Operations Support Specialist

Role Overview
The Operations Support Specialist plays a critical role in ensuring a seamless learning experience by providing comprehensive support to our contracted tutors and students. This fast-paced, mission-driven environment requires a self-starter and problem-solver with a passion for helping people learn. This position is ideal for individuals who are adaptable and thrive in a dynamic contact center setting.

About Nerdy:
At Nerdy (NYSE: NRDY) - the company behind Varsity Tutors - we're redrawing the blueprint of learning. Our Live + AI platform fuses real-time human expertise with proprietary generative-AI systems, setting a new bar for measurable academic impact at global scale.

We recruit the kind of technologists and operators you'd bet on as solo founders - people who turn ambiguous problems into shipping code, iterate faster than markets move, and compound their advantage with every data point. In an era where great employees can deliver 10-times the leverage of the merely good, we back those who play to win.

Fortune favors the bold. Join us.

How we compete:

• AI-Native at every level
  From the CEO to day-one hires, everyone builds and ships with generative AI. If you're not wielding AI, you're not done.
• Entrepreneurial velocity
  Move at founder speed, prototype in hours, and measure in real user outcomes. Slow teams die.
• Free-market rigor
  Ideas rise or fall on merit and results - no committees, no politics, no cap on upside.
• Full-stack ownership
  You design, build, and run what you ship; accountability is a feature, not a bug.
• Reward for contribution
  Pay rises with impact, not years. Outstanding results earn outsized rewards. We evaluate both what you achieve and how you achieve it: living our leadership principles and using AI effectively are formally measured and rewarded.
• Relentless exploration
  Push the frontier of generative AI in live learning and - because only the paranoid survive - questioning every legacy assumption along the way.
• Is Apolitical
  You stay focused on mission-aligned outcomes, not distractions or unrelated causes.

If you're a technically minded builder who thrives on open competition, personal responsibility, and the chance to redefine how the world learns - while continually stretching the limits of what generative AI can do - come do the most ambitious and rewarding work of your career here. Learn more at

Nerdy's shareholder letters below explain our latest products and strategy:

• Q3-2025 Shareholder Letter
• Q2-2025 Shareholder Letter
• Q1-2025 Shareholder Letter

Key Responsibilities
As an Operations Support Specialist, you will:

• Provide Comprehensive Tutor Support:

• Handle inbound inquiries via phone, chat, email, and video within our learning platform.

• Assist tutors with account setup, specific student opportunities/assignments, tutoring product inquiries, scheduling conflicts, and payment/payroll questions.

• Complete various tutor support tasks, including account updates, reviews, document reviews, and subject assessments.

• Resolve Technical Issues:

• Provide real-time technical assistance to both instructors and students via chat and video.

• Follow up on technical issues submitted via email, phone, chat, or video.

• Escalate unresolved technical issues to the engineering team as per established processes.

• Support and Audit Tutoring Sessions:

• Monitor live online classes to ensure quality and adherence to guidelines.

• Assist instructors with starting and ending class sessions.

• Provide Insights for School System Partners:

• Address and resolve complaints, offering appropriate solutions and alternatives.

• Evaluate quality inputs such as compliance with client-defined requirements, tutor preparedness, and platform ease of use.
• Intervene to address defects, including replacing tutors when necessary and escalating issues that impede student learning.

Qualifications
We are looking for individuals who possess:

• B2 English proficiency.
• Prior experience in a customer service contact center, handling inbound calls, chats, emails, or workloads.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace (formerly Google documents).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A solutions-based mindset, consistently seeking effective resolutions for end users.
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to work independently as a self-starter.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Ability to multitask effectively in a dynamic environment with quickly changing priorities.
• Willingness and ability to quickly learn business practices, policies, and procedures.
• A commitment to going above and beyond to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Ability to demonstrate empathy and understanding when interacting with end users.
• Comfortable performing all job responsibilities on a laptop or computer.
• Able to perform basic technical troubleshooting with work equipment.
• Reliable high-speed internet access (100 Mbps download, 25 Mbps upload) via wired ethernet connection (no Wi-Fi, Satellite, or Cellular Hotspot/Internet).
• A quiet work environment that promotes focus.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional experience in recruiting, education, customer service, retail, or another fast-paced environment.
• An Associate's degree or higher.
• Experience with technical support.
• Experience with Zendesk.

Work Schedule

• Ability to work full-time (40 hours per week).
• Evenings and weekends are required based on available shifts.
• Shifts may be adjusted seasonally based on demand.
• Operating day is from 7:00 AM - 9:00 PM CDT.

Unleash Your Full Potential at Nerdy:
Join our global network - work remotely, earn top-tier U.S. dollar rates, and build the future of learning alongside a high-performing, AI-first team:

• Competitive Opportunity :
  Market-leading compensation ($12/hr USD), with performance-driven growth opportunities, where results drive rewards.
• 100% Remote:
  Work from anywhere in your home country.
• Flexible Time Away:
  Coordinate with your team for planned time off, keeping our global platform running seamlessly.
• Continuous Learning:
  A fully paid Learning Membership for you and immediate family members—including 1:1 tutoring, unlimited on-demand classes, and full suite access. A unique benefit that supports personal development and helps you experience the same product you'll be supporting.
• Training & Feedback:
  A fast-paced, collaborative, and team-oriented work environment with plenty of training and a feedback-rich culture
• Supercharge with AI:
  Leverage cutting-edge AI tools to enhance your results and daily wins
• Global Impact:
  Contribute to an innovative platform used by learners around the world.
• Learn With Us:
  Access to our learning membership and 4 tutoring hours to use per month