Technical Operations Manager

Highwinds; San Juan (PR); Remote; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Highwinds is seeking a Technical Operations Manager to unify leadership and the Philippines-based call center, translating goals into daily direction. You will build data systems, write SQL, and scale QA with AI tools, while automating repetitive work to speed teams. You will coach leaders and ensure compliance across the operation.

You will oversee scheduling, staffing, and performance, while developing SOPs, dashboards, and integration workflows to support growth and downstream initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of operations experience, including 3 years leading call center or BPO teams.
• Experience managing offshore teams, especially Philippines-based.
• Strong SQL skills to write complex queries (joins, aggregations, window functions).
• Hands-on experience using AI tools to improve operational workflows.
• Experience building automations with Zapier/Make/n8n; Python/JS a plus.
• Experience building dashboards in BI tools (Looker Studio, Metabase, Tableau, Power BI).
• Familiarity with APIs, webhooks, and system integrations.
• Knowledge of dialing platforms and CRMs (Five9, Convoso, RingCentral).
• Clear SOPs and technical documentation writing ability.
• Knowledge of TCPA/DNC compliance and outbound/inbound regulations.
• Strong leadership, communication, and coaching skills.
• Able to overlap with Philippines hours as needed.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, IS, Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the Philippines-based call center team and escalation between agents and US leadership.
• Write and maintain SQL queries; create dashboards for key metrics like contact rate and handle time.
• Use AI tools to scale QA, coaching insights, and generate scripts and docs.
• Identify and automate manual workflows; integrate dialers, CRMs, and internal systems.
• Build a QA program combining human review with automated monitoring and ensure compliance.
• Create and maintain SOPs, playbooks, and documentation for operations.
• Partner with leadership on recruiting, onboarding, and coaching interventions.
• Lead cross-functional projects from planning through launch and vendor coordination.

Skills

Operations leadership

SQL

BI dashboards

AI tools

Automation tools

APIs & integrations

Call center platforms

Offshore management

Compliance

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Zapier

Make

n8n

Python

JavaScript

Looker Studio

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

The Role

The Technical Operations Manager is the connective tissue between leadership and the teams doing the work every day, and the person who makes those teams faster and smarter through data, automation, and AI. You will serve as the primary manager for our Philippines-based call center team, translating company goals into clear daily direction and holding the team to high performance and compliance standards. Just as importantly, you'll build the systems behind the operation: writing SQL to answer your own questions, building dashboards that give leadership real-time visibility, using AI tools to scale QA, training, and documentation, and automating the manual work that slows teams down. This role is ideal for a builder who is equally comfortable coaching a team lead and writing a query, and who sees every repetitive process as something to improve.

Key Responsibilities

• Call Center Management: Oversee day-to-day operations of our Philippines-based call center team, including scheduling, staffing, workload planning, and shift coverage. Serve as the primary point of escalation between agents, team leads, and US leadership.
• Data, SQL & Reporting: Write and maintain SQL queries against our operational and analytics databases to track performance, diagnose issues, and answer business questions independently. Build and own dashboards covering contact rate, conversion, handle time, adherence, QA scores, and other key metrics.
• AI-Driven Operations: Use AI tools to scale the operation, including call transcription and analysis, automated QA scoring and compliance flagging, agent coaching insights, and AI-assisted drafting of scripts, training content, and documentation. Evaluate new AI tools and put the useful ones into production.
• Automation & Integrations: Identify manual, repetitive workflows and automate them using scripting, workflow tools, and APIs. Configure and integrate dialers, CRMs, and internal systems so data flows cleanly between them.
• Quality Assurance & Compliance: Build and run a QA program combining human review with automated monitoring. Ensure all calling activity follows applicable regulations and company policy, including TCPA, consent and do-not-call requirements, and approved scripting, working closely with our compliance team.
• SOPs & Documentation: Create, maintain, and continually improve SOPs, playbooks, scripts, and technical documentation for the call center and other business functions. Make sure documentation is clear, current, and actually used.
• Hiring, Training & Development: Partner with leadership and local team leads on recruiting, onboarding, and training agents, using data to target coaching where it will have the most impact.
• General Operations: Take ownership of cross-functional operational projects as the business grows, including tool administration, vendor coordination, and supporting new initiatives from planning through launch.

Qualifications & Experience

• 5+ years of operations experience, including at least 3 years managing call center or BPO teams.
• Experience managing offshore teams, with Philippines-based BPO experience strongly preferred.
• Strong SQL skills, with the ability to write complex queries (joins, aggregations, window functions) without relying on an analyst.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, or AI-powered call analytics platforms) to improve operational workflows, not just for personal productivity.
• Experience building automations with tools such as Zapier, Make, or n8n. Scripting experience in Python or JavaScript is a strong plus.
• Experience building dashboards in a BI tool such as Looker Studio, Metabase, Tableau, or Power BI.
• Comfort working with APIs, webhooks, and system integrations.
• Hands-on experience administering dialers and call center platforms (e.g., Five9, Convoso, RingCentral) and CRM systems.
• Proven ability to write clear, practical SOPs and technical documentation that teams follow.
• Working knowledge of outbound and inbound calling compliance, including TCPA and DNC rules. Experience in consumer lending, financial services, or lead generation is a plus.
• Strong leadership, communication, and coaching skills, with the ability to hold people accountable while building trust.
• Availability to overlap with Philippines-based team hours as needed.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Why Join Highwinds?

• Build the Playbook: Shape how Highwinds operates as it scales, with real ownership over processes, systems, and the teams that run them.
• Modern Tooling: Work with a leadership team that embraces AI and automation and gives you the latitude to put new tools to work.
• Real Impact: Your work directly affects performance, compliance, and the experience of our clients and partners.
• Innovative Culture: Join a team that values curiosity, challenges the status quo, and celebrates every win.
• Career Growth: As the company grows, this role offers a path to broader operational leadership and a larger team.
• Competitive Compensation: We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, with performance-based bonus opportunities.