community of 300,000 local service businesses. If making an impact inspires you, join us. Imagine what we’ll build together.

About the Trust and Safety Team

We are a high performing and thoughtful team that works diligently to solve urgent and severe concerns for our users while simultaneously protecting the Thumbtack brand. Our goal is to collaborate and coordinate efficiently on escalated reports from customers and pros to ensure a safe and high-quality experience. We work closely with our cross-functional teams to focus on ways to improve the customer experience and enhance the Thumbtack vision.

About the Role

As a Trust and Safety Incident Operations Specialist (Bilingual), you will be the utmost partner to our customers and pros. Your goal is to fully understand the concerns brought to our attention and act diligently to reach an agreed upon outcome. You will need to be prepared to handle challenging situations that require sound judgement, resilience, and discretion.

This is your opportunity to positively impact the user experience, strengthen trust in our brand and help build a safer and more successful platform.

What you’ll do

• Independently assess and address trust and safety concerns via phone and email, focusing on assisting users while mitigating organizational risk. Oversee matters with potential financial and legal implications.
• Identify issues, trends, and common problems facing our users while maintaining knowledge of the Thumbtack platform to assist customers in resolving their concerns.
• Showcase flexibility to take on a wide range of projects with ownership.
• Oversee the payment and distribution of the Thumbtack Guarantee to consumers. Self-prioritize tasks and activities to align with departmental goals, ensuring timely completion.
• Assist in the execution of OKR’s and KPI’s while hitting personal metrics.
• Build and maintain interdepartmental relationships.
• Demonstrate the ability to act independently while understanding the time and place to look for guidance.

In order to be successful, you must bring

• Experience in advanced Customer Support, case management, skilled mediation, or similar fields is required. Trust and Safety or incident response experience is an additional bonus. High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Advanced proficiency in spoken and written English and Spanish. Proven competence in engaging diverse audiences, including customers, internal teams, and cross-functional partners.
• Exceptional problem-solving and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to work independently and adapt to shifting priorities.
• Strong collaboration skills, self-motivated, resilient, and adaptable. Strong sense of urgency and ownership.

Expected salary ranges

• For candidates living in San Francisco / Bay Area, San Jose, New York City, or Seattle metros, the expected salary range for the role is currently $28.89 - $35.33 per hour.
• For candidates living in Austin, TX or Washington DC metros or in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, or Washington states, the expected salary range for the role is currently $26.00 - $31.77 per hour.
• For candidates living in all other US locations, the expected salary range for this role is currently $24.56 - $30.04 per hour.

Actual offered salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as calibrated job level, qualifications, skills, competencies and proficiency for the role.

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