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Program Operations Specialist

Cypress HCM
Santa Clara, CA Contractor
POSTED ON 8/1/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/29/2027
Responsibilities

Program operations

  • Support execution of the end-to-end buyback workflow, including deal intake, customer asset return coordination, inspection status tracking, credit or payment readiness, and handoff to remanufacturing or recycling paths.
  • Maintain program trackers for deal stages, serialized asset movement, inspection outcomes, and buyback approval status across internal teams and 3PL partners.
  • Help operationalize Phase 1 program qualifiers and ensure eligible accounts and assets are processed consistently based on approved scope.

Partner coordination

  • Work closely with 3rd party logistics partners to monitor outreach conversion, pickup readiness, packaging coordination, receiving, inspection, storage, sort and tier decisions, and shipment to remanufacturing sites.
  • Track service and operational deliverables from partners, including proof of delivery, audit logs, serial number records, quality reports, and invoicing support.
  • Escalate exceptions related to customer-induced damage, missing documentation, non-buyable components, or mismatches between expected and received configurations.

Reporting, analytics, and systems improvement

  • Build and maintain recurring operational reporting on pipeline conversion, assets recovered, inspection outcomes, remanufacturable yield, turnaround times, credits issued, and partner performance.
  • Analyze operational bottlenecks across supply, logistics, inspection, and remanufacturing handoffs, and recommend process improvements to improve scale and cycle time.

Qualifications

  • Experience in reverse logistics, RMA operations, hardware lifecycle programs, remanufacturing, asset recovery, or IT asset disposition.
  • Familiarity with subscription, deal desk, or finance-adjacent operational processes.
  • Experience working with external service providers.
  • Exposure to Salesforce, SAP, operational dashboards, or workflow automation tools.
  • Background in hardware businesses, storage infrastructure, or enterprise technology operations.
  • 3 years of experience in operations, program operations, supply chain operations, business operations, or an analyst role supporting cross-functional execution.
  • Proven ability to step into an in-flight program and contribute quickly with limited ramp time.
  • Strong analytical skills with experience in spreadsheets, operational reporting, reconciliation, and process tracking.
  • Experience managing detailed workflows across multiple stakeholders and systems.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to coordinate across internal teams and external partners.
  • High attention to detail, especially in areas such as serial number tracking, inspection outcomes, financial reconciliation, and operational compliance.
  • Comfort operating in a fast-evolving program environment where processes are still being defined and scaled.
  • Ability to work independently, follow established processes, and drive consistent execution in a contractor capacity.

Compensation: $30 - $42.25 per hour

ID: 37461358

Salary : $30 - $42

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